Hey, it's Isabel Kailili, one of your hosts here on In Our Headphones.

And this week, we're going to play a conversation that first aired on KexP's radio show, Sound and Vision, which is on every Saturday morning from 7.30 to 9 a.m. Pacific Time.

It's hosted by Emily Fox.

And this was a conversation with KexP DJ's Troy Nelson, Evie Stokes, and John Richards about the top-played albums on K-EXP in 2024.

So please enjoy.

Here is Emily Fox.

Let's start with the fifth most played album of the year.

It's the album poetry from the Chicago-based trio Dead. Dead consists of Emily

Kemp on bass, guitar and vocals,

Jason Vala on guitar and vocals,

and Eric McGrady on drums.

Every day, every night

I will leave a lot on what you

want, what you need, and we'll be a

parlor. Where you're at,

and at, let me know and follow. KXP DJ Troy Nelson has played Dead the most out of any other DJ at the station.

So, Troy, what did you think about this album?

Yeah, well, I've been a fan of Dead for a few years now,

and I've loved their craftsmanship with their their songs the way they put

together songs. The vocals are just absolutely astounding, but I feel like they completely outdid

themselves this time. I have to really give that to the song Moodring in particular. The song

Mood Ring is not only Dead's greatest

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