Seattle Band Black Whales on Overcoming Health Struggles and Luke Temple’s Songwriting Genius

In Our Headphones
Hosted by Larry Mizell, Jr.

Seattle band Black Whales share a track from Luke Temple and gush about his songwriting prowess.

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DJ Larry Mizell Jr. fills in for Evie Stokes this week to sit down with Seattle band Black Whales. The group recently put out their first album in 11 years, A Guide To Photographing The Sun. Singer Alex Robert details coming back from a serious health episode and finding solace in music. They also share a song from Luke Temple and gush about his songwriting prowess. Temple’s “Echo Park Donut” comes from his 2026 album, Hungry Animal, out now Western Vinyl.

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

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