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Leeni’s New Album Lovefool Proves She’s as Sharp as Ever (KEXP Premiere)

Seattle songwriter shares a music video from her latest EP covering the 1996 Romeo & Juliet soundtrack


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Mario Casalini Enlists a Team of Seattle All-Stars for Goldtooth Squarepants (KEXP Premiere)

On his new, six-track EP, the Seattle rapper/producer co-stars with a host of rising and incumbent stars of the local rap scene.


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Red Ribbon Replicates and Moves Forward in “Your Car” Music Video (KEXP Premiere)

Lead vocalist Emma Danner duplicates herself and embodies the concept of "good vs. evil" in the band's latest music video.


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Chemtrails Find Self Acceptance on New Song “I’ll Never Be” (KEXP Premiere)

The London-based act shares a new song from their upcoming Cuckoo Spit EP, out this December on PNKSLM Recordings


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Whitney Mongé "Carries On" with New EP, Shares the Soulful Track "Be Mine" (KEXP Premiere + Interview)

KEXP premieres the track "Be Mine," an early look at the new EP from Whitney Mongé, and talks with the Seattle "alternative soul" artist about the new release.


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Spirit Award Explore Emotional Depths with “Dark Night Of The Soul” (KEXP Premiere)

Seattle psych-rockers cover some serious existential ground on their latest single from Muted Crowd, out later this fall on Union Zero.


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Tomten Finds Pop Euphoria on Latest Album Viva Draconia (KEXP Premiere)

Hear an advance stream of the Seattle trio latest release, out Sept. 28 via Plume Records.


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Wild Powwers Summon Their Visceral Intensity on "Skin" (KEXP Premiere)

The Seattle trio returns with their third album, titled Skin on October 12th. The video for the title track is a taste of their pummeling live show, with a few surreal surprises.


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Sun Breaks Announce Debut Album All On Camera, Share New Single “Moments” (KEXP Premiere)

The duo of 764-HERO’s John Atkins and The Sub Debs and Automaton Adventure Series’ James van Leuven shrug nostalgia with their debut album, out Oct. 26 on Suicide Squeeze


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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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