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In the official video for Kyle Craft's "The Rager", the singer/songwriter brings a sense of poetic tragedy to an intoxicating folk ballad.
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Metz: Strange Peace
On the band's third album, there is a constant search for a frequency that is thrilling and a commitment to it.
20 Sep 2017
Iron & Wine: Beast Epic
Sam Beam returns to his roots with a warm acoustic record which is often understated but packed with emotional power and arguably his strongest vocal performance to date
27 Aug 2017
The Afghan Whigs: In Spades
On their second reunion album, the Afghan Whigs craft a layered exploration of the fluid nature of memory and how experiences shape us as individuals.
30 Apr 2017
Porter Ray: Watercolor
Porter Ray's rapping on Watercolor is relaxed but quick, a style that emphasizes the intellectual bent to many of his rhymes, but intentionally fails to prepare you for the weight of his message.
20 Apr 2017
Morgan Delt: Phase Zero
Delt sounds like a vinyl LP left out in the LA sun, with the melted wax frozen into a popsicle that melts perfectly while you eat it.
14 Sep 2016
Wolf Parade: Apologies to the Queen Mary (Deluxe Edition)
Recreating the magic of something like Apologies to the Queen Mary is no easy feat, yet it shines as a stunning example for those who might want to make music matter again.
20 Jun 2016
Kyle Craft: Dolls of Highland
Kyle Craft has no right to make a debut album this damn good.
26 Apr 2016
Low: Ones and Sixes
Low's Ones and Sixes is surprising for sounding very much of the moment.
03 Sep 2015
The Afghan Whigs - "Lost in the Woods" (video)
The Afghan Whigs release creepily compelling video for "Lost in the Woods" just in time for Halloween.
29 Oct 2014
Timeless Resonance: An Interview with Luluc
Australian songwriter Zoë Randall of Luluc has been listening to her favorite albums, over and over, for decades. Her own new one Passerby is so effortlessly lovely that you can likewise imagine yourself putting it on again this year and next year and the one after that.
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12 Sep 2014
Mudhoney: On Top: KEXP Presents Mudhoney Live on Top of the Space Needle
Seminal Seattle band Mudhoney celebrate their 25-year existence by playing at the top of the city's iconic Space Needle. I guess that makes sense.
09 Jun 2014
The Head and the Heart: Let's Be Still
Bassist and songwriter Chris Zasche of the wildly popular group the Head & the Heart speaks on the new record.
06 Nov 2013
Dum Dum Girls - "Lost Boys and Girls Club" (video)
Dum Dum Girls release details of new album, unveil first single's video.
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Poor Moon: Illusion EP
Illusion’s five songs occupy a dreamy netherworld elicited by the hushed, acoustic instrumentation and subdued production.
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