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Georgia Playlist: The Coathangers

April 23, 2019 2:08 PM |Updated: August 13, 2020 11:28 PM

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The Coathangers released a new album, called The Devil You Know, in March.

The Coathangers released a new album, called The Devil You Know, in March.

With a curled lip and a graveled voice, Atlanta-based band The Coathangers will tell you what they think. Their gritty garage music incorporates influences that range from early punk to the golden oldies of rock 'n' roll. And yet, their lyrics are undeniably modern. The trio's new album, The Devil You Know, features songs that address current social issues like drug addiction and gun control.

We asked two members of The Coathangers, Meredith Franco and Julia Kugel, to add to our Georgia Playlist of songs written or performed by a Georgian. Their picks? "Frankenstein" by Subsonics and "Bad Kids" by Black Lips.

The Coathangers add to the Georgia Playlist.

Check out the video for "Step Back" from The Coathangers' new album The Devil You Know, released on Suicide Squeeze Records in March.

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Emilia Brock

SENIOR PRODUCER, POLITICAL REWIND

Emilia Brock is senior producer for GPB's program, Political Rewind. Before that, she was supervising producer for GPB's On Second Thought.

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Sean Powers was Georgia Public Broadcasting's first director of podcasting. He joined GPB in 2014 as a producer/reporter with On Second Thought, and remained with the program until 2018.

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Jesse Nighswonger works with On Second Thought and Political Rewind as an engineer and audio editor.

Virginia Prescott

Virginia Prescott

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Virginia Prescott is the Gracie Award-winning host of On Second Thought for Georgia Public Broadcasting.

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