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Be A Rebel: New Order's Bernard Sumner on COVID-19, Growing Up in Manchester, and the Show that Changed The World

The New Order frontman speaks with KEXP Owen Murphy about the new single, the punk rock show that changed his life (and maybe the world!), and also revealed that he was recovering from the coronavirus.


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Seattle’s Legendary Venue The Crocodile Secures New, Expanded Home in Belltown

In the midst of the pandemic, and subsequent extended shut down of live entertainment, good news in the world of Seattle music and arts can seem hard to come by. But one of Seattle's mainstay music venues is moving and expanding.


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Interviews

Sen Morimoto’s Waking Dreams and Superstitions

The Chicago-based artist talks his new self-titled album and the anxieties, existential questions, an bridging genres


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (11/23)

Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates and Associate Music Director Gabriel Teodros (joined this week by DJ Alex) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Salaam Remi, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, …


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Tomo Nakayama Finds Community Through the Airwaves on New Single “With The Radio On” (KEXP Premiere)

The Seattle songwriter returns with a new synth-pop single celebrating finding community on the radio.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Kruder & Dorfmeister (Exclusive Mix + Interview)

Legendary Austrian duo Kruder & Dorfmeister's exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World taps into their iconic chill-out sound as they effortlessly weave through cosmic house songs from all over the globe.


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Interviews

Kristín Anna on Motherhood, the Dessner Brothers, and the Friendly Push That Spawned I Must Be the Devil

KEXP chats with Icelandic musician and former member of múm, Kristín Anna, before her virtual set this Sat, Nov 21st for Reykjavik Calling


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El Sonido

KEXP ft. Marilina Bertoldi en La Cúpula

La artista argentina Marilina Bertoldi graba su sesión KEXP at Home desde la impresionante Cúpula del Centro Cultural Kirchner, en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, como resultado de una alianza musical entre KEXP, CCK y el Ministerio de Cultura de Argentina.


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El Sonido

KEXP Features Marilina Bertoldi in La Cúpula, Buenos Aires, Argentina

As part of #LatinxHeritageMonth, in one of the most difficult times in modern history, KEXP partners with the Argentine Ministry of Culture and the impressive Kirchner Cultural Center to pay tribute to the new musical generation of the country. Welcome to Live on KEXP at Home with Marilina Bertoldi


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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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