Troy Nelson: Freak Slug, Cults, Casino Hearts

In Our Headphones

KEXP

Music, Music Commentary

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

This week, we welcome Troy Nelson, Variety Mix DJ and host of the KEXP podcast, Live on KEXP. Not only does Troy share some recent faves with a ‘90s vibe, but stories of casino concerts, a childhood best friend turned Grammy-nominated producer, and discovering a post-punk gem behind a “one-hit wonder.”

Our Music Director Chris Sanley closes things out with a magical, mystical track from two Annas that’s sure to transport you.

Songs featured:

Freak Slug - "Spells"
Cults - “Crybaby"
Casino Hearts - "In & Out of Time"
Modern English - “Gathering Dust"
Anna B Savage - "Agnes (feat. Anna Mieke)"

Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "In Our Headphones 2024" playlist on Spotify or the “What's In Our Headphones” playlist on YouTube.

Listen to Troy Nelson every Saturday from 3-6pm Pacific Time, or on-demand anytime at KEXP.org or the KEXP App.

Hosted and produced by: Janice Headley and Isabel Khalili
Mixed by: Emily Fox
Mastered by: William Myers
Editorial director: Larry Mizell Jr.

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

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0:43.7	And I'm Isabel Kelly Lee.
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0:52.5	Hey everyone, Janice here. And on this week's episode of In Our Headphones, we welcome one of my
0:59.0	favorite DJs at KexP, or just one of my favorite people at KexP.
1:05.0	And he is also a fellow KexP podcast host.
1:08.7	You can hear him every week hosting live on KexE-X-P, our in-studio
1:12.9	session podcast. And that's Troy Nelson. Hi, Troy. Welcome to the in our headphones.
1:19.6	Thank you, Janice. You're one of my favorite human beings as well. So this is a great match
1:24.7	in Radio Heaven. Thank you. I couldn't agree more.
1:33.3	So, Troy, as the host of the Live on KexP podcast,
1:38.1	you're presenting some of KexP's finest in-studio sessions every week.
1:43.3	Can you tell us what some of your personal favorite in studio sessions have been?
1:49.2	Yeah, and I've been doing a lot lately, and a couple of those will come up today when we talk about these songs that we're about to talk about. But in the 19 years that I've been on
1:54.8	the radio here at K-E-X-P, definitely one of the highlights of my entire radio career was when John Spencer of
2:03.8	John Spencer and the Blues Explosion fame came in with his other band, Boss Hog, and they were
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