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Song Premiere: Listen To Laurel Halo's 'Sex Mission'

Song Premiere: Listen To Laurel Halo's 'Sex Mission' by Otis Hart May 17, 2013 2:16 PM Enlarge image i Brooklyn producer Laurel Halo. Georg Gatas/Courtesy of the artist Carnal implications abound...

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We Get Mail: Can You Build The Perfect Cover Song?

We Get Mail: Can You Build The Perfect Cover Song? by Stephen Thompson May 16, 201312:25 PM We get a lot of mail at NPR Music, and amid the CDs in which the Vitamin String Quartet plays the songs...

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First Watch: Sam Amidon, 'As I Roved Out'

First Watch: Sam Amidon, 'As I Roved Out' by Robin Hilton May 15, 2013 2:34 PM Vermont folksinger Sam Amidon says he intentionally borrowed lines from older songs for his new mountain ballad "As I...

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Do You Have A Favorite Record Label?

Do You Have A Favorite Record Label? by Bob Boilen May 15, 2013 1:50 PM Hide caption Harvest Records (Meddle by Pink Floyd, 1971) Previous Next Marie McGrory/NPR Hide caption Capitol Records (Sgt....

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First Watch: Exitmusic, 'White Noise'

First Watch: Exitmusic, 'White Noise' by Robin Hilton May 14, 2013 3:09 PM Exitmusic's Passages was one of 2012's darkest and most arresting ambient rock albums. Now, the band returns with an...

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New Music: Baths, Jim Jarmusch, Sam Phillips, More

New Music: Baths, Jim Jarmusch, Sam Phillips, More May 14, 2013 1:50 PM Hear The Discussion All Songs Considered 40 min 26 sec Playlist Download Clockwise from upper left: Baths, Daughter, Sam...

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First Watch: Jeri-Jeri With Baaba Maal, 'Gawlo'

First Watch: Jeri-Jeri With Baaba Maal, 'Gawlo' by Otis Hart May 10, 2013 2:39 PM Enlarge image i Mbalax band Jeri-Jeri — led by Bakane Seck (he's wearing the white shirt and gold necklace) — with...

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Prescription To Bang: Listen To Kyle Hall's 'Dr. Crunch'

Prescription To Bang: Listen To Kyle Hall's 'Dr. Crunch' by Otis Hart May 09, 2013 3:45 PM Enlarge image i Kyle "KMFH" Hall. Jeremy Deputat/Courtesy of the artist Sometimes all you need for a...

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We Get Mail: How Can A Vinyl Lover Start Over From Scratch?

We Get Mail: How Can A Vinyl Lover Start Over From Scratch? by Stephen Thompson May 09, 201312:20 PM We get a lot of mail at NPR Music, and amid the ironic promotional cassingles is a slew of smart...

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First Watch: Telekinesis, 'Empathetic People'

First Watch: Telekinesis, 'Empathetic People' by Robin Hilton May 08, 2013 3:27 PM In the latest video from Seattle-based pop masters Telekinesis, for the song "Empathetic People," frontman Michael...

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First Watch: Gary Clark Jr., 'Numb'

First Watch: Gary Clark Jr., 'Numb' by Bob Boilen May 08, 2013 8:00 AM Enlarge image i Gary Clark Jr. Frank Maddocks/Courtesy of the artist In the seven months since Gary Clark, Jr. released his...

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New Music From The Polyphonic Spree, Jon Hopkins, Eleanor Friedberger, More

New Music From The Polyphonic Spree, Jon Hopkins, Eleanor Friedberger, More May 07, 2013 2:10 PM Hear The Discussion All Songs Considered 38 min 56 sec Playlist Download Clockwise from upper left:...

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Viking's Choice: Speedy Ortiz's Sweet And Sour 'Tiger Tank'

Viking's Choice: Speedy Ortiz's Sweet And Sour 'Tiger Tank' by Lars Gotrich May 07, 201312:07 PM Enlarge image i Speedy Ortiz. Courtesy of the artist Sadie Dupuis: rock 'n' roll camp counselor,...

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Song Premiere: Sharon Jones' Explosive 'Retreat'

Song Premiere: Sharon Jones' Explosive 'Retreat' by Bob Boilen May 07, 2013 7:00 AM Enlarge image i Courtesy of the artist If this song had just the tubular bells at the top and then that Motown...

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First Watch: Alpine's Mind-And-Body-Bending 'Gasoline'

First Watch: Alpine's Mind-And-Body-Bending 'Gasoline' by Bob Boilen May 06, 2013 5:50 PM Enlarge image i Courtesy of the artist A is for Alpine and it's also the name of Alpine's debut album....

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Question Of The Week: Do You Hear Music When You Dream?

Question Of The Week: Do You Hear Music When You Dream? by Robin Hilton May 06, 2013 1:43 PM I'm always astonished when people (ie. Bob Boilen) tell me they either never dream or never remember...

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First Watch: The Handsome Family, 'Woodpecker'

First Watch: The Handsome Family, 'Woodpecker' by Bob Boilen May 06, 201312:01 PM Enlarge image i Courtesy of the artist “ Mary Sweeney was "an otherwise quiet woman beset by an overpowering urge."...

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First Watch: Femi Kuti, 'The World Is Changing'

First Watch: Femi Kuti, 'The World Is Changing' by Bob Boilen May 03, 2013 4:10 PM Enlarge image i Courtesy of the artist "'The World Is Changing' is groove with a message." That quote, a pretty...

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Viking's Choice: Chuck Johnson Plays A Raga That Rages

Viking's Choice: Chuck Johnson Plays A Raga That Rages by Lars Gotrich May 03, 201312:00 PM Enlarge image i Chuck Johnson. Carly Hoopes/Courtesy of the artist American Primitive music is...

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Meet Until The Ribbon Breaks: Stark Music Paired With Enigmatic Images

Meet Until The Ribbon Breaks: Stark Music Paired With Enigmatic Images by Bob Boilen May 02, 2013 4:35 PM Enlarge image i Until The Ribbon Breaks. Courtesy of the artist Pete Lawrie Winfield makes...

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We Get Mail: What To Do When You've Burned Out On Your Favorite Music

We Get Mail: What To Do When You've Burned Out On Your Favorite Music by Stephen Thompson May 02, 2013 2:05 PM We get a lot of mail at NPR Music, and amid enough Verizon Fios solicitations to sink...

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First Watch: Kurt Vile, 'Never Run Away'

First Watch: Kurt Vile, 'Never Run Away' by Jacob Ganz May 02, 201310:40 AM "Never Run Away" by Kurt Vile, directed by HARRYS. Credit: HARRYS Kurt Vile is sometimes known as a shredder, which isn't...

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Vampire Weekend On New York, Souls Of Mischief And The Secrets Of Its New Album

Vampire Weekend On New York, Souls Of Mischief And The Secrets Of Its New Album by Bob Boilen May 01, 2013 3:00 PM Enlarge image i Vampire Weekend in New York City: (from left) Chris Tomson, Chris...

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Viking's Choice: Enter Deafheaven's Exhilarating 'Dream House'

Viking's Choice: Enter Deafheaven's Exhilarating 'Dream House' by Lars Gotrich May 01, 201312:00 PM Enlarge image i Deafheaven. Courtesy of the artist Deafheaven makes music that's both intensely...

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New Music From Iggy Pop, Tricky, The National And More

New Music From Iggy Pop, Tricky, The National And More April 30, 2013 3:30 PM April 30, 2013 Hear The Discussion All Songs Considered 36 min 4 sec Playlist Download Clockwise from upper left: Cover...

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How Are Your Music Tastes Changing As You Get Older?

How Are Your Music Tastes Changing As You Get Older? by Robin Hilton April 29, 2013 1:50 PM As a kid I always assumed I'd listen to classical music when I got older. That's what my parents played...

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First Watch: One Man's Dream Turns Into A 'Sea Of Dreams'

First Watch: One Man's Dream Turns Into A 'Sea Of Dreams' April 26, 2013 2:30 PM Enlarge image i Rudolph Bekker/Courtesy of the artist My dreams are never like Chris Kittrell's "Sea Of Dreams," but...

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Embrace The Darkness: Dragged Into Sunlight Live At Maryland Deathfest

Embrace The Darkness: Dragged Into Sunlight Live At Maryland Deathfest by Lars Gotrich April 26, 201312:17 PM Ever walked into a nearly pitch-black room after roasting on sun-beaten asphalt, only...

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We Get Mail: Should Parents Try To Get Their Kids Into Great Music?

We Get Mail: Should Parents Try To Get Their Kids Into Great Music? by Stephen Thompson April 25, 201312:16 PM We get a lot of mail at NPR Music, and amid the solicitations disguised as tax refunds...

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Song Premiere: Listen To Laurel Halo's 'Sex Mission'

We Get Mail: Can You Build The Perfect Cover Song?

First Watch: Sam Amidon, 'As I Roved Out'

Do You Have A Favorite Record Label?

First Watch: Exitmusic, 'White Noise'

New Music: Baths, Jim Jarmusch, Sam Phillips, More

First Watch: Jeri-Jeri With Baaba Maal, 'Gawlo'

Prescription To Bang: Listen To Kyle Hall's 'Dr. Crunch'

We Get Mail: How Can A Vinyl Lover Start Over From Scratch?

First Watch: Telekinesis, 'Empathetic People'

First Watch: Gary Clark Jr., 'Numb'

New Music From The Polyphonic Spree, Jon Hopkins, Eleanor Friedberger, More

Viking's Choice: Speedy Ortiz's Sweet And Sour 'Tiger Tank'

Song Premiere: Sharon Jones' Explosive 'Retreat'

First Watch: Alpine's Mind-And-Body-Bending 'Gasoline'

Question Of The Week: Do You Hear Music When You Dream?

First Watch: The Handsome Family, 'Woodpecker'

First Watch: Femi Kuti, 'The World Is Changing'

Viking's Choice: Chuck Johnson Plays A Raga That Rages

Meet Until The Ribbon Breaks: Stark Music Paired With Enigmatic Images

We Get Mail: What To Do When You've Burned Out On Your Favorite Music

First Watch: Kurt Vile, 'Never Run Away'

Vampire Weekend On New York, Souls Of Mischief And The Secrets Of Its New Album

Viking's Choice: Enter Deafheaven's Exhilarating 'Dream House'

New Music From Iggy Pop, Tricky, The National And More

How Are Your Music Tastes Changing As You Get Older?

First Watch: One Man's Dream Turns Into A 'Sea Of Dreams'

Embrace The Darkness: Dragged Into Sunlight Live At Maryland Deathfest

We Get Mail: Should Parents Try To Get Their Kids Into Great Music?

Video: Music Meets Random Imagery In Yellowbirds' 'Young Men Of Promise'

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