KEXP DJ Dr. West on The Rapid-Fire Punk of Citric Dummies

In Our Headphones
Hosted by Evie Stokes

Dr. West, one of the rotating hosts on KEXP’s punk show Sonic Reducer, talks about Citric Dummies’ blazing “I Dropped Out of Punk.”

Subscribe Here:

Apple Podcasts  Pocket Casts

photo via bandcamp

Host Evie Stokes talks again with Dr. West, one of the rotating hosts on KEXP’s punk show Sonic Reducer. Evie gets the good doctor talk about his newfound appreciation for pop music and digs into the efficiency of punk music. The two talk about Citric Dummies’ blazing “I Dropped Out of Punk” and the band’s tongue-in-cheek nods to Turnstile. “I Dropped Out of Punk” comes from the band’s 2025 album Split with Turnstile, out now via Feel It Records. 

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

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

Support the podcast: kexp.org/headphones
Contact us at headphones@kexp.org.

More From In Our Headphones

Dr. West, one of the rotating hosts on KEXP’s punk show Sonic Reducer, talks about one of his favorite new punk bands, HARAM.

Natalie Lew of Seattle dream-pop group Sea Lemon talks about her love for Arlo Parks and her “sad house” sound.

Natalie Lew of dream-pop group Sea Lemon talks about Mini Trees, an artist she cites as inspiring her to pursue music.