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Signing Off
SHIMA: From J-pop Star to Indie DJ/Producer
Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Elizabeth Copeland on the Hard Commitment of Love
Kadhja Bonet Talks Battlewear and Breaking With Big Tech
SELVE on new album and being the first Aboriginal-led band to record at Abbey Road Studios
Fela Kuti’s Legacy Honored in New Podcast by Jad Abumrad
The Indigenous Influence in Jazz, Blues and Rock
KEXP’s Top Played Albums of 2025
The Raincoats’ Gina Birch on Career and Solo Album, Trouble
Cut Copy Finds Magic in Moments
Smokey Brights on Grief, Roe v Wade and Northgate Way
Say She She Shares Disco Demolition Night's Racist History
Ribbon Skirt Reconnects with Anishinaabe Roots Through Music
Portugal. The Man’s Love Letter To Alaska
Brandi Carlile Returns to Herself
Neko Case on Her New Album and the Myth of Being “Lucky to Be Here”
Kassa Overall Jazzes Up '90s Hip-Hop Classics
Jay Som Finds Where She Belongs
Clarissa Connelly’s ‘World of Work’ Rings Bells of Ecstasy and Apocalypse
Automatic Gets Live, Loose, and Political on 'Is It Now?’
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"Making It" Reveals Intimate Moments in 1990s and 2000s Seattle Music
Algernon Cadwallader Says What They Mean in Emo Revival Comeback Album
Jeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer’s “Different Rooms” Captures Elusive Moments in Live Music
Ivy Revives Their Decades-Long Career Alongside Adam Schlesinger on “Traces of You”
Jesse Beaman Builds His Portfolio Without the Help of Spotify
Car Seat Headrest Delivers the Next Big Rock Opera
Seiji Oda's "Lo-Fi Hyphy" Tribute to the Bay Area
Open Mike Eagle on Divorce, Sears Catalogues, and Black Surrealism
Den Tapes Celebrates 10 Years of Seattle Music with Den Fest
White Lotus Actor Michael Imperioli on Lou Reed, Buddhism, and Antiquity
Bonus: Wu-Tang’s Final Chamber
Marlon Williams Amplifies Te Reo Maori in Dynamic New Album
Artificial Go Answers a Toddler’s Burning Questions
Bonus: “Waiting for Britney Spears” and Jeff Weiss’ Surrealistic Account of Pop Stardom (Allegedly)
Sea Lemon’s Shoegaze Captivates Ben Gibbard, Seattle, and Beyond
Meet Carl the Collector, the PBS Kids Show with “Synth and Soul"
“Youth Revolution Now”: Sharp Pins on Chicago’s DIY Scene
Outer Spaceways Incorporated Honors Sun Ra’s Cosmic Legacy
The Revival of Panchiko, a '90s “Lostwave” Band
Tune-Yards: “I don't need hope. I need wonder and a will to live.”
Hiro Ama Creates Peace with a 1980s Japanese Synthesizer
World Goth Day Cofounder: “Anyone Is Welcome”
Suzzallo’s Loud Grief on The Quiet Year
Dead Pioneers Confront the American Dream
Vegas Sober & 8 Months Pregnant for Pitbull
SASAMI’s Left Turn Pop Album
Ela Minus’ Journal of Freedom
Perfume Genius Faces His Fears
Spotify and The Costs of the Perfect Playlist
Lucy Dacus on Love and Stillness
La Fonda Quit Corporate Day Jobs For Band & Vintage Shop
Lupe Flores: Rock Drummer, Budding Restauranteur
TOKiMONSTA Moves Through Grief
How Big Tech Inspired Marie Davidson’s New Album
Youth Lagoon: “I’m against nostalgia. I view that as a prison.”
Bonus: A Review of Neko Case’s Memoir
Bartees Strange on ‘Horror’ and Overcoming his Fears
Oakland’s Flung Listens to the Hum of the World
Bonus: Kendrick Lamar and Hip-Hop Beefs
Maribou State on growth, hope, and Hallucinating Love
The Career of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam Drummer Matt Cameron
The Lijadu Sisters' Long Overdue Recognition
OMBIIGIZI on Indigenous Shame and Healing
How A.I.-Generated Music Is Siphoning Streams from Artists
Larry Crane’s Fond Farewell to Elliott Smith
KEXP’s Top Played Songs of 2024
TRANSA Celebrates Trans and LGBTQ Lives
The Gits Remember Mia Zapata
Deep Sea Diver’s Masterclass for Indie Bands
Teresa Suydam Connects with Native American and Filipino Lineage on 'Lost Bird'
Nilüfer Yanya on Identity and 'My Method Actor'
Merce Lemon Immerses Herself In Nature
After “Downward Spiral,” Christopher Owens Makes First Album in a Decade
Laura Marling’s Euphoric Motherhood
Terror/Cactus Explores Bicultural Belonging on 'Forastero'
Miss Kaninna on EP and Aboriginal Life
Dark Chisme Puede Vivir Sin Ti
How a Car Accident Gave Tomu DJ Motivation to Become a Solo Artist
MIKE Enters the Final Stage of Grief
Suki Waterhouse: ‘Model, Actress, Whatever’
Enumclaw Leaves Tacoma
The History of Stax Records
Sunny Day Real Estate on Band History and “Emo” Music
F*cked Up On Releasing Albums in 24 Hours & Medical Marijuana
Aoife O’Donovan Gives History Lesson on Suffrage Movement
Alisa Amador Learns to Say Yes
Alex Henry Foster Finds Healing on Ambient Record
EMEL on Soundtracking the Revolution
Pedro the Lion Makes Peace With the Past
somesurprises Frontwoman Natasha El-Sergany on Cosmic and Political Inspirations
Kamasi Washington on Fatherhood and Embracing New Sounds
Lawrence Rothman on Anorexia and Making Music To Help Others
Shabaka Hutchings Relaxes Into Change
Alice Randall on Black Country and Writing Chart-Topping Hits
Reyna Tropical Explores Diasporic Identity on 'Malegría'
La Luz’s New Album Reflects on Cancer Diagnosis
The Rise of Olympia’s Gossip
“Rebel Girl” Kathleen Hanna on Career, Activism, and New Memoir
Ibibio Sound Machine Creates Unity Through Music