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Sound & Vision: Timothy Showalter on How Depression Fueled the New Strand of Oaks Album, Eraserland

Timothy Showalter (aka Strand of Oaks) talks to KEXP about finding himself again through the making of his latest album, Eraserland.


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Sound & Vision: The Budos Band Saxophonist Jared Tankel on Being Bi-Coastal and New Album V

Ahead of the band's in-studio on KEXP on April 20 at 3:30 PM PT, DJ John Richards gets the scoop on their latest release.


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Sound & Vision: Getting to Know Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Through Music

Sound & Vision has been getting to know the six new women of color in the Washington state legislature through music. Today, we meet Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, the first South Asian American woman ever elected to the US House of Representatives


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Sound & Vision: Emily Haines of Metric on the Themes in Art of Doubt

Metric frontwoman Emily Haines shares her thoughts on the themes of some of the singles on Art of Doubt.


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Sound & Vision: José González on Music and Mental Health

Argentinian-Swedish artist José González talks to KEXP about his music, his own previous battle with psychosis, and news on a new album.


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Sound & Vision: Alex Grigg of Music BC on the Canadian Music Scene

KEXP speaks with Alex Grigg of the Music BC Industry Association about the differences between Canada and the US’s music industry.


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Sound & Vision: Larry Mizell Jr. Reflects on the Legacy of Nipsey Hussle

The writer and former Street Sounds DJ shares his thoughts on what Nipsey Hussle meant to his community and hip-hop as a whole.


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Sound & Vision: Jay Mathews on Accepting Cancer

In this intimate interview for Sound & Vision, DJ Kevin Cole chats with his long-time friend Jay Mathews, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.


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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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