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Nicholas Merz Pens A Country Music Opus Against Toxic Masculinity with The Limits of Men (KEXP Premiere + Q&A)

On his debut solo effort, the Darto member reckons with the music of his youth and shapes them into something progressive, both musically and thematically


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Ocean Hope Define Their Own Coming Of Age With Debut LP Rolling Days (KEXP Premiere)

Greek sister-and-brother duo Ocean Hope have a unique advantage when it comes to crafting a coming of age record – they actually grew up together. Maybe that’s why their debut album Rolling Days, out May 25 via Hush Hush Records, captures the fleeting, transcendent magic of youth so well.


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SHT GHST Journeys Across the Universe and Embodies the Ocean on 2:Photos Of Bread (KEXP Premiere + Q&A)

Seattle's own intergalactic traveler and prophet crafts the second chapter in a story seeking self realization


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Mo Troper Teams Up With Tim and Eric’s David Liebe Hart for “Dictator Out of Work” Music Video (KEXP Premiere)

Portland-based power-pop songwriter channels his myriad influences on this single for 2017's Exposure & Response


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LIV† Celebrates Her Own Intersectionality With New Song and Video for "Somethin (A nod to Freddie Joachim)”

Seattle songwriter sings and raps about the multitudes of her identity on the first single from her upcoming She's A Social Nomad EP


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High Sunn Pens a Summer Soundtrack Full of Crushes and Heartbreaks with Missed Connections (KEXP Premiere)

Prolific 18-year-old songwriter Justin Cheromiah emerges with his most fully realized work yet, full of all the teenage emotions you'll ever need.


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Eternal Summers Summon the Strength to be Hopeful on Every Day It Feels Like I’m Dying (KEXP Premiere + Q&A)

The Virginia indie rock outfit looks inward at their own anxieties and emerges with a record full of hope, love, and blissful guitar hooks.


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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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