Way Down Nowby World Party

Released on this day in 1990! Karl Wallinger started World Party in 1986 after leaving The Waterboys. Prior to joining The Waterboys, he was musical director of a West End performance of The Rocky Horror Show! Don't dream it! Be it! Watch World Party's 2013 in-studio performance here on the blog: www.kexp.org

Karl started World Party in 1986 after leaving The Waterboys. Prior to joining The Waterboys, he was musical director of a West End performance of The Rocky Horror Show! Don't dream it! Be it! Watch World Party's 2013 in-studio performance here on the blog: www.kexp.org

Karl started World Party in 1986 after leaving The Waterboys. Prior to joining The Waterboys, he was musical director of a West End performance of The Rocky Horror Show! Watch World Party's 2013 in-studio performance here on the blog: www.kexp.org Celebrating 50 years of KEXP with a journey back to 1990! kexp.org

Happy birthday to Karl Wallinger, born on this day in 1957! Karl started World Party in 1986 after leaving The Waterboys. Prior to joining The Waterboys, he was musical director of a West End performance of The Rocky Horror Show! Watch World Party's 2013 in-studio performance here on the blog: blog.kexp.org

Happy 30th birthday to World Party's second album, 'Goodbye Jumbo', released on this day in 1990!

Request for Walter, who made KEXP themed graffiti for his Zoom room!

World Party are a British musical group, and the solo project of Karl Wallinger. He started the band in 1986 in London after leaving The Waterboys. Karl Wallinger brought his World Party to the KEXP studio in 2012. Here's the full video: www.youtube.com

'Goodbye Jumbo' is World Party's second studio album. It was named Album of the Year by Q in 1990

Goodbye Jumbo is the second studio album by World Party. Originally released on this date back in 1990, the album was aided by a number of guest artists, including Sinéad O'Connor and frontman Karl Wallinger's former bandmates in The Waterboys.

On this day in 1990, World Party released their second studio album, "Goodbye Jumbo" aided by a number of guest artists, including Sinéad O'Connor and frontman Karl Wallinger's former bandmates in The Waterboys.

World Party - by request!

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Watch live video and a KEXP interview with World Party's Karl Wallinger: www.youtube.com

Watch World Party's 2013 in-studio performance here on the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org

World Party site looks like a comic book. I like! www.worldparty.net

You can watch live video of World Party on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org