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New Music Reviews (4/21)

Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week, from Tunde Adebimpe, Dining Dead, MIEN, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Yann Tiersen

Legendary musician/composer Yann Tiersen shares an adventurous guest DJ mix of cerebral, dizzying, forward-thinking electronic music.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Damian Lazarus

British DJ, producer, and Crosstown Rebels Records founder Damian Lazarus delivers a hypnotic guest DJ mix that journeys firmly into his deep, hypnotic, refined house sound.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (4/14)

Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week, from Bon Iver, Valerie June, Adja, and more.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (4/7)

Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week, from Black Country, New Road, Momma, The Maya Experience, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: A/S/L

Mysterious LA-based DJ/producer A/S/L shares a magnetic guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World that spotlights his infectious vision of house music's many moods.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: anaiis & Grupo Cosmo

London-based French-Senegalese artist anaiis and Brazilian trio Grupo Cosmo put together a sublime guest DJ mix that spans folk, soul, bossa nova, R&B, jazz, ambient, and more.


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Throwaway Style Features Local Music

Throwaway Style: The Early Years of Mecca Normal

In separate interviews, Martin Douglas speaks to Jean Smith and David Lester of the Vancouver-based band about their influence on a generation of musicians, the K Records reissues of two of their classic albums, and much more.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (3/31)

Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week, from Bria Salmena, Butcher Brown, Great Grandpa, and more.


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From the Archives:

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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated theĀ 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 ourĀ catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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