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Francine Thirteen Blends Desire with Sacrament on Her Stunning New Track “Communion” (KEXP Premiere)

Dallas songwriter explores the intersection of spirituality and femininity with looming, methodical beats and an entrancing confidence.


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Seacats Find Happiness in Themselves and Each Other in the “My Shoes” Music Video (KEXP Premiere)

In an era that incites us all to compare each other to one another constantly, Seattle's Seacats offer a loving alternative.


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Portland’s Loose Offer a Relentless Summer Parable with “Heatstroke” (KEXP Premiere)

Serendipitously aligned with a real-life Pacific Northwest heat wave, the Portland band captures the feeling of the beating sun in Cascadia with jagged riffs and shot-along melodies.


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Soft Science Shares a Dreamy Rorschach Test with Their “Diverging” Music Video (KEXP Premiere)

Sacramento dream-gaze act ponders feelings of insignificance with a video that pushes the maxim of "open to interpretation."


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Monsterwatch Embraces a New Life in the “Lost My Car” Music Video (KEXP Premiere)

Seattle rockers reveal new visuals for a stand out track from 2018's Z O T EP with plenty of cigarette smoke and flowers.


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Pickwick Starts a Cult in Their Trippy “Thought It Was You” Music Video (KEXP Premiere)

Lead vocalist Galen Disston transforms into cult figure head "Glean" in the wild video for this single from 2017's LoveJoys


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Bread & Butter Give Us the Time in The Fantastical Clip for "Banana O'Clock" (KEXP Premiere)

What time is it? Seattle's Bread & Butter let us know in this psychedelic clip for the single "Banana O'Clock."


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Throwaway Style: AJ Suede Embraces the Dark Side on Darth Sueder (KEXP Premiere)

For his fourth release of 2018, one of Seattle’s greatest young rappers ventures into heretofore uncharted musical territory to spectacular results.


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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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