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From First to Last

From First to Last: John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats on Taboo VI: The Homecoming and Bleed Out

For our inaugural edition of From First to Last, Jasmine Albertson talks with John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats about Taboo VI: The Homecoming and Bleed Out


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KEXP 50

50 Years of Music: 1982 – R.E.M. - "Gardening at Night"

KEXP is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a radio station this year. To honor that celebration, each week we’re looking back on one year of music during the past five decades. This week, we’re celebrating the year 1982 with R.E.M.’s “Gardening at Night.” Dusty Henry reflects on the band’s debut E…


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Interviews

All Genre, No Breaks: How Leaving Records Forges Its Own Path in the Music Industry

Throughout the pandemic, many of us have leaned on vices to get through it. For KEXP's Dusty Henry, that was Los Angeles-based "all genre" label, Leaving Records.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (10/24)

Each week, Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation.


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For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration: Cantora I y II, los metaversos de Mercedes Sosa

KEXP is counting down our listeners top voted albums of the last 50 years in conjunction with our 2022 fall fundraising drive. In conjunction, KEXP's Editorial team is presenting 'For Your Consideration' some of their all-time favorite albums and what they mean to them. Today, Albina Cabrera explor…


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For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration: The Tenderness of Tirzah's Devotion

KEXP is counting down our listeners top voted albums of the last 50 years in conjunction with our 2022 fall fundraising drive. In conjunction, KEXP's Editorial team is presenting 'For Your Consideration' some of their all-time favorite albums and what they mean to them. Today, Isabel Khalili reflec…


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For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration: Angel Olsen's Burn Your Fire for No Witness Is the Underrated Self-Growth Record We All Need

KEXP is counting down our listeners top voted albums of the last 50 years in conjunction with our 2022 fall fundraising drive. In conjunction, KEXP's Editorial team is presenting 'For Your Consideration' some of their all-time favorite albums and what they mean to them. Today, Jasmine Albertson det…


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Say She She

Composed of Piya Malik, Sabrina Mileo Cunningham, and Nya Gazelle Brown, Say She She are a Brooklyn-based "discodelic soul" trio and one of this year's most exciting new acts.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (10/17)

Each week, Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation.


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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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