KEXP DJ Sharlese on World Goth Day and Oakland Post-Punks Sympathy Flowers

In Our Headphones

DJ Sharlese shares a track from Bay Area post punk group Sympathy Flowers.

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Host Evie Stokes sits down with DJ Sharlese from Mechanical Breakdown on the eve of World Goth Day. Sharlese digs into what the idea of goth means to her. She also brings in a new song from Bay Area post punk group Sympathy Flowers and their song “Sworn to Silence.” The song comes from the bands 2025 album Dreams of Lurking Fear, out now on Cellofame Records.

Produced by: Dusty Henry
Mastered by: William Myers
Production support: Serafima Healy

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