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Portland Power Pop Phenom Mo Troper Tries Out Some “Springsteen Shit” With New Single “Potential”

Moving briskly and coming in at just under a minute-and-a-half run-time, Troper infiltrates your psyche a song that feels like one giant hook.


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Exclusive Album Stream: Mr. Elevator Steps Into the Dark on Goodbye, Blue Sky

Exclusively stream Oh Sees keyboardist Tomas Dolas' third Mr. Elevator record Goodbye, Blue Sky via KEXP before it drops on January 17th


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The Rare Forms Explore Shame and Manipulation on "White Feather Treatment" (KEXP Premiere)

The newest single from the Seattle band's forthcoming debut album includes a dark yet prismatic video.


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Danny Denial and DoNormaal Strive to Have a Good Time on "I'm not your type" (KEXP Premiere)

In advance of the Seattle-based multidisciplinary artist's new solo album dropping next year, Denial offers this dark and heady single featuring DoNormaal.


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Slashed Tires Gets the Party Started With New Single "Prospective Decline" (KEXP Premiere)

A sneak peek at their forthcoming debut full-length Don’t Party, out January 16th via Off Tempo/Cruisin Records.


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Black Ferns Expose Their Heart of Darkness on "The Ritual" (KEXP Premiere)

Spooky books and night terrors follow the protagonist of the Seattle post-punk duo's newest video.


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Ásgeir Considers Childhood on Nostalgic Lead Single for Forthcoming Record Bury the Moon (KEXP Premiere + Announce)

Icelandic artist Ásgeir has announced his third full-length Bury the Moon and has shared, via KEXP, the lead single "Youth" alongside UK/EU/US tour dates


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Quivers Shine on Power-Pop Track "When It Breaks" (KEXP Premiere)

The Melbourne, Australia-based quartet debut their brand-new single on The Morning Show on KEXP.


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Algiers Announce New Album, Share First Video for "Dispossession" (KEXP Premiere)

Their third album There Is No Year will be out January 17th via Matador Records.


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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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