Sounds and Sparks

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Sounds and Sparks is a new feature here on WTIP that features Minnesota musicians telling the stories and meanings behind their latest songs and diving into their own creative process. Each feature has the artist going track-by-track down their latest release and telling the inspiration behind each song in their own voice.

Sounds and Sparks is a new feature here on WTIP that features Minnesota musicians telling the stories and meanings behind their latest songs and diving into their own creative process. Each feature has the artist going track-by-track down their latest release and telling the inspiration behind each song in their own voice.


14 Pieces

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Sounds and Sparks is a series on WTIP that goes in-depth into new album releases by Minnesota artists, going back by track into the stories, places...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 39:23
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Sounds and Sparks is a series on WTIP that goes in-depth into new album releases by Minnesota artists, going back by track into the stories, places...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 26:48
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Original Air Date - February 7 2023 Sounds and Sparks is a series on WTIP that goes in-depth into new album releases by Minnesota artists, going b...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 24:37
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Original Air Date - December 20 2022 Sounds and Sparks is a series on WTIP that goes in-depth into new album releases by Minnesota artists, going ...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 25:43
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Original Air Date - December 2 2022 If you’re a fan of folk music, Americana, or original tunes with a hint of a country twang, you’d be hard pres...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 35:42
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Original Air Date - September 21 2022 Sounds and Sparks is a series on WTIP that goes in-depth into new album releases by Minnesota artists, going...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 18:55
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Sounds and Sparks is a series on WTIP that goes in-depth into new album releases by Minnesota artists, going back by track into the stories, places...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 14:46
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Sounds and Sparks is a series on WTIP that goes in-depth into new album releases by Minnesota artists, going back by track into the stories, places...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 31:54
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Hard rockers of the Northland, the Christopher David Hanson Band, have a new album out called Whippoorwill. The new record features the group in th...

  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 21:40
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Still Life is the latest album from Minneapolis based artist Humbird, the moniker of songwriter Siri Undlin. Her second full-length release, Still ...

  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 18:49
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Scott Zosel is a Twin Cities songwriter making his solo debut with an album called Tiny Yellow Room. An avid reader, Zosel has made an album full o...

  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 14:34
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Austin Carson of Minneapolis creates multi-layered and multi-faceted electronic tunes as YYY. His latest album aquadungeonafterdark features 10 new...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 14:41
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Sounds and Sparks is a new series on WTIP that features Minnesota musicians discussing the latest songs on their newest albums. We go track by trac...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 15:50
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Sounds and Sparks is a new feature here on WTIP that features Minnesota musicians telling the stories and meanings behind their latest songs and di...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2021
  • Length: 11:00