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Season Three — Episode Eleven (Feat. Cady Drell, Genesis Garcia, Rae Witte, and Flo Kennedy) Aug 13, 2018

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Today's show is like never before, with Cady Drell hosting a table full of accomplished women representing all angles of the music industry who you might remember from past episodes. We have illustrious freelance writer Rae Witte, Bronx-bred hip-hop artist Flo Kennedy, and Genesis Garcia from Def Jam Recordings publicity team.

We introduce Cincinnati art-rock four piece The Ophelias and play a low key kiss off of a song from young, New York soul singer CoCo Mamba. New Jersey's Angelo Mota gets hots on "Breakfast in Bed," his contageous ode to time-stopping morning sex. And the whole table falls head over heels for up-and-coming LA-based RnB crooner Love Mansuy on "Mine."

01 "Fog" by The Ophelias 02 "My Body" by Lemin 03 "Nobody" M w S 04 "A Small Flame" by Loony 05 "Follow Me" The Shacks 06 "Mine" by Love Mansuy 07 "Better Than Breakfast" by Angelo Mota 08 "Drive" by Cöco Mamba Art: Clara Kirkpatrick © NOT 97. All music ℗ & © their rights holders, used by NOT 97 with explicit permission.

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Season Three — Episode Ten (Feat. Duendita) Jul 30, 2018

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On our Season Three finale, we welcome up-and-coming Queens-bred soul songstress Duendita to the shop. She introduces DC duo April & VISTA and their delicate, bold neo soul sound on "How To Get By." As well as an afropop bop from Nerika titled "Runnin."

London new comer Haich commands attention on the intricately crafted, genre-bending delivery "Peak." We hear towers from forward thinking folk outfit Dirty Birds. Miink mesmerizes on "Scorched Moth." And Reginald Chapman displays a raw, daring new jazz sound.

01 "Peak" by Haich 02 "How To Get By" by April + VISTA 03 "Towers" by Dirty Bird 04 “Scorched Moth” by Miink 05 "We Shall Overcome" by Reginald Chapman 06 "Runnin" by Nerika 07 "Ordinary Life (Message From An A.I. Girlfriend)" by Computer Magic 08 “Crazy Bae” by Tape Toy -- 09 "Ima Get You" by Duendita © NOT 97. All music ℗ & © their rights holders, used by NOT 97 with explicit permission. Art: Sebastião Hungerbuhler

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Season Three — Episode Nine (Feat. Mark Kelley) Jul 16, 2018

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Today we're blessed to be joined by the one and only bassist Mark Kelley of The Roots. Kelley comes to the table with Scottish Producer Sam Gallaitry's mesmerizing groove "Hibernation" and a HOV-ready instrumetnal by Detroit beat maker Seige Monstrocity.

We dance through Black Grapefruit's genre-bending bop "Mind." Bounce along with Dublin-based Jafaris's otherworldly "Found My Feet." We find solace in our records in the wake of lost love with The Nude Party. And float off with Jakob Agawa's "Velvet Light."

Today also marks Marie-Claire Senior Culture Editor Cady Drell's first official post as our new weekly host — bless your heart RaShaad.

01. "Home Team" By Indigo De Souza 02. "Hibernation" by Sam Gellaitry 03. "Records" by The Nude Party 04. "Son Of A Bad Man" by Marcus Atom 05. "Mind" by Black Grapefruit 06. "Believe" by Seige Monstracity 07. "Dress / Undress" by QTY 08. "Found My Feet" by Jafaris 09. "Velvet Light" by Jakob Ogawa

Art: Kentaro Tomoi

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Season Three — Episode Eight (Feat. Michael "Zo" Gonik) Jul 02, 2018

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Today we have the former music editor at Okayplayer at the table — Michael Gonik, aka Zo.

Gonik breaks in with Brooklyn electro pop trio The Visions and their genre defying track "Balance." And hits us with the unapologetic, future-facing sounds of Jachary and his stunning "Just Adjusting."

Amber Simone crafts a cantagious groove on "I Think About Girls Sometime." Julian Skiboat contemplates love and loss on "Whiskey." Vuyo cruises on "Lord Knows." and Dori Valentine writes wise beyond her years on "Chlorine."

01 "Lady Sunshine" by Applyby 02 "Balance" by The Visions 03 "Whiskey" by Julian Skiboat 04 "Lord Knows" by Vuyo 05 "Think About Girls Sometimes" by Amber-Simone 06 "Just Adjusting" Jachary 07 "Chlorine" by Dori Valentine 08 "222” by El’Naturale © NOT 97. All music ℗ & © their rights holders, used by NOT 97 with explicit permission. Art: Tommy Lam

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Season Three — Episode Seven (Feat. Lyndsey Havens) Jun 18, 2018

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Today we’re joined by Lyndsey Havens, Billboard Magazine’s associate editor. We introduce Diani Eshe (Ay-Shay) — a sharp Brooklyn lyricist with a hidden lineage. Knees go weak at Moss Kena’s falsetto on “Square One.” Dutch wonder kid Bülow makes it clear not to cross her on the unapologetic alt pop track “Lines.” And we spin “Watch” from Tokyo’s CIRRRCLE—an electric new collective that consists of a Japanese beat maker, a rapper from San Antonio, and an LA-born lyricisist. Amongst much more.

1. "Love Is Only A Feeling" by Diani Eshe 2. "Square One" by Moss Kena 3. "Lonely Part 2" dANNY tRASH 4. "Crumbs" by Jordan Dennis 5. "Money Dance" by AiDAN ft. Sydny August 6. "Lines" by Bülow 7. "Mercy" by ANWAR 8. "Watch" by CIRRRCLE

Art: Michael Brennan

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Season Three — Episode Six (Feat. Genesis Garcia) Jun 04, 2018

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Today we welcome to the table Genesis Garcia, a publicist at Def Jam Recordings with years of experience in finding and promoting budding young artists.

With a Def Jam representative on the show we came prepared with a batch of rappers, all from drastically different environments. Slowthai, a sharp-tongued 23-year-old from Northhamton, England starts us off. Genesis introduces the raw and menacing world of Hammond, Indiana’s Vince Ash, we hear “All Seeing” from lo-fi LA duo Blackfist, and discuss “Badangadang,” a playful and poignant bop from Toronto’s Tee Krispil.

01 "Ladies" by Slowthai 02 "Ride With Me" by Vince Ash 03 "All Seeing" by Blackfist 04 "Badangadang" by Tee Krispil 05 "People Watching" by Sen Morimoto 06 "Love Actually" by Off Bloom 07 Operatic (prod. Black Noi$e) by Cousin Mouth 08 "Think About You" by Manana

Art: Bianca Rivera

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Season Three — Episode Five with Zach Schonfeld (feat. Paula Mejia) May 21, 2018

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With RaShaad still running around Europe, we reach back to season one and welcome back one of our first guests ever, Newsweek's senior writer and Matt's flesh and blood, Zach Schonfeld. Joining the table alongside Zach is Paula Mejia, an associate editor at Atlas Obscura and the author of the 33 1/3rd book on The Jesus & Mary Chain's debut "Psychocandy."

We start off bold with a young Toronto prodigy by the name of Mor Mor.

We discuss the many context and values of ambient electronics through Debit's song "Power Chords." Zach introduces the whimsical, warped psychadelics of polish rockers Trupa Trupa, along with Soccer Mommy's raw and devestating offering 'Still Clean."

Melbourne's Charlie Thread lightens the mood with a bouncy call for more time — "Forever and a Day."

01 "Whatever Comes To Mind" by Mor Mor 02 "Power Chords" by Debit 03 "Only Good Weather" by Trupa Trupa 04 "Glow" by WHATUPRG 05 "Vision" by Family Reunion 06 "Caminando" by Exotica 07 "Still Clean" by Soccer Mommy 08 "Forever & A Day" by Charlie Threads

Art: Kevin Horvath

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Season Three — Episode Four with Cady Drell (feat. Stacey Anderson) May 07, 2018

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This is Not 97 like never before featuring our first official guest host Cady Drell (Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Glamour, etc.) alongside her close friend Stacey Anderson, who is a senior editor at Pitchfork and has years of experience writing for the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and more.

Stacey introduces "The River," a menacing, bold stand-out from London-based Lolina's debut project "The Smoke." After discovering them in a local alt-weekly on a cross-country roadtrip, Cady brings Albuquerque's Prism Bitch to the table, a band far too good to be far too unknown.

Toronto's Jaunt flaunts their boundless sound on "Faster Interactions." And Keyah/Blu floats on the laid back loosey "paper trip v1."

01 "Left In A Panting" by John Looke (ft. Salami Rose Joe Louis) 02 "The River" by Lolina 03 "You Got I Want" by Prism Bitch 04 “Faster Interactions” by Jaunt 05 "paper trip v1" by Keyah/Blu 06 "Ban Man" by Gita 07 "Old Town" by Say Sue Me 08 “Graffiti” by Grandmilly & Shozae Art: Ryosuke Kataoka © NOT 97. All music ℗ & © their rights holders, used by NOT 97 with explicit permission.

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Season Three — Episode Three (Feat. Corey Cambridge) Apr 23, 2018

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Corey Cambridge is a man of many endeavors—a writer, rapper, and podcaster. He introduces the New York born-and-bred vocalist Synead and talks us through his writing process on "Lost In The Wild," her infectious ode to feeling free. We play through "Miles Song," a beautiful stand out from budding UK songstress Cleo Sol's debut project "Winter Songs" Virginia rapper Gim Dave reintroduces himself on the heavy-hitting single "Grim." And Yazmin Lacey floats across genres from jazz to neo soul, hip hop and world music on the dynamic delivery "90 Degrees." 01 "Small Hours" by Otta 02 “Lost In The Wild” by Synead 03 "Autumn" by Riley Deacon 04 “Miles Song” by Cleo Soul 05 "Grim" by Grim Dave 06 "Matter" by Mari 07 "Keep Cool" by Jada 08 “90 Degrees” by Yazmin Lacey Art: Michael Brennan © NOT 97. All music ℗ & © their rights holders, used by NOT 97 with explicit permission.

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Season Three — Episode Two (Feat. Davina O'Garro) Apr 09, 2018

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Hailing from London, England, Davina O'Garro represents for her hometown stronger than any guest before. The former BBC Radio 1xtra programmer has lived stateside for five years, currently working as an account manager at the music company Epidemic Sound. O'Garro introduces Cherri V's unapologetic ode to independence "Leave Me Be" and the forceful, all-female remix to Lioness's "DBT."

The London native gets stumped with a young British up-and-comer named Zilo and her commanding sun-dipped single "Keep Up Wimmi."

Vancouver's all female four-piece Frankiie reunits after a two year hiatus to contemplate death on the charming track "Glory Me." We discuss Cooley Savant's pointed offering "Climate Change" and the dynamic composition of an impressive young Portland producer, Quickly, Quickly. Amongst much more.

01 "Glory Me" by Frankiie 02 "Leave Me Be" by Cherri V 03 "Keep Up Wimmi" by Zilo 04 "Climate Change" by Cooley Savant 05 "More To Love" Queen of Jeans 06 "DBT (remix)" by Lioness 07 "Bounce" by G.L.A.M. 08 "WOW" by Kwame Playlist available: soundcloud.com/not97/sets/not97-season-three-episode-two Art by Michael Brennan © NOT 97. All music ℗ & © their rights holders, used by NOT 97 with explicit permission.

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