A black and white photograph of seven members of soul group the Flamingos on a light purple background with lyrics from the Flamingos overlayed in a darker shade of purple. A yellow rectangle has black text that reads: "The Flamingos" and in the top right is "The Vault of Soul" logo.

The Vault of Soul: The Flamingos

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“Each week of Black Music Month, we’ve opened the 88.9 Vault of Soul with profiles of iconic soul pioneers. Closing out this month is the Flamingos, a group often cited on other Vault entries as an inspiration for the greats, from Diana Ross to Smokey Robinson…”

An illustration of a window looking out onto a peachy sunset, with orange wall surrounding. Above, in large black text, reads: "Pon Pon by Khraungbin." A n;ue guitar pick logo in the bottom left reads "WERS 88.9 Pick of the Week"

Pick of the Week: Khruangbin “Pon Pón”

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“Khruangbin channeled “simplicity, naiveté and playfulness” on their new album A LA SALA, said bassist Laura Lee in an interview with Exclaim. The three person band that formed out of Austin, Texas has always captured a sort of simple magic: melodic guitar…”