O3L Presents: Weekend Six Pack, Vol. 27 - Meet Banda AL9!

O3L Presents: Weekend Six Pack, Vol. 27 - Meet Banda AL9!

Author: O3L Media February 13, 2026 Duration: 36:48
Spice up your Valentine's Day weekend with six proverbial vials of Love Potion No. 9...it's a brand new O3L Weekend Six Pack! This "show within the show" spotlights six new songs that we think you need in your life! Brett chats with the wildly talented brothers Matheus and Thiago Khouri from Brazil's Banda AL9. Over the past few years, Banda AL9 has earned millions of social media followers, streams, and viral video views with their irresistible blend of Beatlesque songcraft, tight brotherly harmonies, and fun, infectious energy. Now it's time for American audiences to catch up with their upcoming album on Little Steven's Wicked Cool Records, Hey ! Hey! We're Banda AL9, due on July 17th. The first taste of the new album is their sublime cover of labelmate Kurt Baker's "She Can Do It All." Those of you fortunate enough to be in the New York area can check out the phenomenal pop combo live at the Cutting Room on February 19th! This six pack consists of: 1) Banda AL9 - "She Can Do It All" (from the forthcoming LP Hey! Hey! We're Banda AL9, Wicked Cool Records) 2) The Scarlet Goodbye - "She Is Fire" (The Label Group/Virgin) 3) Randy Klawon - "Spoonful Of Love" 4) Railcard - "Day Dream" (from the LP Railcard, Skep Wax Records) 5) Brighton Strangler - "Georgie Best" (from the forthcoming LP Moves Like Lovers) 6) The Blue Herons - "Willow" (from the forthcoming LP Demon Slayer, Shelflife Records) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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