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Book Recommendations From Bands on KCRW!

I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to settle down with a good book unless I’m on a plane, on vacation or over the holidays. During those…

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By Rachel Reynolds • Dec 22, 2011 • 1 min read

I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to settle down with a good book unless I’m on a plane, on vacation or over the holidays. During those times, I try to squeeze in one or two if I can (I read fast!).

But I’m always looking for recommendations on things to read and I thought what better resource than the bands that pass through our studios?

I cornered a few folks after their live sessions to ask about their favorite books. What I got was a really interesting mix, from some classics and nonfiction to some books I probably never would have found otherwise. Check it out!

TV on the Radio

TV on the Radio

Kyp Malone

Dreams

St Vincent

Annie Clark

Mythologies

James Blake

James Blake

Grapes of Wrath

Death Cab for Cutie

Chris Walla

The Information

The Drums

Jonathan Pierce

Letter to a Christian Nation

Washed Out

Earnest Greene

The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds (33 1/3)

Gotye

Wally DeBacker

You’ll Be Sorry When I’m Dead

Zee Avi

Zee Avi

Art Psalms

First Aid Kit

Klara Soderberg

And a Voice to Sing With

First Aid Kit

Johanna Soderberg

Wuthering Heights

Blind Pilot

Ryan Dorbrowski

The Last Tour on Earth

The Kooks

Luke Pritchard

The Outsider

Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter

Jesse Sykes

So the Wind Won’t Blow It All Away

Gomez

Tom Gray

Freedom

Local Natives

Taylor Rice

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Lex Land

Lex Land

Heartbreaker: A Memoir of Judy Garland

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    Rachel Reynolds

    Producer, 'Morning Becomes Eclectic'

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