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New Music Reviews (3/30)

Each week, Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJs Gabriel Teodros and Alex Ruder) 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 Lana Del Rey, Noga Erez, The Antlers and more.


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KEXP Premiere

Wild Powwers Capture the Banality of Depression With "Decades" (KEXP Premiere)

Seattle trio Wild Powwers share the sofened third single from their forthcoming album 'What You Wanted'


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KEXP Premiere

Moog Music Announce Explorations in Analog Synthesis; Madame Gandhi Contributes Hypnotic "Bending Time" (KEXP Premiere)

The track was created using the Moog Sound Studio, a new "semi-modular synthesizer experience" from Moog Music.


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Interviews

Thao Nguyen Goes On the Record About New Interactive Subscription-Based Platform 'For The Record' (KEXP Interview)

KEXP speaks with Thao about For The Record, her regrets about releasing Temple during the pandemic, and how her relationship to her identity as an Asian American will play into this new record


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Lawrence Le Doux

Brussels-based electronic producer Lawrence Le Doux takes the listener on a deep journey through cerebral underground electronic rhythms on his guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World.


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In Our Headphones

In Our Headphones: Karima Walker, Fana Hues, Shopping, Typical Girls, Ana Roxanne, Javiera Mena, IAN SWEET

In this month's edition of In Our Headphones, KEXP's Digital Content team shares music by women artists that have been in their personal rotation lately.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

The Purrs Reflect on Seattle's Metropolitan Metamorphosis on "Disconnected" (KEXP Video Premiere)

This live version of an old fave will appear on their upcoming concert album, We Thought There’d Be More People Here, out May 7th.


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Music News

Georgia Anne Muldrow Brings an African Folk Tale to Life on “Mufaro’s Garden”

The track will appear on her album VWETO III, the third album in the VWETO hip hop beat series, out May 21st via FORESEEN Entertainment and Muldrow’s own Epistrophik Peach Sound imprint.


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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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