Cheryl Waters: Brimheim, English Teacher, Lair

In Our Headphones

Cheryl Waters shares three new songs that are playing in her headphones lately, plus one song that stands the test of time for her.

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brimheim // photo by André Hansen
english teacher // photo by Denmarc Creary
lair // photo by Deby Sucha

On our inaugural episode of In Our Headphones, host Janice Headley chats with Cheryl Waters about three new songs that are playing in her headphones lately, plus one song that stands the test of time for her. They also talk about how Cheryl got her start as a DJ and some stand-out memories from hosting Live on KEXP in-studio sessions.

Plus, as always, we hear about one standout single recently added to KEXP’s rotation, straight from Music Director Chris Sanley.

Songs featured:

  1. Brimheim - “Fell Through the Ice
  2. English Teacher - “R&B
  3. Lair - “Tatalu
  4. Heart - “Crazy On You”
  5. Rilo Kiley - "The Execution Of All Things"
  6. Hana Vu - “Hammer”

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Hosted and produced by: Janice Headley and Isabel Khalili
Mixed by: Emily Fox
Editorial Director: Larry Mizell Jr.

Our theme music is “好吗 (Hao Ma)” by Chinese American Bear

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