KEXP DJ Dr. West on the Power of New York Punks HARAM

In Our Headphones
Hosted by Evie Stokes

Dr. West, one of the rotating hosts on KEXP’s punk show Sonic Reducer, talks about one of his favorite new punk bands, HARAM.

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Host Evie Stokes talks with Dr. West, one of the rotating hosts on KEXP’s punk show Sonic Reducer. The two discuss the origins of Sonic Reducer, the greatness of punk labels, and talk about one of Dr. West’s favorite new punk bands, HARAM. “Until the Last Breath – ل آخر نفس” comes from HARAM’s 2025 album ليش الجنة بيتبلش في الجهنم؟ Why Does Paradise Begin in Hell, out now via Toxic State Records. 

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Mastered by: William Myers
Production support: Serafima Healy

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