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Throwaway Style: Black Belt Eagle Scout Explores a Variety of Loss on Mother of My Children

The Portland-based artist's new album (recently re-released on Saddle Creek) offers a singular perspective on the concept of losing things, whether it's an ideal or a person.


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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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Throwaway Style: Knife Knights Uncovers a New World (With a Little Help From Their Friends) on 1 Time Mirage

The debut collaborative full-length of the duo of Ishmael Butler and Erik Blood is an imaginative musical journey featuring some of the brightest musical minds in Seattle.


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SISTERS' Andrew Vait Finds a Big Sound With New Project Little Wins, Hear "Let Me Into Your Heart"

KEXP chats with Vait about the origin of Little Wins and the themes he's contemplating today.


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Darto Combats Power Dynamics with Conviction (and Saxophone) on Fundamental Slime (KEXP Premiere)

Following last year's Human Giving, the Seattle band continues to explore thrilling sonic realms and insightful commentaries on their latest EP.


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Fleet Foxes Debut New Short Film for “I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar”

The epic opener to 2017’s Crack-Up gets a beautiful, surrealistic visual accompaniment.


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Throwaway Style: Alien Boy Dwells in the Purgatory of a Broken Relationship on Sleeping Lessons

On their debut full-length, the Portland quartet matches powerful guitars and drums with equally powerful feelings.


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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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