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Published: Monday, May 18, 2026

New Music Reviews (5/18) --> Menu Listen Watch Read Events Visit KEXP Donor Lounge Playlist Donate Menu 0:00 5 min 5 min 0:00 Volume Settings Listen Live Stream Quality 64Kbps (standard quality) 160Kbps (higher quality) LIVE Listen Live Live Close Search Listen Watch Read Events Visit KEXP Donor Lounge Playlist Streaming Archive Podcasts Shows Schedule DJs Charts Reviews Education Sponsor KEXP About KEXP New Music Reviews (5/18) Album Reviews 05/18/2026 Janice Headley Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. These reviews help our DJs decide on what they want to play. See what we added this week below (and on our Charts page), including new releases from Telehealth, Dua Saleh , Kevi

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New Music Reviews (5/18) --> Menu Listen Watch Read Events Visit KEXP Donor Lounge Playlist Donate Menu 0:00 5 min 5 min 0:00 Volume Settings Listen Live Stream Quality 64Kbps (standard quality) 160Kbps (higher quality) LIVE Listen Live Live Close Search Listen Watch Read Events Visit KEXP Donor Lounge Playlist Streaming Archive Podcasts Shows Schedule DJs Charts Reviews Education Sponsor KEXP About KEXP New Music Reviews (5/18) Album Reviews 05/18/2026 Janice Headley Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. These reviews help our DJs decide on what they want to play. See what we added this week below (and on our Charts page), including new releases from Telehealth, Dua Saleh , Kevin Morby , and more. Subscribe to our New Music Tuesday newsletter to have these dropped in your inbox weekly: www.kexp.org/new . Telehealth - Green World Image (Sub Pop) If you’re in need of local, quirky, post-punk heaters, look no further than Green World Image . Seattle five-piece Telehealth crafts an intoxicating, innovative art-rock sonic universe built from spacey synths, angular guitars, propulsive percussion, sharp lyricism, and emphatic vocals from band founders Alexander Attitude and Kendra Cox. This all-killer-no-filler sophomore album delivers the anti-capitalist, pro-people anthems that are essential for the modern age. –CS Dua Saleh - Of Earth & Wires (Ghostly International) The sophomore album from LA-based Sudanese-American multi-hyphenate Dua Saleh is a transfixing collection of otherworldly alt-R&B delights. With shapeshifting vocals that move from delicate and breathy to rich and warm, lush arrangements with magnetic synths and beats, and substantial contributions from Bon Iver, aja monet, and Gaidaa, Of Earth & Wires is an exceptional body of work from an artist forging their own genre-defying lane, reminding listeners with every step that “ALL IS LOVE.” –CS Kevin Morby - Little Wide Open (Dead Oceans) The eighth studio album from Kansas City-based singer-songwriter Kevin Morby is a touching love letter to the Midwest. From lush barn burners like album centerpiece “Javelin” to tender ballads like the title track, Little Wide Open weaves together guitar, fiddle, pedal steel, harp, banjo, keys, and percussion to propel his heartfelt lyricism. Throughout thirteen gripping tracks, Morby’s expansive sound cracks open a little bit wider with each note, bringing in legends like Aaron Dessner, Justin Vernon, Amelia Meath, and Lucinda Williams, among many other collaborators, to bring this ornate collection to life. He shares: “There’s something unintentionally musical about the Midwest; cicadas chirping in the trees, a train passing, a tornado siren going off. If you listen, there are these almost ominous sounds taking place beneath the wide-open sky — its ugliness and its beauty and how the two are often working together simultaneously. And while th

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