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Throwaway Style: A Series of Musings Inspired By Wolftone's Fortress Files Vol.1

Martin Douglas chronicles a bummer summer while listening to the Seattle beatmaker's debut instrumental collection on repeat.


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Deep Sea Diver Announce New Album; Share Single + Video for "Lights Out"

Their forthcoming third full-length, titled Impossible Weight, will be released October 16, 2020 via High Beam Records (distributed by ATO Records).


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Left at London Releases New Digital Single Jenny Durkan, Resign in Disgrace

The new digital 7" features the anti-police brutality anthem "Do You See Us?" featuring Nobi.


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Shaina Shepherd Wonders If We'll Find a Cure for "The Virus" (KEXP Premiere)

One of Seattle's brightest singer/songwriters pens an anxious tune about our current cultural moment. Martin Douglas explores.


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Throwaway Style: An Interview With Ryan Dyck, Label Manager of Mint Records

Martin Douglas interviews the label manager of one of the Canada's most important independent labels.


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Danny Denial Offers a Track-By-Track Breakdown of New Album fuck danny denial

The multitalented Seattle artist walks Martin Douglas through their fantastic new solo album.


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Throwaway Style: Lithics Build a Tower of Age Out of Serrated Post-Punk

The Portland quartet returns with another stellar set of art-damaged dance music. Martin Douglas takes a look.


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Black Ends Premiere "Monday Mourning," Submit an Honest Essay About Being Black in America (KEXP Premiere)

The Seattle trio, led by the talented Nicolle Swims, release the first single from forthcoming EP Stay Evil and Swims pens a short but searing essay about being exhausted and Black.


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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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