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New Music Reviews (6/7)

Each week, Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Alex) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week below (and on our Charts page), including new releases from Japanese Breakfast, Mustafa, Islands, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Pamcy

Manila-based DJ and electronic producer Pamcy shares a dreamy guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World full of fluid, melodic, and addictive house jams.


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Throwaway Style Interviews Local Music

Throwaway Style: Wild Powwers Offer a Track-By-Track Breakdown of Heavy Fourth Album What You Wanted

The Seattle power trio (pun intended) talk romantic disappointments, the financial downsides of being a musician, their near-death experience, and more.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

ViV Vicious Unveils Both Songs from Her New Double A-Side Single "Glass Ceiling" b/w "TONGUE" (KEXP Premiere)

The Razor Clam keyboardist and BAZZOOKA co-star reveals a brand new solo project, which includes a colorful and anxiety-inducing music video.


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Music News

Neko Case Announces New Nature Newsletter, Shares “Halls Of Sarah (RAC Mix)”

The acclaimed singer/songwriter describes the newsletter as “a series of postcards about loving nature and its crazy ways.”


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Sound and Vision

The History & Future of Seattle-Based Japanese Restaurant Bush Garden

Bush Garden is a Japanese restaurant that opened in Seattle’s Chinatown International District more than 60 years ago. The owner, Karen Sakata, and Cynthia Brothers of Vanishing Seattle spoke on Sound & Vision to talk about the history of the space and its future.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Versing Side-Project Spiral XP Pens An Ode to Stasis with “Atrophy” (KEXP Premiere)

Versing drummer debuts new project, the first release on Canadian label Peaceful Tapes.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Kero Kero Bonito

Beloved London-based trio Kero Kero Bonito explore the outer fringes of experimental ambient and "Fourth World Synth Pop" on their evocative and transportive guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World.


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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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