KEXP Music Director Chris Sanley on the Magic of Blondshell
In Our Headphones
KEXP
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Host Evie Stokes talks with KEXP music director Chris Sanley about Blondshell’s new song “He Wants Me,” the power of her lyrics, and whether we’re all getting Blondshell tattoos. Blondshell’s new album If You Asked For A Picture is out now on Partisan Records.
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| 0:00.0 | From Independent Music Station, K-E-X-P, you're listening to In Our Headphones, a podcast about the songs that we just can't stop listening to. |
| 0:07.2 | Today, I'm talking with Chris Sainly, K-E-X-P's music director, and Chris, you have a music pick for us today. |
| 0:13.7 | What did you bring? |
| 0:14.3 | You know I do. |
| 0:15.6 | And if you know me, you know I am a huge fan of Blanchelle. She just released her phenomenal sophomore album |
| 0:22.5 | if you asked for a picture in May via partisan records, which will absolutely be in my top ten. |
| 0:28.3 | We just had her in studio. She just had a great show at the showbox. Like, I'm all in on Blanchelle. |
| 0:34.4 | And I feel like with this new album, there are so many incredible standouts from TNA. |
| 0:57.0 | To what's fair I think that you'd be proud of flew alone today |
| 1:07.0 | Thumb tack |
| 1:09.0 | You've thrown my side |
| 1:14.6 | A dog bite |
| 1:16.3 | You're distra |
| 1:18.0 | Two times |
| 1:18.7 | I'm not free |
| 1:25.1 | To break your heart because I love you. |
| 1:32.3 | I love you. |
| 1:35.3 | I'm not good. |
| 1:37.3 | But I feel like this track, he wants me, |
| 1:40.3 | is kind of a sleeper hit on the record. |
| 1:45.0 | I just, I really love the arrangement. |
| 1:47.5 | I think it's kind of a perfect rock song. |
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