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Neko Case on the Power of Music and the Preciousness of Time

Neko Case headlines KEXP's Yule Benefit concert on Thursday, December 5th.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Slashed Tires Gets the Party Started With New Single "Prospective Decline" (KEXP Premiere)

A sneak peek at their forthcoming debut full-length Don’t Party, out January 16th via Off Tempo/Cruisin Records.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Sunset Rollercoaster

Big-time stars in their home country of Taiwan, Sunset Rollercoaster share a guest DJ mix spotlighting some of their favorite songs in the psych, pop, and soul realm that have undoubtedly inspired their own chill and laidback music.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Beat Happening - Black Candy

This week's Review Revue spotlights the Beat Happening album Black Candy. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Black Ferns Expose Their Heart of Darkness on "The Ritual" (KEXP Premiere)

Spooky books and night terrors follow the protagonist of the Seattle post-punk duo's newest video.


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: New Music from the Singer/Songwriter Who Mysteriously Disappeared in 1975

Jim Sullivan was a struggling LA singer/songwriter in the '60s and '70s. In 1975 he left for Nashville to see if he could catch a break there. But on the way, he disappeared in the New Mexico desert and was never seen again.


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From the Archives:

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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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