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Host Bob Boilen spins new music from emerging bands and musical icons.
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It's Gonna Get Sweaty: A Maryland Deathfest Preview | Once a year, we pull out our skull goblets, prepare various sacrifices and get ourselves ready for Maryland Deathfest. Now in its tenth year, Maryland Deathfest is the largest metal festival in the United States. On this episode, host Bob Boilen is joined by NPR Music's resident metal fiend and Viking berserker, Lars Gotrich, and metal writer Kim Kelly to preview some of the doom, black metal and crust punk artists performing on this year's stages. With band names like Autopsy, Infernal Stronghold and Dragged Into Sunlight, it's going to be a dark, twisted and awesome time. Be sure to follow our two metal scribes at MDF this week as they document four days of sweaty mosh, sometimes questionable hygiene and so, so many black t-shirts. You'll find interviews and photos on Lars' Tumblr and @totalvibration, plus more coverage from @grimkim. See you in the pit. Eyehategood Album: Southern Discomfort Song: Southern Discomfort Autopsy Album: Macabre Eternal Song: Always About to Die Dragged Into Sunlight Album: Hatred for Mankind Song: Volcanic Birth Saint Vitus Album: Lillie: F-65 Song: Bleeding Ground Infernal Stronghold Album: Godless Noise Song: Snorting the Ruins of Sodom Coke Bust Album: Lines in the Sand Song: Forced to Live Extermination Angel Album: Demo 2009 a?.?k?.?a. "Advancement Into Obscurity" Song: Whirlwind Killing Spree Hellbastard Album: Natural OrderSong: I Beg in Blood Learn more about this release on the band's website. Electric Wizard Album: Black Masses Song: Black Mass | 22 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Can't We All Just Get Along? Our Search For The Albums Everyone Loves | When the NPR Music team started talking about the 25th anniversary of Paul Simon's Graceland, we soon realized everyone on staff agreed it was one of the all-time great records. That doesn't happen very often, especially in a group of people with such divergent tastes in music. Vote For The Albums Everyone Can Love This discovery got us thinking: Is it possible to form a top ten list of records everyone can agree on? The kinds of records that, if you put them on at a party, everyone would say, "turn it up!" So we need you to vote. We've started by nominating 20 albums that we think will be loved by everyone who listens to them, and we want you to tell us whether YOU feel that love. To keep this running through the summer, we'll need more suggestions for albums that might fit the bill. Keep voting, and by August we hope to have a final list we can agree on. A big quest like this one needs a big kickoff, so for this week's show Bob and Robin play a few selections they and the rest of the NPR Music team think everyone will love. Bob and Robin are also joined by folk singer Glen Hansard, who throws Bob Marley's Exodus into the ring. We don't even scratch the surface of the surface with this show. But we hope to get the discussion going by fitting in as much in as possible, from quiet, emotional folk, and psychedelic funk, to high-strutting, head-banging rock. SONGS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE Paul Simon Album: Graceland Song: Graceland Shuggie Otis Album: Inspiration Information Song: Strawberry Letter 23 Pink Floyd Album: The Dark Side of the Moon Song: Speak to Me/Breathe Ramones Album: Rocket to Russia Song: Rockaway Beach AC/DC Album: Back in Black Song: Back in Black Billie Holiday Album: Ultimate Collection Song: Solitude Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova Album: Once (Soundtrack) Song: Falling Slowly Bob Marley & the Wailers Album: Exodus [Bonus Tracks] Song: Turn Your Lights Down Low The Beatles Album: The Beatles [White Album] Song: Back in the U.S.S.R. Boston Album: Boston Song: More Than a Feeling De La Soul Album: 3 Feet High and Rising Song: Magic Number | 17 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Music: Patti Smith, Best Coast, Debo Band And More | On this edition of All Songs Considered, a strange mishap turns Robin Hilton into a robot ... and he/it is programmed to talk about how great a time the All Songs Considered crew had at our fantastic fun. concert. Hiltonbot 2.0 is good and all, but it could never take the place of flesh-and-blood, music-loving nerdery, so the show includes picks from the apparently-human NPR Music editor Jacob Ganz and All Songs intern Dan Raby. On the show: Patti Smith's first album in eight years, which includes a collaboration with Tom Verlaine on the song "April Fool"; a nostalgic garage-pop offering from Best Coast; Austin's Deep Time (formerly YellowFever) makes a pop song that surprises; a tropical-infused, electronic song from Hundred Waters and the Debo Band, which Bob fell in love with at globalFEST this year, unveils the first single off its Sub Pop debut. Fun. Album: Some Nights Song: Carry On Deep Time Album: Deep Time Song: Clouds Patti Smith Album: Banga Song: April Fool Hundred Waters Album: Hundred Waters Song: Me and Anodyne Best Coast Album: The Only Place Song: How They Want Me To Be Debo Band Album: Debo Band Song: Asha Gedawo | 8 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Ting Tings, Yann Tiersen, Tu Fawning, More | On the latest episode of All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton take a circuitous route through this week's recommended listening, starting with two randomly paired videos from the WFMU blog, and ending with angular electronica from Squarepusher. Along the way we hear a brash tale of love, loss and the Guggenheim from The Ting Tings; a mix of soul and dubstep from The Memorials, French artist Yann Tiersen's beautiful "Monuments," and a little bit of eerie blues-rock from one of Robin's latest discoveries, Tu Fawning. Also on the show: Last week Bob challenged listeners to guess what The Mynabirds song "Generals" reminds him of. You've been tossing and turning in your bed trying hopelessly to figure it out. This week, Bob and Robin talk with The Mynabirds singer and songwriter Laura Burhenn about the song and play a few of the listener guesses. Did anyone win a date with Bob? All answers will be revealed in this episode. | 2 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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This Week's Picks: The Mynabirds, St. Vincent, Fiona Apple And More | Okay, who let Bob Boilen have a book of "rock 'n' roll" baby names? The damage is done, and he's discovered that people named "Bob" are "beloved weirdos." This revelation led Bob and Robin on a trip to find a few of their favorite "beloved weirdos" who are making great music today. St. Vincent's Annie Clark is one (emphasis on the "beloved" and creative side), with her continuous quest to craft denser, darker rock songs. Clark's new song, "GROT" — the B-side to her Record Store Day single — mixes wordless, haunting vocals with aggressive blasts of guitars and drums to create a beautiful clash of harmony and noise. Also on this week's show: Fiona Apple just released her first new song in seven years and we've got it. "Every Single Night" is a highly detailed, orchestral imagining of her own creative process; The Mynabirds' members get political with the fierce, stomping cut "Generals"; a sneak preview of the brooding, epic new full-length from Exitmusic; and Fenster crafts dreamy bedroom pop with "White to Red." St. Vincent Album: KrokodilSong: Grot The Mynabirds Album: Generals Song: Generals Fiona Apple Album: The Idler Wheel... Song: Every Single Night Fenster Album: Bones Song: White to Red Exitmusic Album: Passage Song: The Night | 24 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNew Mix: Spiritualized, Jack White, Yuck And More | It's been a while since we heard new music from Spiritualized's Jason Pierce (a.k.a. J Spaceman). After the one-two punch of nearly dying from double-pneumonia in 2005 and going through six months of chemotherapy for a degenerative liver disease, Pierce is back in a big way with "Hey Jane," a chugging nine-minute song which draws from the classic rock of bands like The Velvet Underground. Also on this week's show: a new blast of guitar from Jack White's debut solo record, Blunderbuss; Yuck takes a try at shoegaze with its new song "Chew"; Timothy Presley (a.k.a. the insanely prolific White Fence) channels Syd Barrett for his psychedelic folk album Family Perfume Vol. 1; We Are Serenades creates beautiful harmonies in "Walking Home"; and a gorgeous song with a wistful message of loss and remembrance from Maps & Atlases. Jack White Album: Blunderbuss Song: Sixteen Saltines Yuck Album: Chew (Single) Song: Chew Maps & Atlases Album: Beware and Be Grateful Song: Old & Gray White Fence Album: Family Perfume, Vol. 1 Song: Do You Know Ida Know? We Are Serenades Album: Criminal Heaven Song: Walking Home Spiritualized Album: Sweet Heart Sweet Light Song: Hey Jane | 18 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jack White Interview: How I Made 'Blunderbuss' | All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen and Jack White discuss the making of White's new album, Blunderbuss. Plus, the difference between playing with men and women, why hipsters are scary and what major labels do that indies can't. See a video of this interview on the NPR Music site http://www.npr.org/2012/04/13/150593292/jack-white-how-i-made-blunderbuss?ps=mh_frimg1 | 17 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NEW MUSIC FROM HOT CHIP, DIRTY PROJECTORS AND MORE | This week on All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen and Jacob Ganz go globe hopping to find new music from familiar faces: Canada's Japandroids makes punk music that doesn't only want to punch you in the face; New York's Dirty Projectors mix familiar elements from different eras to create some completely new music; and we hear from London's Hot Chip, those nerds who just wanna dance. Also on this episode: the return and revival of soul singer Bobby Womack, Peter Broderick's sweeping tribute to artist Colin Kenniff, singer-songwriter Sarah Jaffe gets inspired by a set of pawn-shop drums, and tropical garage rock from the band Bayatas. Japandroids Album: Celebration Rock Song: The House That Heaven Built Sarah Jaffe Album: The Body Wins Song: Glorified High Hot Chip Album: In Our Heads Song: Flutes Dirty Projectors Album: Swing Lo Magellan Song: Gun Has No Trigger Bayatas Album: The Hand Effect/What Is The Dream Song: The Hand Effect Bobby Womack Album: The Bravest Man In The Universe Song: Please Forgive My Heart Peter Broderick Album: http://www.itstartshear.com Song: Colin | 10 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Speak-Singing Debate: Just Sing The Damn Song! | Few people can easily define it but nearly everyone knows it when they hear it. Speak-singing, the murky marriage of spoken lyrics and sung melodies, can be heard in everything from 17th century opera to the Velvet Underground and latest Mountain Goats record. On this edition of All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton argue over the pros and cons of this polarizing art form and take a look at some of their favorite (and not-so-favorite) speak-singing artists. Plus, listeners chime in with some of their own picks. SONGS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE Rex Harrison Album: My Fair Lady [Original Soundtrack] Song: A Hymn to Him The Velvet Underground Album: Loaded [Fully Loaded Edition] Song: Sweet Jane [Full Length Version] William Shatner Album: Has Been Song: Common People The Modern Lovers Album: The Modern Lovers Song: She Cracked U2 Album: Unforgettable Fire Song: Pride (In the Name of Love) Mozart Album: Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro Song: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 [Act 1. Scene 1 & 2. No. 2. Duettino. Se a caso madama] Christine Schäfer Album: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire; Herzgewächse; Ode to Napoleon Song: Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 [Act I, No. 1, "Mondestrunken"] Laurie Anderson Album: Mister Heartbreak Song: Blue Lagoon Suzanne Vega Album: Solitude Standing Song: Tom's Diner The Mountain Goats Album: Sunset Tree Song: Love Love Love Wilco Album: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Song: I Am Trying to Break Your Heart | 3 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Mix: Sigur Ros, Norah Jones And Danger Mouse, More | It's been two years since Iceland's dreamscape sound artists Sigur Ros scrapped the band's sixth album and went on indefinite hiatus. But the group is back now with plans for a new record this year. Hear a sneak preview of the new music on this week's All Songs Considered, plus a collaboration between Danger Mouse and Norah Jones. Also on the show: Former Fleet Foxes drummer Josh Tillman returns with a solo album under the name Father John Misty; We spin new music from our favorite artist from this year's South by Southwest festival, Patrick Watson, and one of our most surprising discoveries, Gashcat; and NPR Music's most recent member, Saidah Bount, joins us to share one of her favorite new discoveries. Father John Misty Album: Fear Fun Song: Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings Norah Jones Album: Little Broken Hearts Song: Say Goodbye Patrick Watson Album: Adventures In Your Own Backyard Song: Into Giants THEESatisfaction Album: awE naturalE Song: Queens Gashcat Album: Reunion! Song: The Morning Sun A Place to Bury Strangers Album: Onwards to the Wall Song: I Lost You Sigur Ros Album: Valtari Song: Ekki Mukk | 27 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Portlandia's Carrie Brownstein And Fred Armisen Play DJ | Portlandia isn't a show about music, but there's plenty in it for the rock nerds. The IFC comedy series, set and filmed in Portland, Ore., is the creation of Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen — both of whom have spent enough time in bands (Brownstein in Wild Flag and Sleater-Kinney, Armisen in the punk group Trenchmouth) to see the humor in amateur DJ nights and men with Pearl Jam tattoos. On this week's show, the two sit down with Bob Boilen to talk about the music they grew up with, their favorite Portland bands, and a fateful trip to the home of punk icon Glenn Danzig. Paul McCartney/Wings Album: Band on the Run Song: Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five The B-52's Album: Wild Planet Song: Dirty Back Road Misfits Album: Walk Among Us Song: I Turned Into a Martian Devo Album: Freedom of Choice Song: Girl U Want Red Fang Album: Murder the Mountains Song: Wires Holy Sons Album: Survivalist Tales! Song: Chapter Must Be Closed Islands Album: Sleep & A Forgetting Song: This Is Not a Song Ike and Tina Turner Album: Come Together Song: It Ain't Right (Lovin' to Be Lovin') | 20 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW 2012: Saturday | The final night at the South By Southwest music conference offered our team in Austin new favorites, classic performances and a few welcome surprises. | 18 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW 2012: Friday | Day three at South by Southwest included death metal, hip-hop from Seattle, a set from the band with the number one song in the country and the emergence of a new All Songs favorite. | 17 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW 2012: Thursday | On Thursday at SXSW, our intrepid team hosted a day party, caught two performances by Bruce Springsteen and experienced a whole lot of emotion. | 16 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW 2012: Wednesday | Highlights from day one at SXSW included discoveries, old favorites and NPR Music's official showcase at Stubbs, featuring the return of Fiona Apple. | 15 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2012 Preview | All Songs Considered is Austin-bound! On this week's show, host Bob Boilen, producer and co-host Robin Hilton, editor Stephen Thompson and NPR Music critic Ann Powers talk about the bands they're most excited to see this year at South by Southwest. The four-day music festivalkicks off on Wednesday, March 14 in Austin, Texas, and features roughly 2,000 artists, spanning countless genres. On the show: Bad Sports: "Can't Just Be Friends" Lady Leshurr: "Lego" Filastine: "Colony Collapse" Quiet Company: "You, Me and The Bottom" Mr. Gnome: "House of Circles" Teen Daze: "Let's Groove" Bright Moments: "Natives" The City And Horses: "We Will Never Be Discovered" No: "Stay With Me" Sauti Sol: "Soma Kijana" Daughter: "Landfill" Impending Doom: "There Will Be Violence" The Black And White Years: "Up!" Mirel Wagner: "No Death" Deafheaven: "Violet" Trippple Nippple: "LSD" Line Upon Line Percussion: "A Man With A Gun Lives Here" Clyde And Clem's Whiskey Business: "The Ballad of Ed Geen" Young Prism: "Floating In Blue" Sore Losers: "Letter To My Competition" ZZ Ward: "Criminal" Kishi Bashi: "Bright Whites" | 6 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Regina Spektor, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood Does Avant-Garde Classical, More | On this edition of All Songs Considered, we hear a stunning new song from Regina Spektor's upcoming album What We Saw From the Cheap Seats. We've also got Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, who joins Polish avant-garde composer Krzysztof Penderecki for a new collection of strange and beautiful classical pieces. Plus, listen for punk-inspired rock from Mind Spiders, a gorgeous new album from Cowboy Junkies, joyful electronic pop from Kishi Bashi, a new solo project from Nick Zammuto (half of the now-defunct duo The Books) and Argentinian electronic artist Mati Zundel. Regina Spektor Artist: Regina Spektor Album: What We Saw From The Cheap Seats Song: All The Rowboats Kishi Bashi Artist: Kishi Bashi Album: 151A Song: Bright Whites Mati Zundel Artist: Mati Zundel Album: Amazonico Gravitante Song: Senor Montecostez Krzysztof Penderecki and Jonny Greenwood Artist: Krzysztof Penderecki and Jonny Greenwood Album: Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima/Popcorn Superhet Receiver Song: 48 Responses To Polymorphia: Pacay Tree Zammuto Artist: Zammuto Album: Zammuto Song: Too Late To Topologize Cowboy Junkies Artist: Cowboy Junkies Album: Wilderness: The Nomad Series, Vol. 4 Song: Angels in the Wilderness Mind Spiders Artist: Mind Spiders Album: Meltdown Song: You Are Dead | 28 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Mix: A Premiere From M. Ward, Julia Holter And More | This week on All Songs Considered, M. Ward puts his many side projects aside to record a new solo album — one that explores the moody songwriter's cheerier side. A Wasteland Companion isn't out until April, but we've got an exclusive sneak preview of the song "Primitive Girl." Also on the show: no-frills blues-rock from Ohio's Mount Carmel, a snowballing slow-burner from London's Dry the River and shoegazey pop from Minnesota's Now, Now (whose members met in marching band). Plus, Julia Holter and Tiny Victories get playful with the tools and conventions of electronic music, and a CD picked solely for its cover art turns out to be from NPR's own backyard. Mount Carmel Album: Real Women Song: Swaggs Dry the River Album: Shallow Bed Song: Lion's Den Now, Now Album: Threads Song: Prehistoric Julia Holter Album: Ekstasis Song: Für Felix Office of Future Plans Album: Office of Future Plans Song: Harden Your Heart M. Ward Album: A Wasteland Companion Song: Primitive Girl Tiny Victories Album: Those Of Us Still Alive EP Song: Mr. Bones | 21 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Electronic Edition: Burial, The 2 Bears, VCMG, And More | NPR's Sami Yenigun and Otis Hart are back to talk beats, loops, drops and more with Bob Boilen. The latest Electronic Edition of All Songs Considered includes cuts from the new Grimes album, a surprise EP from Burial, a Burnt Friedman remix of South African dance music and premieres from Claude Von Stroke, Nina Kraviz and VCMG — a collaboration from two former members of Depeche Mode. Also on the show: Hot Chip's Joe Goddard emerges with the side project The 2 Bears and the mysterious Spanish producer John Talabot unveils his first proper album. Plus, Sami and Otis discuss the homegrown sounds coming out of San Francisco and explain the logic behind limited-edition releases. VCMG Album: Ssss Song: Bendy Bass Burial Album: KindredSong: Loner John Talabot Album: Fin Song: Destiny The 2 Bears Album: Be Strong Song: Be Strong Nina Kraviz Album: Nina Kraviz Song: Taxi Talk Grimes Album: Visions Song: Vowels = Space and Time Claude VonStroke Album: Le Fantôme Song: Le Fantôme Zinja Hlungwani / Burnt Friedman Album: Theo Parrish Meets Mancingelani/Burnt Friedman Meets Zinja Hlungwani 12" Song: Burnt Friedman Meets Zinja Hlungwani | 15 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Valentine's Day Dedications | Don't look now, but Valentine's Day is once again looming on the horizon. One of our most polarizing holidays, Valentine's Day either reminds you of the seemingly endless frustrations of being single or, as with most of the listeners who shared stories for this edition of All Songs Considered, it's a chance to celebrate love in all of its wonderfully unpredictable, beautifully diverse forms. On this week's show, listeners dedicate songs to the ones they love. Hear music from Bjork,The XX, a classic tango from Carlos Gardel and more. 1. The xx - VCR 2. Dr. Dog - Where'd All The Time Go? 3. Bjork - Joga 4. Carlos Gardel: El Dia Que Mi Quieras 5. Fesit - The Park 6. The Beatles - Why Don't We Do It In The Road? 7. Led Zeppelin - Friends 8. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World | 8 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Music From Andrew Bird, Julianna Barwick, And More | The latest mix from All Songs Considered includes a sneak preview of Andrew Bird's highly anticipated new album Break It Yourself, the hypnotic harmonies of Julianna Barwick, sweet pop from Hospitality and a couple of CDs picked solely for their cover art, from the bands Thee American Revolution and Artificial Lover. Also on the show: the surprising and elusive music of Spoek Mathambo, and NPR Music's Frannie Kelley joins hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton to share one of her favorite new hip-hop songs of the year from the artist known as INDEED. Andrew Bird Album: Break It Yourself Song: Eyeoneye Hospitality Album: Hospitality Song: Liberal Arts iNDEED Album: iNDEED Song: Black Tears Spoek Mathambo Album: Father Creeper Song: Stuck Together Julianna Barwick Album: Never Change Song: Never Change Artificial Lover Album: Nava Song: Happy Nightmare Thee American Revolution Album: Buddha Electrostorm Song: Electric Flame | 31 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sharon Van Etten, Listening Party Interview | First Listen: Sharon Van Etten, 'Tramp' An interview with Sharon Van Etten with questions from NPR Music listener and Sharon fans. On her 2009 breakthrough Because I Was in Love, Sharon Van Etten is the embodiment of exposed nerves; the very essence of wounded vulnerability. In that record's best song, "Much More Than That," she lays out her insecurities while laying herself bare: Adorned by little more than a chorus of her own looped voice, Van Etten tentatively recalls tiny romantic gestures as a way of expressing the inexpressible. "One day I'll be a better writer," she sings at one point, as if laying out illustrative details in only a few words weren't already the hallmark of a gifted communicator. The albums which follow, 2010's epic and the new Tramp, stretch muscles and viscera over those raw nerves. Even when she's conveying disappointment, hurt or longing, Van Etten sounds more assertive and complex these days, aided by the ever-knottier contributions of guest players from The National, Wye Oak, Beirut and The Walkmen. The feathery coos of "Much More Than That" have given way to a tensely argumentative and conflicted sneer in "Serpents," the remarkable first single from Tramp, out Feb. 7. When she sings, "I had a thought that you would take me seriously," her words are smeared with accusation instead of apologies. She says it herself in the song's chorus: "Everyone changes in time." By the time she gets to "All I Can" a few songs later, even her most defensive pronouncements — "I do all I can / We all make mistakes" — ring out with stormy grandiosity that sounds downright triumphant. To put it mildly, Van Etten wears those changes well. Evolving convincingly before the eyes of the world, she's now both a fearless balladeer and a blood-and-guts rocker, not to mention an increasingly vital and promising live performer. There's no artifice to Sharon Van Etten: With refreshing, unmistakable directness, she sings like a human being who wants more from herself. On Tramp, she finds what she's looking for. | 31 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Mix: Blistering Punk, Campy Rap And Some Great Unknowns | This week on All Songs Considered: Bob Boilen drops a party-rap track direct from Canada; Robin Hilton explains what he loves so much about Thomas Patrick Maguire, the songwriter he recently named his favorite new artist; and a surprise guest busts up the proceedings with some good old-fashioned California punk. Plus: pulsing, atmospheric tracks from Young Magic and Lucius, and the original voices of Liz Green and Sea of Bees. NEW MIX: CEREMONY, SEA OF BEES, YOUTH LAGOON, MORE Mitchmatic Album: It's Probably Raining Song: Why Don't You Know Young Magic Album: Melt Song: Slip Time Liz Green Album: O, Devotion! Song: Displacement Song Thomas Patrick Maguire Album: The Future's Coming So Fast Song: What's Your Malfunction Ceremony Album: Zoo Song: Hysteria Sea of Bees Album: Orangefarben Song: Broke Lucius Album: Lucius EP Song: Don't Sit There | 24 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Premieres From Leonard Cohen, Lower Dens, Lambchop, And Oh, Robin's Back | To celebrate the return of producer and co-host Robin Hilton, this week's All Songs Considered is the first proper episode of all-new music this year. On this episode, three guys who have never had trouble cranking out songs — Leonard Cohen, The Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt and Lambchop's Kurt Wagner — unveil cuts from their new albums. Also: a sneak preview from Lower Dens, an under-the-radar band from Baltimore that's also readying a new release. The Magnetic Fields Album: Love at the Bottom of the Sea Song: Andrew In Drag Gotye Album: Making Mirrors Song: Easy Way Out White Rabbits Album: Milk Famous Song: Heavy Metal Lambchop Album: Mr. M Song: Gone Tomorrow Leonard Cohen Album: Old Ideas Song: Going Home Porcelain Raft Album: Strange Weekend Song: Drifting In and Out Lost In The Trees Album: A Church That Fits Our Needs Song: Red Lower Dens Album: Nootropics Song: Brains | 17 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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globalFEST 2012 | Twelve bands, 17 different countries, three stages, one frenzied night: That's the promise of globalFEST, a yearly showcase for international musicians who come from around the world to New York's Webster Hal. There, they introduce themselves to American club bookers, festival programmers, band managers and, of course, music fans. If you pace yourself well, there's just enough time during the evening's six hours to get a good taste of each band — and this year's amazing array of talent was fresh and surprising, from the funked-out psychedelic grooves of Ethiopia (by way of Boston's Debo Band) to the Silk Road's joyously rollicking cross-cultural collaboration, to the atmospheric and haunting sounds of Wang Li, a solo Chinese jaw harp player. For this week's edition of All Songs Considered, NPR Music's Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR contributor and Afropop.org senior editor Banning Eyre, and Rob Weisberg of WNYC (who also hosts WFMU'sTranspacific Sound Paradise) join Bob Boilen to revisit some of the highlights and favorite discoveries from this year's globalFEST. | 10 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit2012 Winter Music Lookahead.mp3 | Sleigh Bells Album: Reign of Terror Song: Born to Lose Shearwater Album: Animal Joy Song: Animal Life Stew & The Negro Problem Album: Making It Song: Love Is A Cult Adam Arcuragi Album: Like a Fire That Consumes All Before It... Song: The Well Craig Finn Album: Clear Heart Full Eyes Song: Rented Room Dirty Three Album: Toward The Low Sun Song: That Was Was Imperial Teen Album: Feel the Sound Song: Out From Inside Charlie Haden/Hank Jones Album: Come Sunday Song: Going Home Sharon Van Etten Album: Tramp Song: Serpents Laura Gibson Album: La Grande Song: La Grande The White Buffalo Album: Once Upon a Time in the West Song: BB Guns and Dirtbikes Chairlift Album: Something Song: Met Before | 29 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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All Songs Considered Holiday Music Special 2011 | Holiday music is inescapable this time of year, but it's worth remembering that "Jingle Bell Rock" isn't the only game in town. This week on All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen sits down with NPR's Jacob Ganz and Barrie Hardymon to play some holiday music you may not have heard before. That includes a 15th-century English carol, a 2010 club banger revamped with a Hanukkah theme, and a truly bizarre Prince song that finds the Purple One toasting his dead lover with a banana daiquiri ... on Christmas Eve. Paul Simon Album: So Beautiful or So What Song: Getting Ready For Christmas Day Natalie Merchant Album: A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 Song: Children Go Where I Send Thee Adam Arcuragi Album: Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) Song: Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) This song is available on Bandcamp. Prince Album: Hits/The B-Sides Song: Another Lonely Christmas The King's Singers Album: A Little Christmas Music Song: The Boar's Head Carol The Polyphonic Spree Album: It's Christmas! Song: It's Christmas! This release is available from Good Records Recordings. The Walkmen Album: Little House of Savages EP Song: The Christmas Party Darlene Love Album: SNL Sketch Song: Christmas for the Jews The Leevees Album: Hanukkah Rocks Song: Kugel The Maccabeats Album: Candlelight Song: Candlelight YouTube Merle Haggard Album: A Christmas Present Song: If We Make It Through December Kate & Anna McGarrigle Album: McGarrigle Christmas Hour Song: Spotlight on Christmas Julian Koster and the Music Tapes Album: Tiny Desk Concert Song: Zat You, Santa Claus? | 20 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitListeners Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2011 | This summer, when All Songs Considered asked listeners to vote for their favorite albums of the year so far, there were a handful of shoo-ins. Instantly beloved releases by Bon Iver, Adele, Fleet Foxes, The Decemberists and others all made a predictably strong showing. Six months later, many of those albums have held their ground — but our poll of listeners' 100 favorite records from all of 2011 still had its surprises. The Black Keys swooped into the No. 6 slot with El Camino, an album just a few days older than the poll itself. Ceremonials, the follow-up to Florence + the Machine's sleeper hit Lungs, followed close behind. And it wasn't just the dark horses that stunned us — two of our personal favorites, the strong spring releases from Wye Oak and The Antlers, each dropped a dozen spots. This week's episode includes songs from the top 25 listener picks. Once you've listened to the show, head to the All Songs blog for the full list of your 100 favorite albums of 2011. Bon Iver Album: Bon Iver Song: Calgary Fleet Foxes Album: Helplessness Blues Song: Grown Ocean Adele Album: 21 Song: Rolling In The Deep The Decemberists Album: The King Is Dead Song: June Hymn Radiohead Album: The King Of Limbs Song: Lotus Flower The Black Keys Album: El Camino Song: Lonely Boy Wilco Album: Whole Love Song: Born Alone Florence + the Machine Album: Ceremonials Song: Shake It Out Beirut Album: The Rip TideSong: Santa Fe Foster the People Album: Torches Song: Don't Stop (Color on the Walls) M83 Album: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming Song: Midnight City Feist Album: Metals Song: How Come You Never Go There Iron & Wine Album: Kiss Each Other Clean Song: Tree by the River tUnE-yArDs Album: w h o k i l l Song: Bizness St. Vincent Album: Strange Mercy Song: Cruel The Civil Wars Album: Barton Hollow Song: Barton Hollow Death Cab For Cutie Album: Codes And Keys Song: You Are A Tourist Tom Waits Album: Bad As Me Song: Bad As Me My Morning Jacket Album: Circuital Song: Circuital Bright Eyes Album: The People's Key Song: Shell Games Jay-Z/Kanye West Album: Watch the Throne Song: Otis Coldplay Album: Mylo Xyloto Song: Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall PJ Harvey Album: Let England Shake Song: Let England Shake Cults Album: Cults Song: Go Outside James Blake Album: James Blake Song: The Wilhelm Scream | 14 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitDiscussion: The Year In Music, 2011 | Was 2011 the year of the sneak attack? So many of big musical moments in the past 12 months seemed to appear out of nowhere. There was the unlikely return of the ukulele, which took a starring role in one of the year's most fascinating and talked-about releases, the tUnE-yArDs album w h o k i l l. Wilco and Bright Eyes, each coming off a run of albums that divided fans, dropped career-defining records — no less odd or experimental than their predecessors, but packed top to bottom with hummable songs. The Roots seemed to spin a dense, story-driven concept album out of thin air, with barely a peep of advance press. And Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum, missing in action for more than a decade, reemerged with a sold-out solo tour and heaps of previously unreleased music. Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton, Stephen Thompson and Ann Powers take on these head-spinning moments and more — including their favorite songs, albums and discoveries of 2011 — in this year-end edition of All Songs Considered. You can listen to the complete show above, and complete selections from the discoveries and songs of the year in the list below. And don't forget: once you've listened, head to the blog to vote for your own favorite music of 2011. Alabama Shakes Album: Alabama Shakes Song: Hold On Little Scream Album: The Golden Record Song: Cannons Caveman Album: Coco Beware Song: Old Friend Delay Trees Album: Delay Trees Song: Gold The Roots Album: Undun Song: The OtherSide Neutral Milk Hotel Album: You've Passed / Where You'll Find Me Now 7" Song: You've Passed Wilco Album: Whole Love Song: Art of Almost tUnE-yArDs Album: w h o k i l l Song: You Yes You Apparat Album: The Devil's Walk Song: Black Water St. Vincent Album: Strange Mercy Song: Cheerleader Bright Eyes Album: The People's Key Song: One For You, One For Me Drake Album: Take Care Song: Take Care Add to PlaylistPurchase Music King Creosote & Jon Hopkins Album: Diamond Mine Song: Bubble Bon Iver Album: Bon Iver Song: Perth Herzog Album: Search Song: Silence The Mountain Goats Album: All Eternals Deck Song: Estate Sale Sign Cults Album: Cults Song: Abducted Beyoncé Album: 4 Song: Countdown | 7 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Viking's Choice_ 2011 In Metal And Outer Sound.mp3 | Viking's Choice: 2011 In Metal And Outer Sound As NPR Music begins year-end music list season, we normally save producer and Viking's Choice blogger Lars Gotrich's favorite furious blast beats, meditative drones, spiraling riffs and other such unclassifiable sounds for after Christmas. Not this time around. We wanted the noise and we wanted it now. While no one sound or trend truly dominated metal or outer sound in 2011, Lars talks to All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about a set of field recordings from a Swiss gondola, why strong songwriting always matters in metal, and how sometimes hues are more dramatic than blocks of sound in drone. This episode of All Songs Considered includes highlights from a pair of Top 25 lists. Over on the All Songs blog, you'll find the complete lists of 2011's best metal and best outer sound albums. The Psychic Paramount Album: II Song: N5 Ernst Karel Album: Swiss Mountain Transport Systems Song: Oberdorf—Weissenstein Hammers Of Misfortune Album: 17th Street Song: Grain Glenn Jones Album: The Wanting Song: Of Its Own Kind Tombs Album: Path of Totality Song: Silent World Witch Mountain Album: South of Salem Song: Wing of the Lord Julia Holter Album: Tragedy Song: Celebration YOB Album: Atma Song: Prepare the Ground Nicholas Szczepanik Album: Please Stop Loving Me Song: Please Stop Loving Me Cormorant Album: Dwellings Song: The First Man | 30 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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When New York Was 'On Fire': A Mid-'70s Musical Revolution | If you were in New York City in the 1970s, you might have stumbled upon the birth of punk, new-wave, hip-hop, salsa, disco, minimalist classical and avant-garde jazz. The city during these five years — 1973 through '77 — was the birthplace of many of the most innovative and influential musical genres born in the second half of the 20th Century, despite the fact that it was economically devastated, and was thought — at the time — to be musically bankrupt. Will Hermes was there. He was a teenager during the mid-'70s, and he's written a new book about that era called Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York that Changed Music Forever. This week on All Songs Considered, Hermes tells Bob Boilen how a city plagued by crime and economic ruin fostered a booming arts scene, thanks in large part to cheap rent. And he spins some of the groundbreaking music that emerged during those years: a milestone composition by Steve Reich, an instrumental jam that became a classic hip-hop breakbeat, an extended dance cut that would be one of the first disco hits and the Talking Heads single that gives the book its name. Talking Heads Album: Love Goes To Building On Fire (1977 Single) Song: Love Goes to Building on Fire Incredible Bongo Band Album: Bongo RocSong: Apache Dinosaur (Arthur Russell) Album: Kiss Me Again (12" Single) Song: Kiss Me Again Steve Reich Album: Music for 18 Musicians The Art Ensemble of Chicago Album: Nice Guys Song: 597-59 Television Song: Little Johnny Jewel | 23 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Music From The Black Keys, J?nsi, Drake And More | Sinners repent, for the end of the year is nigh. Starting soon, NPR Music will begin looking back on the best music of 2011 — but this week's All Songs sneaks a few new releases under the wire before all the counting down begins. Perhaps the biggest surprise is a new record from Jónsi, the Sigur Rós frontman who released his dazzling solo debut last year, and has been mostly quiet since then. Jonsi is behind the original soundtrack for the upcoming Cameron Crowe film We Bought a Zoo; this week's show has a premiere of the song "Gathering Stories." Also on this episode: a straight-ahead rocker from The Black Keys, a slow jam with an engaging backstory from Drake, some nostalgic emoting from Real Estate and Future Islands, and cover tunes from The Antlers and Ólöf Arnalds. The Black Keys Album: El Camino Song: Run Right Back Real Estate Album: Days Song: It's Real Ólöf Arnalds Album: Ólöf Sings Song: With Tomorrow / I'm On Fire Drake Album: Take Care [Clean] Song: Take Care The Antlers Album: (together) Song: VCR (The xx cover) Future Islands Album: On The Water Song: Where I Found You Jónsi Album: We Bought a Zoo [Original Soundtrack] Song: Gathering Stories | 15 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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These Go To Eleven: Songs Best Heard Extra-Loud | There's no denying certain songs are best experienced when played as loud as possible. Since this Friday, 11/11/11, is Nigel Tufnel Day — the unofficial holiday honoring the fictional Spinal Tap guitarist, who cranked his amplifiers past 10 — this week's episode is all about the songs that instantly make you want to turn the volume up. Such songs can be simple and anthemic, like The Modern Lovers' garage-punk or Kelly Clarkson's roller-coaster pop. Or they can be densely layered, like LCD Soundsystem's studio wizardry or OutKast's all-out aural assaults. But in each case, the message is the same: Let the music, whatever it might be, overwhelm you. The Modern Lovers Album: The Modern Lovers Song: Roadrunner LCD Soundsystem Album: This Is Happening Song: All I Want OutKast Album: Stankonia [Clean] Song: B.O.B. Brian Eno Album: Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) Song: Third Uncle Kelly Clarkson Album: All I Ever Wanted Song: I Do Not Hook Up The Smiths Album: Meat Is Murder Song: How Soon Is Now? Justice Album: Ed Rec Vol. 2 Song: Phantom Elastica Album: Elastica Song: Annie Ramones Album: Road to Ruin Song: I Wanna Be Sedated The Exploding Hearts Album: Guitar Romantic Song: Modern Kicks Led Zeppelin Album: Physical Graffiti Song: Kashmir | 10 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Mind-Blowing, Mysterious Moogfest: Festival Recap | If it weren't for Robert Moog, a lot of the music you enjoy today might not have been possible. As inventor of the Moog synthesizer, he gave rise not only to the technology needed for modern electronic music, but also to the creative spirit that inspired countless musicians to take his vision and play with it, mold it and reshape it into mind blowing works of art. This past weekend, a remarkably gifted group of electronic and experimental rock artists gathered to celebrate Moog's genius in Asheville, N.C. for the annual Moogfest. All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen and NPR Music producer Jacob Ganz were there and, on this week's show, report back with some of their favorite discoveries, including music from Amon Tobin, The Field, Tangerine Dream, and soundscape artist Tim Hecker. Brian Eno also presented his breathtaking sound and visual installation 77 Million Paintings, and the influential minimalist composer Terry Riley performed for nearly two hours. There were DJ sets from Flying Lotus and James Murphy, and prog-rock from Battles. | 2 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CMJ Discoveries: Casiokids, Firehorse, Caveman, More | As it does every fall, the CMJ Music Marathon came to New York City last week. They don't call it a marathon for nothing: For a band, performing in the festival can mean playing 10 shows in five days. For a fan, the choices of what to see are daunting and distant. Alabama Shakes might be playing on Delancey Street, while Teen is in Brooklyn and The Lonely Forest is playing KEXP's Showcase at the Ace Hotel, 20 minutes away. For music journalists, it's hard not to wish you could clone yourself to take it all in. In the end, the best way to have a rewarding CMJ experience might be to talk with a friend whose taste you trust. On this edition of All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen sits down with two New York journalists: Maura Johnston, music editor for The Village Voice, and Sydney Brownstone, a writer and videographer for The L Magazine. Together, the three pick a dozen favorite acts from this year's CMJ, while sharing stories of their disparate journeys through the festival. Clips Artist: Ava Luna Album: Services / 3rd Avenue Island Song: Clips Perfect Artist: Fort Lean Album: Fort Lean Song: Perfect Old Friend Artist: Caveman Album: Coco Beware Song: Old Friend Keep Time Artist: Gauntlet Hair Album: Gauntlet Hair Song: Keep Time Dresinen Artist: Casiokids Album: Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen Song: Dresinen See You Hurry Artist: WIM Album: WIM Song: See You Hurry How Can U Luv Me Artist: Unknown Mortal Orchestra Album: Unknown Mortal Orchestra Song: How Can U Luv Me She's A River Artist: Firehorse Album: So They Ran Faster... Song: She's A River Add to Playlist Where The Asphalt Dies Artist: Clouder Album: Serious Business EP Song: Where The Asphalt Dies Add to Playlist Mayday Artist: Pujol Album: Nasty, Brutish, and Short Song: Mayday Gun Shy Artist: Widowspeak Album: Widowspeak Song: Gun Shy Add to Playlist Shivers Artist: Zola Jesus Album: Conatus Song: Shivers | 25 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Electronic Edition: M83, Burial And Massive Attack, Four Tet, More | NPR Music producers Sami Yenigun and Otis Hart return once again to hold court with Bob Boilen on the best new electronic music. This episode of All Songs Considered includes tracks from superstars M83 and Four Tet, a collaboration between Burial and Massive Attack, off-the-radar releases from The Field, Luca Bacchetti, Roll the Dice and RxRy, and a mysterious single from an unknown artist. Along the way, Sami and Otis explain some of the peculiarities and buzzwords of the electronic scene, such as "dubplate culture," and why dance tracks so often sound like one long middle. 1. M83 ft. Zola Jesus: Intro 2. Unknown: Swims 3. Burial and Massive Attack: Four Walls 4. Roll The Dice: Iron Bridge 5. Luca Bacchetti: Tango 6. The Field: Is This Power 7. RxRy: P Block 8. Four Tet: Pyramid | 18 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Final Gift From Steve Jobs, Plus New Music From First Aid Kit, Still Corners, More | This past week has been filled with plenty of heartfelt remembrances for the late Apple guru Steve Jobs. And while some may say it's time for the media to move on, we think we'd be remiss if we didn't acknowledge on this edition of All Songs Considered all the amazing things he did for music. So in our final goodbye, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton turn the first part of the show over to the iPod for a couple of random discoveries, one of the many gifts Jobs gave to music lovers. Also on the show, new music from some great unknowns, including the ethereal, London-based rock group Still Corners, the Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit, Indo-Canadian singer Kiran Ahluwalia, and Kacey Underwood and Alice Costelloe, otherwise known as Big Deal, a group we first introduced on our Fall Preview show. Messes of Men Artist: mewithoutyou Album: Brother, Sister Free as a Bird Artist: The BeatlesAlbum: Anthology 1 The Lion's Roar Artist: First Aid Kit Album: The Lion's Roar Visions Artist: Big Deal Album: Lights Out Mustt Mustt Artist: Kiran Ahluwalia Album: Aam Zameen: Common Ground Submarine Artist: Still Corners Album: Creatures of an Hour | 11 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Biophilia: Bjork Visualizes Music | Bjork is a visionary. Sit down with her, and she'll tell you how today's technology gives her hope and allows her to be intuitive and emotive. Talk about music, and the Icelandic singer will tell you how the chorus in a song is like a wide-open space and how the verse is a constricted, narrow tunnel. Launch her collaborative iPad/iPhone application, and you'll see how this vision of music takes shape, literally. Here is the conversation we had in an office in New York City. And here are a few quotes of interest. "I found in the touch screen a way to visualize how I see a song when I close my eyes." "For me, this project's very much about solving things, solving riddles. I guess you could say that it is sort of about finding a new angle; how the electronic and acoustic could work together. How nature and technology could work together ... trying to find a fresh point where the listener and the music maker exchange music." "A lot of the times on this project, him (Damian Taylor), me and my assistant James, we were in a house for a year in Puerto Rico. So we were basically waking up together, programming together, making music together, getting drunk together, swimming in the ocean. So it was a very good way to be totally immersed in the project. Then we were making pendulums out of buckets and string and rope and we ordered pipe-organ pipes, really cheap ones from eBay, and were plugging the touch screens to that. Basically, what we were making was coming out of those pipes." "I found in the touch screen a way to visualize how I see a song when I close my eyes." So basically each app has a theme, a musicology theme, and this app (accompanying the song "Crystalline") is about structure. In the beginning, I thought I would make a music house in Iceland, a music museum for children so each song was a room. So you go to one room [and] you get to play with the lightning, you write a song; you go to another room, there are crystals there, and so on. That didn't happen. ... And then we thought maybe this is a 3D movie, and that may seem like a big jump, but actually for me, going from each song being a room to being a scene in a movie, isn't that much of a jump. You can use the tool of Western civilization and be impulsive and intuitive and emotional — and that, for me, creates a lot of hope. | 11 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Festival Recap: The Magic Of All Tomorrow's Parties | All Tomorrow's Parties isn't like most music festivals: It looks for artists on the fringes sonically and aesthetically, with guest curators adding a personal touch. The festival, which began in 1999, is held in both the U.K. and the U.S. The American version took place this past weekend on the boardwalk of Asbury Park, N.J. Portishead picked the bands to play Saturday's shows, which included everything from the U.K. post-punk group The Horrors and messed-up dub-rock outfit The Pop Group to a massive, bludgeoning two-hour set by Swans. On this episode of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen and NPR Music producer (and Viking's Choice blogger) Lars Gotrich look back at the festival not in a studio, not in a hotel room, but in Bob's car on the drive home to Washington, D.C. | 5 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Mix: Childish Gambino, Symphonic Peter Gabriel, More | Donald Glover is almost as prolific a rapper as he is an actor and comedian — which makes his upcoming album more than your average celebrity crossover record. The star of NBC's Community has been releasing hip-hop albums online since 2008 under the alias Childish Gambino (which he picked from a website that generates Wu-Tang Clan member names). This week's All Songs has a cut from his first physical release, CAMP, due out in November. Also on this episode: Sporting another comically referential name, Ringo Deathstarr offers slow, woozy guitar rock in the tradition of My Bloody Valentine. Plus, new discoveries from Dum Dum Girls, Megafaun, Zola Jesus and Youth Lagoon, as well as a live orchestral outing from Peter Gabriel. Swirly Artist: Ringo Deathstarr Album: Sparkler Always Looking Artist: Dum Dum Girls Album: Only in Dream Vessel Artist: Zola Jesus Album: Conatus Get Right Artist: Megafaun Album: Megafaun Montana Artist: Youth Lagoon Album: The Year of Hibernation Solsbury Hill Artist: Peter Gabriel Album: New Blood: Live in London Bonfire Artist: Childish Gambino Album: CAMP | 30 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Laura Veirs, Harold Budd, Pujol, Exitmusic, More | This week on All Songs Considered, youth and age meet in the middle. A still-kicking Tony Bennett teams up with the still freakishly youngLady Gaga on his new Duets II; Laura Veirs, who was very pregnant the last time she visited NPR, marks her new motherhood with a children's album; and Harold Budd, the wizened experimental composer who announced his retirement from music years ago, reemerges with one of the most beautiful albums of his career. Also on this episode: Exitmusic and Milagres, two New York bands with a fondness for echoing drums and spooky falsetto. 1. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett: "The Lady Is A Tramp" from 'Duets II' 2. Exitmusic: "The Sea" from 'From Silence' 3. Milagres: "Halfway" from 'Glowing Mouth' 4. Laura Veirs: "Little Lap Dog" from 'Tumble Bee' 5. Harold Budd: "Haru Spring" from 'In The Mist' 6. Pujol: "Stuff" from 'Nasty, Brutish and Short' 7. AA Bondy: "The Heart Is Willing" from 'Believers' 8. The Olivia Tremor Control: "New Day" from 'Black Foliage...' | 20 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listening Party And Q&A With Wilco | On Monday, Sept. 19, we played the entire new Wilco album, The Whole Love, for a special online listening party. This is that conversation with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt and Pat Sansone | 19 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fall Music Preview: Atlas Sound, Bjork, Feist, More | Summer's almost over, but if this year's warm-weather months weren't everything you hoped they'd be, there's one heck of a consolation prize around the corner: loads and loads of great new music. This week on All Songs Considered, NPR Music's Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson and The Record critic Ann Powers join hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton to talk about some of the releases they're most looking forward to coming out this fall. That includes a new multimedia "app" album from Bjork, Feist's long-awaited follow-up to 2007's The Reminder and a sophomore effort from Real Estate. Also on the program: The prolific drone-rock artist Atlas Sound is back with more new music, veteran English folksinger June Tabor reunites with The Oyster Band, and Swedish story-song artist Jens Lekman spins a fantastic new tale. Plus, hear new discoveries from Gem Club, Gringo Star, Gauntlet Hair and more. Shadow Artist: Gringo Star Album: Count Yer Lucky Stars By Your Hand Artist: Los Campesinos! Album: Hello Sadness Learn more about this release at Los Campesinos!' website. Chair Artist: Big Deal Album: Lights Out Learn more about this release at Big Deal's website. Bonny Bunch of Roses Artist: June Tabor & Oysterband Album: Ragged Kingdom Twins Artist: Gem Club Album: Breakers Video Games Artist: Lana Del Rey Album: Video Games Learn more about this release at Stranger Records. Moon Artist: Bjork Album: Biophilia Terra Incognita Artist: Atlas Sound Album: Parallax Easy Artist: Real Estate Album: Days My Day Artist: Cosmo Jarvis Album: Is The World Strange Or Am I Strange? An Argment with Myself Artist: Jens Lekman Album: An Argument with Myself Add to PlaylistPurchase Music Keep Time Artist: Gauntlet Hair Album: Gauntlet Hair Add to PlaylistPurchase Music Night or Day Artist: Cubic Zirconia Album: Follow Your Heart Learn more about this release at Fool's Gold Records. Replicate Artist: Fanfarlo Album: Replicate Add to Playlist Learn more about this release at Fanfarlo's website. How Come You Never Go There Artist: Feist Album: Metals | 13 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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St. Vincent Takes Your Questions | St. Vincent (Annie Clark) joins us for a chat about her new record. If you missed our listening party, we played the entre record and then had St. Vincent join us for a conversation about her album Strange Mercy. | 8 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nick Lowe Plays DJ | Nick Lowe is one of those musicians who actually seems to get better with age. He got his start in the mid-'60s English roots- and country-rock group Kippington Lodge, which later changed its name to Brinsley Schwarz, and earned a cult following in the local pub scene for the band's laid-back, feel-good swagger. Later, as a solo artist, he wrote inspired songs full of wit and heartache, such as "Cruel to Be Kind" and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding," a hit for Elvis Costello. Lowe also produced Costello's first five solo albums, including My Aim Is True and This Year's Model. Now, nearly 45 years after he released his first record, Lowe is back with his 13th solo album, The Old Magic. On this edition of All Songs Considered, Lowe joins host Bob Boilen to talk about The Old Magic and his long career making razor-sharp pop music. Lowe also shares some of the artists and songs he's loved over the years, from the country-boogie singer Tennessee Ernie Ford to a Conway Twitty-Loretta Lynn duet, as well as a rarely heard R&B tune from Jewel and the Rubies. I Can See Her Face Artist: Kippington Lodge Album: We Can Fly: Rare Psych Obscurities Shot-Gun Boogie Artist: Tennessee Ernie Ford Album: Capitol Collectors Series Sensitive Man Artist: Nick Lowe Album: The Old Magic Kidnapper Artist: Jewel and the Rubies Album: Good Vibrations: 30 Carolina Beach Music Classics Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries Artist: Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty Album: The Very Best of Loretta and Conway House for Sale Artist: Nick Lowe Album: The Old Magic Harlan County Artist: Jim Ford Album: Harlan County Without Love Artist: Nick Lowe Album: Labour of Lust | 6 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNew Mix: Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control, Tom Waits, More | On this edition of All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share the music they love most this week: 1. Neutral Milk Hotel: Oh Sister 2. Olivia Tremor Control: The Game You Play Is In Your Head 3. Lisa Hannigan: Home 4. Pedro Soler & Gasper Claus: Insomnio Mineral 5. Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter: Come To Mary 6. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Same Mistake 7. Tom Waits: Bad As Me 8. James Blake and Bon Iver: Fall Creek Boys Choir | 30 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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T-Bone Burnett On 10 Years Of 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' | When the soundtrack to the Coen Brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou? hit American ears 10 years ago, the impact was as massive as it was unexpected. Led by producer T-Bone Burnett, the album paired contemporary artists with the folk, blues, country and gospel of the movie's Depression-era setting. It became a runaway hit, selling roughly nine million copies and scoring a Grammy for Album of the Year. More importantly, it kick-started an Americana music revival that is still going strong. On this episode of All Songs Considered, Burnett speaks with Bob Boilen about the significance of the album a decade later, and plays selections from the new deluxe edition. 'In The Jailhouse Now' performed by Harley Allen Album: O Brother, Where Art Thou? [10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 'Little Sadie' performed by Norman Blake Album: O Brother, Where Art Thou? [10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] 'Hogfoot' performed by John Hartford Album: O Brother, Where Art Thou? [10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] 'Big Rock Candy Mountain' performed by Van Dyke Parks Album: O Brother, Where Art Thou? [10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] 'I'll Fly Away' performed by The Kossoy Sisters Album: O Brother, Where Art Thou? [10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] Mood Indigo Artist: Duke Ellington | 24 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Songs That Make You Feel Good | After winter must come spring. Last month, All Songs Considered asked for stories about the songs that make you cry — and received about 8,000 responses, some of them deeply personal. It seemed only fitting, then, to explore the other side of the issue. On this week's show, Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton, and ASC listeners share the songs that elevate their mood, inspiring them to whistle, dance in public, and move on from hardship and heartbreak. Rocks Off Artist: Rolling Stones Album: Exile On Main Street Young Folks Artist: Peter Bjorn and John Album: Writer's Block Dog Days Are Over Artist: Florence and the Machine Album: Lungs In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Artist: Neutral Milk Hotel Album: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea The Swimming Song Artist: Loudon Wainwright III Album: Attempted Mustache Feeling Good Artist: Nina Simone Album: I Put a Spell on You I Wanna Be Sedated Artist: Ramones Album: Road to Ruin | 17 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Memorable Moments From the Tiny Desk | After close to 150 performances captured on video, we figured it was time for a look back at one of NPR Music's most unpredictable creations: Tiny Desk Concerts. On this episode of All Songs Considered, Bob and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson share their stories of the most moving and surprising moments from three and a half years of live music in the NPR offices. Gogol Bordello Song: "Start Wearing Purple" Bob: "I remember saying to the leader of the band, Eugene Hutz, 'Do you guys need something to drink?' And out of a big paper bag he pulls a very chilled, huge bottle of vodka and says, 'Do you have glasses?'" Chuck Brown Song: "Bustin' Loose Stephen: "Not the first noisy artist to play the Tiny Desk, but still the biggest band ... The godfather of go-go music did not strip his sound down for the occasion whatsoever. And, because he's Chuck Brown, we indulged his every whim." Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Song: "Home" Stephen: "It's a very unusual-looking crop of very committed musicians, with this beautiful, communal vibe to them that really comes through." The Avett Brothers Song: "Laundry Room" Stephen: "Unbelievable volume, unbelievable power ... 'Laundry Room' is probably the individual song performance at a Tiny Desk Concert that I have listened to the most." Adele Song: "Someone Like You" Bob: "I always love performers whose speaking voice is so different — such a disconnect from their singing voice." Stephen: "She also has this absolutely magnificent cackle. Right at the end of the set, she's like, 'Forgot to take my gloves off, hahahaha!' You just can't believe this incredibly delicate instrument is also tuned to that cackle. Marvelous, marvelous performance." Tom Jones Song: "Green, Green Grass Of Home" Bob: "I imagined he would come with a backing track or something — I didn't know how he was going to do this. But this single guitar player, and Tom Jones' voice, was absolutely astonishing." Buke And Gass Song: "Medulla Oblongata" Bob: "A baritone ukulele and a guitar-bass hybrid. These are two old friends who have been making music for a long time — super-powerful, angular music." Phoenix Songs: "Lisztomania" Stephen: "We have to turn off the air-conditioning units when the bands start to perform, because you get a low hum if you leave them on. And we have gigantic picture windows — sort of like ants under a magnifying glass, with no air conditioning and probably 150 people streaming in to see Phoenix, one of the biggest bands we've had play ... Just imagine the engines of NPR wheezing to a halt for about 10 minutes." Wu Man Song:"White Snow in Spring" Bob: "Anyone who's into any kind of virtuosity in music should watch ... There's something going on that doesn't really look humanly possible." Rodrigo y Gabriela Song: "Hanuman" Stephen: "They played in metal bands, and somehow found a way to fuse it with flamenco music on nylon strings. That's one of those things where I feel like the target audience is anyone. You just have to love that." The Swell Season Song:"When Your Mind's Made Up" Bob: "There's that one moment in 'When Your Mind's Made Up,' where it builds to an explosive guitar moment ... and then it stops." Stephen: "And there's this buildup of nervous tension that then dissolves into laughter." | 10 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Mix: Herzog, Grouplove, REM, Andrew Bird, The Teddybears, Bjork, The Features, more | Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share their latest mix: Herzog: Silence Grouplove: Tongue-Tied REM: Begin the Begin Andrew Bird: Bein' Green The Teddybears: Crystal Meth Christian Bjork: Crystalline The Features: Kids We Were Promised Jet Packs: Act On Impulse | 3 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Newport Folk And Jazz Festival Preview | It's been more than a half century since the Newport folk and jazz festivals got their start in Rhode Island. In the years since, both events have continued to unite a diverse mix of artists from the far-reaching branches of both genres, while breaking new talent and showcasing revered veterans. That tradition continues July 30 and 31 2011, with the Newport Folk Festival, followed by the Newport Jazz Festival on Aug. 6 and 7. NPR Music will be at both events to webcast and broadcast a full slate of live concerts starting at noon ET each day. On this edition of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen chats with Newport folk festival producer Jay Sweet about some of the surprises in this year's lineup. Later Bob's joined by NPR Music jazz producer and A Blog Supreme editor Patrick Jarenwattananon, and Josh Jackson, host of WBGO's The Checkout, to talk about the Newport jazz festival. Artist: Earl Scruggs and Friends Album: Earl Scruggs and Friends Song: Blue Ridge Mountain Blues Artist: Gillian Welch Album: Harrow and the Harvest Song: Scarlet Town Artist: Ramblin' Jack Elliott Album: Stranger Here Song: Rising High Water Blues Artist: Tegan and Sara Album: If It Was You Song: Time Running Artist: Wanda Jackson Album: The Party Ain't Over Song: Shakin' All Over Artist: River City Extension Album: Unmistakable Man Song: South for the Winter Artist: James Farm Album: James Farm Song: Polliwog Artist: Trombone Shorty Album: For True Song: For True Artist: John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble Album: Eternal Interlude Song: Foreign One Artist: Miguel Zenón Album: Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook Song: Alma Adentro Artist: Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green Album: Apex Song: Summit | 26 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cry Baby Cry, Songs That Make You Weep | No one wants to see two grown men cry — especially not at work. For this week's all-tearjerker episode of All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton took the conversation offline and set up shop in Bob's apartment, armed with some home recording gear, a box of Kleenex and a bottle of wine. Thousands of listeners contributed stories about the music that makes them cry, and while there were some usual suspects — Adele, Sufjan Stevens, and Paul Simon, to name a few — Bob and Robin discovered that a song needn't necessarily be sad to get the waterworks going. Listen to the discussion here, then head to the All Songs blog for more. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? Artist: Louis Armstrong Album: Best of Louis Armstrong: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings If It's the Beaches Artist: The Avett Brothers Album: The Gleam End of the Rainbow Artist: Richard & Linda Thompson Album: I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight Plea from a Cat Named Virtue Artist: The Weakerthans Album: Reconstruction Site Something So Right Artist: Paul Simon Album: There Goes Rhymin' Simon Keep Ya Head Up Artist: 2Pac Album: Greatest Hits [Edited Version] To Be Alone With You Artist: Sufjan Stevens Album: Seven Swans Someone Like You Artist: Adele Album: 21 | 19 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Electronic Edition Part III | Host Robin Hilton chats with NPR Music's Sami Yenigun and Otis Hart about new and upcoming electronic releases. 1.Hudson Mohawke- Thank You (Satin Panthers EP) 2. Apparat- Black Water 3. Danny Daze- Your Everything 4. Balam Acab- Apart 5. Ital- Only For Tonight 6. Digital Line- Africa 7. Shlomo- Just Us 8. Tiger and Woods- Gin Nation | 12 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Summer Music Memories | On this week's episode of All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share the songs that made their summers in Queens and Kansas, respectively — and listeners chime in with their own memories. Included are American classics from Bob Dylan and Neil Young, some virtuosic noodling from Funkadelic and Rush, and the inevitable, all-time jam that is Violent Femmes' "Blister in the Sun." Like a Rolling Stone Artist: Bob Dylan Album: Highway 61 Revisited Maggot Brain Artist: Funkadelic Album: Maggot Brain Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Artist: Neil Young with Crazy Horse Album: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Tom Sawyer Artist: Rush Album: Exit...Stage Left Blister in the Sun Artist: Violent Femmes Album: Violent Femmes The Wind Artist: Cat Stevens Album: Teaser and the Firecat Island in the Sun Artist: Weezer Album: Weezer (Green Album) | 5 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fountains Of Wayne, New Wilco, Paul McCartney Remastered, Gillian Welch and more | We've got an exclusive preview of the upcoming Fountains of Wayne album, Sky Full of Holes. Also the Paul McCartney classic "Every Night," from a beautifully remastered version of his debut solo album. Plus, Wilco offers an early taste of its upcoming album The Whole Love — the single is the band's first release on its newly founded label, dBpm Records. Also on the show: M. Ward joins neo-folk singer Carlos Forster for an enchanting homage to campfire songs, Gillian Welch returns with her first collection of new music in eight years. Scarlet Town Artist: Gillian Welch Album: Harrow and the Harvest I Might Artist: Wilco Album: I Might Campfire Songs Artist: Carlos Forster Album: Family Trees Every Night Artist: Paul McCartney Album: McCartney (2011 Remaster) The Summer Place Artist: Fountains of Wayne Album: Sky Full of Holes Crime Of The Season Artist: Mini Mansions Album: Mini Mansions | 29 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Mix: Lykke Li, A Fiery Furnace Goes Solo, Patti Smith Does Buddy Holly And More | New music from Fiery Furnaces singer Eleanor Friedberger and her first solo project and a slow-and-steady Buddy Holly cover by Patti Smith. We've also got two premieres from albums that are still months away: a hypnotic groove from the Malian blues veterans in Tinariwen and some typically triumphant indie-pop from Mates of State. Get Some Artist: Lykke Li Album: Wounded Rhymes Imidiwan Matanam Artist: Tinariwen Album: Tassili Add to Playlist Words of Love (performed by Patti Smith) Artist: Various Artists Album: Rave on Buddy Holly Palomino Artist: Mates of State Album: Mountaintops Add to Playlist My Mistakes Artist: Eleanor Friedberger Album: Last Summer Believer Artist: John Maus Album: We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves | 22 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Discussion: The Year's Best Music (So Far) | Around this time each year, the All Songs Considered gang pauses to marvel at how quickly the months are passing, and to reflect on some of the memorable music that's come out so far. What have been some of 2011's biggest surprises? Who are some of the best new artists? NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson and reviewer Ann Powers join co-hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton to share some of the songs and albums they think have helped define the first half of 2011. Songs in this episode: Rubber Artist: Yuck Album: Yuck House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls Artist: The Weeknd Album: House of Balloons The Wilhelm Scream Artist: James Blake Album: James Blake We Sing In Time Artist: The Lonely Forest Album: Arrows Firewall Artist: Bright Eyes Album: The People's Key Red Horse (Judges II) Artist: Colin Stetson Album: New History Warfare, Vol. 2: Judges Flown Artist: Julianna Barwick Album: The Magic Place Coney Island Winter Artist: Garland Jeffreys Album: King of In Between Bloom Artist: Radiohead Album: The King Of Limbs Bizness Artist: tUnE-yArDs Album: w h o k i l l Civilian Artist: Wye Oak Album: Civilian Bubble Artist: King Creosote & Jon Hopkins Album: Diamond Mine Country Clutter Artist: Dolorean Album: The Unfazed Someone Like You Artist: Adele Album: 21 Helplessness Blues Artist: Fleet Foxes Album: Helplessness Blues Abducted Artist: Cults Album: Cults Album: Cults | 15 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wilco Live, New Discoveries From Motopony, Other Lives | This week on All Songs Considered: Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton talk about some of their favorite shows from the recent Sasquatch music festival, including a particularly memorable set from Wilco. Also on the this week's show, we hear some great new discoveries: neo-psychedelia from Other Lives, electro-folk from Motopony, a swirly dreamscape from BOBBY, heartbreaking melodies from Sam Phillips, and fuzzy noise-pop from JEFF the Brotherhood. Songs in the show: Via Chicago Artist: Wilco Album: Live at Sasquatch 2011 As I Lay My Head Down Artist: Other Lives Album: Tamer Animals Seer Artist: Motopony Album: Motopony We Saw Artist: BOBBY Album: BOBBY So Glad You're Here Artist: Sam Phillips Album: Solid State Bummer Artist: JEFF The Brotherhood Album: We Are The Champions Album: We Are The Champions | 9 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eno Plays DJ | We all have our musical heroes: those artists whose work is game-changing, or even life-changing. On this episode of All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen speaks with his hero, Brian Eno. Get a Job Artist: The Silhouettes Album: Get a Job Daniel Saw De Stone Artist: Silver Leaf Quartette of Norfolk Album: Complete Recorded Works Captain of Your Ship Artist: Reparata & The Delrons Album: Captain of Your Ship Most Wanted Artist: Cults Album: Cults Dead Finks Don't Talk Artist: Brian Eno Album: Here Come the Warm Jets Pour It Out Artist: Brian Eno Album: Drums Between the Bells This song will be available at Brian Eno's website beginning June 8. The Rip Artist: Portishead Album: Third Suzanne and I Artist: Anna Calvi Album: Anna Calvi | 2 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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British DJ Show | 1. Song: Wires Artist: Owiny Sigoma Band Album: Wires 2. Song: The Sound Table Artist: Cameo Album: Knights of the Sound Table 3. Song: Love Is The Drug Feat. Cha Cha Artist: Kode9 & The Spaceape Album: Black Sun 4. Song: French Kiss Artist: Lil Louis Album: House Flash Vol. 11 5. Song: The L Word ft. Jada (Original Mix) Artist: Deniz Kurzel Album: The L Word (Single) 6. Song: Go Bang Artist: Dinosaur L Album: 24-24 Music 7. Song: When I'm in Awe Artist: Gaslamp Killer Album: Death Gate EP 8. Song: Utopia Artist: Footprintz Album: Utopia 9. Song: Coming Home (Dirty South Remix) Artist: Diddy ft. Skylar Grey Album: Coming Home (Dirty South Remix) (single) | 23 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ew Music From: Bon Iver, Dark Metal From Boris, Graveyard | Calgary Artist: Bon Iver Album: Bon Iver Blacks Artist: Dawn Golden and Rosy Cross Album: Blow EP The Rest Of My Life Artist: Yellowbirds Album: The Color Hospital Ships Artist: Hospital Ships Album: Lonely Twin Dystopia (The Earth Is On Fire) Artist: YACHT Album: Shangri-La Hope Artist: Boris Album: Attention Please Ain't Fit To Live Here Artist: Graveyard Album: Hisingen Blues | 17 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Moby Plays DJ | Convoy Artist: C.W. McCall Album: C.W. McCall's Greatest Hits Live and Let Die Artist: Wings Album: Wings Greatest Ghost Rider Artist: Suicide Album: Suicide Warm Leatherette Artist: The Normal Album: Warm Leatherette/T.V.O.D. Rockets Artist: Moby Album: Destroyed Add to Playlist Regiment Artist: Brian Eno/David Byrne Album: My Life in the Bush of Ghost Right Thing Artist: Moby Album: Destroyed I Only Have Eyes for You Artist: The Flamingos Album: Best of the Flamingos Purchase Music | 11 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Splitsville: Breaking Up with Your Favorite Band | On this week's All Songs Considered we head to Splitsville with a look at some of the bands we've broken up with or grown apart from over the years, along with some of the artists we'll stand by no matter what. | 3 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Super Bueno! Latin Music For Everybody, Part 2 | Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras, hosts of NPR's Latin alternative music show and blog, are back this week to school the ASC crew about what's going on in Latin America and beyond. 1. Los Rakas 2. Geko Jones 3. Lagartijeando 4. Gina Chavez 5. CLDSCP 6. Diego Garcia 7. Pegasvs | 26 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Exclusive Previews: Danger Mouse, Le Butcherettes, Ben Sollee, More | 1. The Ronettes: "Walking In The Rain" 2. Little Scream: "Red Hunting Jacket" 3. The High Llamas: "Berry Adams" 4. Danger Mouse and Daniel Luppi: "The Rose With The Broken Neck" 5. Ben Sollee: "Bible Belt" 6. Le Butcherettes: "I'm Getting Sick Of You" | 19 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Death Cab For Cutie, My Morning Jacket, More | Circuital Artist: My Morning Jacket Album: Circuital Happy With You Artist: The Bewitched Hands Album: Birds & Drums In The City Artist: Chris Bathgate Album: Salt Year Eleven Artist: Thao & Mirah Album: Thao & Mirah Abducted Artist: Cults Album: Cults Home Is A Fire Artist: Death Cab For Cutie Album: Codes And Keys | 12 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Mix: Low, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, More | The Ballad Of Frankie Jr. Artist: Five Eight Album: Your God Is Dead To Me Now Flunkt Sass Vs. The Root Plume Artist: Of Montreal Album: thecontrollersphere Woman Artist: Timber Timbre Album: Creep On Creepin' On Bubble Artist: King Creosote & Jon Hopkins Album: Diamond Mine Try To Sleep Artist: Low Album: C'mon The Afterlife Artist: Paul Simon Album: So Beautiful or So What Belong Artist: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Album: Belong Losing My Edge Artist: LCD Soundsystem Album: LCD Soundsystem | 5 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Panda Bear Plays Guest Dj | This week, All Songs Considered hands the reins to acclaimed experimental musician Noah Lennox, a.k.a. Panda Bear. Lennox made the trip down to NPR's Washington, D.C. headquarters while on a visit to his hometown of Baltimore. He sat down with host Bob Boilen to talk about his upcoming album Tomboy (out April 12) and to pick some of his favorite tunes. Breed Artist: Nirvana Album: Nevermind You Can Count On Me Artist: Panda Bear Album: Tomboy Oliver Twist Artist: Avey Tare Album: Down There Last Night At The Jetty Artist: Panda Bear Album: Tomboy How You Satisfy Me Artist: Spectrum Album: Soul Kiss (Glide Divine). Godzilla Artist: Zomby Album: One Foot Ahead Of The Other EP Slow Motion Artist: Panda Bear Album: Tomboy Eastover Wives Artist: Dent May Album: That Feeling 7" | 29 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Discoveries from SXSW 2011 | Bob Boilen talks with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson about their true SXSW 2011 discoveries. Beaver Artist: Holger Album: Sunga Add to Playlist Find out more about this album at Holger's website. The Choke Artist: Austra Album: Feel It Break Literal Artist: The Calm Blue Sea Album: The Calm Blue Sea Before I Move Off Artist: Mount Kimbie Album: Crooks & Lovers Rest Artist: Cheyenne Marie Mize Album: Before Lately Millions of People Running in Circles Artist: Magic Bullets Album: Magic Bullets | 24 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW 2011: Saturday | The NPR Music crew gather one last time in Austin, Texas for their 4th SXSW 2011 nightly wrap up. Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton Stephen Thompson and Ann Powers talk about the music they loved on this last day and night of the festival. | 20 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW 2011: Friday | The NPR Music crew gather in a churchyard in Austin Texas for their 3rd SXSW 2011 nightly wrap up. Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton Stephen Thompson and Ann Powers talk about the music they loved on this 3rd day of the festival. | 20 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches from SXSW 2011: Thursday Day 2 | The NPR Music crew gather on a street corner again in Austin Texas for their 2nd SXSW 2011 nightly wrap up. Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton Stephen Thompson and Ann Powers talk about the music they loved on this 2nd day of the festival. | 18 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW 2011: Wednesday | The NPR Music crew gather on a street corner in Austin Texas for their first SXSW 2011 nightly wrap up. Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton Stephen Thompson and Ann Powers talk about the music they loved on this first day of the festival. | 17 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW 2011: Wednesday | The NPR Music crew gather on a street corner in Austin Texas for their first SXSW 2011 nightly wrap up. Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton Stephen Thompson and Ann Powers talk about the music they loved on this first day of the festival. | 17 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2011 Preview | All Songs Considered is Austin-bound! On this week's show, Bob, Robin, Stephen and Ann talk about the bands they're most excited to see this year at South By Southwest. The four-day festival kicks off on Wednesday, March 11 in Austin, Texas and features close to 2,000 artists, who span countless genres and sport some fiercely esoteric names (Ringo Deathstarr, anyone?). Also on the show this week, a look at some of the SXSW performances NPR Music will be streaming live — including soul and R&B standard-bearer Raphael Saadiq, Welsh indie trio The Joy Formidable, and all-female supergroup WILD FLAG (featuring our long-lost friend Carrie Brownstein). No Nostalgia Artist: AgesandAges Album: Alright You Restless Daisy Artist: Fang Island Album: Fang Island Pobre Mary (a.k.a. El Boogie de la Muerte) Artist: Guadalupe Plata Album: Guadalupe Plata Expanding Anyway Artist: Morning Teleportation Album: Expanding Anyway Zut Alore! Artist: Zorch Album: Demo Born to Be Wild (Steppenwolf Cover) Artist: Owen Weaver Album: (Unreleased) Tempting Time Artist: Animals As Leaders Album: Animals As Leaders So High Artist: Ringo Deathstarr Album: Colour Trip Heart Attack Artist: Raphael Saadiq Album: Stone Rollin' Glass Tambourine Artist: WILD FLAG "Future Crimes" b/w "Glass Tambourine" 7-Inch Cradle Artist: The Joy Formidable Album: The Big Roar WHALE Artist: Yellow Ostrich Album: The Mistress Love Crime Artist: Secret Cities Album: Strange Hearts Shadows On Behalf Artist: The Stepkids Album: Shadows On Behalf (12" Single) Ego Death Artist: A Place to Bury Strangers Album: Exploding Head Swimmer, Dreams Don't Keep Artist: Amanda Shires Album: Carrying Lightning Squealing Pigs Artist: Admiral Fallow Album: Boots Met My Face Rainforts Artist: No Gold Album: No Gold California Killer Artist: The Vandelles Album: Del Black Aloha | 8 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Mix: Radiohead, Panda Bear, The Dodos And More | Mr. Magpie Artist: Radiohead Album: The King Of Limbs National Anthem To The Moon Artist: Bruce Haack Album: Farad: The Electric Voice Last Night At The Jetty Artist: Panda Bear Album: Tomboy Towards The Sun Artist: Alexi Murdoch Album: Towards The Sun If I Had A Boat Artist: James Vincent McMorrow Album: Early In The Morning We Are Rising Artist: Son Lux Album: Untitled (RPM Challenge) Hear more from Son Lux's album-in-a-month project. Don't Stop Artist: The Dodos Album: No Color | 1 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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So, The '90s are back, Or Whatever | Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit Nevermind Jeff Buckley Grace Grace Radiohead No Surprises OK Computer Lauryn Hill Doo Wop (That Thing) The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Neutral Milk Hotel Holland, 1945 In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Collective Soul Shine Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid Soundgarden Black Hole Sun Superunknown PJ Harvey Long Snake Moan To Bring You My Love Missy Elliott Hit 'Em Wit da Hee Supa Dupa Fly Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Mustt Mustt (Lost in His Work) Mustt Mustt LEM Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush Smashing Pumpkins 1979 Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Lucinda Williams Car Wheels On A Gravel Road Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Sebadoh Soul and Fire Bubble and Scrape Blur Song 2 Blur Metallica Enter Sandman Metallica Cornershop Brimful of Asha When I Was Born for the 7th Time Pearl Jam The Fixer Backspacer My Bloody Valentine When You Sleep Loveless Johnny Cash Delia's Gone American Recordings Beck Loser Mellow Gold | 22 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Peter Bjorn And John, Fleet Foxes, And More | Second Chance Artist: Peter Bjorn and John Album: Gimme Some Rumour Has It Artist: Adele Album: 21 Sketch #6 Artist: Son Lux Album: Untitled (RPM Challenge) Hear more from Son Lux's album-in-a-month project. The Honest Truth Artist: Typhoon Album: A New Kind Of House Roni Artist: Chikita Violenta Album: TRE3 Helplessness Blues Artist: Fleet Foxes Album: Helplessness Blues | 15 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Tom Jones Shares His Favorite Love Songs | Make a list of the great crooners who sing love songs and Tom Jones is likely to be somewhere near the top. He was for us when we sought out a guest DJ to share songs of romance and heartache for Valentine's Day. In this edition of All Songs Considered, Tom Jones joins host Bob Boilen to talk about some of the songs Jones has loved most over the years, starting with the first he can remember singing to his grandmother as a child in Wales. Reconsider Me Artist: Johnny Adams Album: Johnny Adams' You Can Depend On Me He Stopped Loving Her Today Artist: George Jones Album: 16 Biggest Hits Love Letters Artist: Tom Jones Album: Red, White and Blues Soundtrack Great Balls of Fire Artist: Jerry Lee Lewis Album: Definitive Collection You're the First, the Last, My Everything Artist: Barry White Album: All-Time Greatest Hits If I Give My Soul Artist: Tom Jones Album: Praise & Blame | 8 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Electronic Music Edition II | Maxmillian Dunbar: Polo Blondes: Synthesist Nicolas Jaar: Keep Me There Steffi: Yours Maya Jane Coles: Nobody Else Rocketnumbernine: Matthew and Toby Francesco Tristano: Idiosynkrasia Factory Floor: Real Love (Optimo Remix) | 1 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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James Blake Sings, Cowboy Junkies On Vic Chesnutt, And More | It Hurts Me, Too Artist: First Aid Kit Album: Universal Soldier/It Hurts Me, Too I'll See You Around Artist: Cowboy Junkies Album: Demons Operation Artist: Yuck Album: Yuck Art Vandelay Artist: Ducktails Album: Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics The Wilhelm Scream Artist: James Blake Album: James Blake Southern Decline Artist: Apex Manor Album: The Year of Magical Drinking | 25 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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neak Previews: Telekinesis, R.E.M., Iron And Wine, More | Artist: Iron and Wine Album: Kiss Each Other Clean Song: Half Moon Artist: R.E.M. Album: Collapse Into Now Song: Oh My Heart Artist: Six Organs Of Admittance Album: Asleep On The Floodplain Song: Hold But Let Go Artist: Malachai Album: Return To The Ugly Side Song: Mid Antarctica (Wearin' Sandals) Artist: Telekinesis Album: 12 Desperate Straight Lines Song: You Turn Clear In The Sun Artist: David Dondero Album: A Pre-Existing Condition Song: Nobody Loves Your Doggie Like You Do | 11 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNew Music by: Bright Eyes, G-Side, Wire And More | G-Side Nat Geo The ONE...COHESIVE Julianna Barwick Envelop The Magic Place Colin Stetson Judges New History Warfare Vol. 2: Rikki Ililonga Dark Sunrise Dark Sunrise Wire Moreover Red Barked Tree Bright Eyes Shell Games The People's Key | 4 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Vikings Choice: 201 Best Metal and Outer Sounds | Ludicra A Larger Silence The Tenant [Profound Lore] ? Paon Sainte Patronne De Rien Pantoute Courses [? Paon] Warm Climate "Saltwater Simplified" from 'Camouflage on the River Wretched' The Fun Years Breech on the Bowstring God Was Like, No [Barge] The Body Empty Hearth All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood [At A Loss] Captain Beefheart "Tropical Hot Dog Night" Jack Rose Lick Mountain Ramble Luck in the Valley [Thrill Jockey] Harvey Milk I Did Not Call Out A Small Turn of Human Kindness [Hydrahead] Agalloch Into the Painted Grey Marrow of the Spirit [Profound Lore] | 27 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitAll Songs' Listeners Pick The Best Albums Of 2010 | Band Album Song 25 Cee Lo: The Ladykiller, F--k You 24 Joanna Newsom: Have One On Me, Does Not Suffice 23 Broken Social Scene: Forgiveness Rock Record, World Sick 22 New Pornographers: Together, The Crash Years 21 Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs: God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise, Beg Steal or Borrow 20 Yeasayer: Odd Blood, Ambling Alp 19 Janelle Monae: The ArchAndroid, Tightrope 18 Spoon: Transference, Written in Reverse 17 Deerhunter: Halcyon Digest, Memory Boy 16 The Tallest Man On Earth: The Wild Hunt, The Wild Hunt 15 Band Of Horses: Infinite Arms, Loredo 14 Local Natives: Gorilla Manor, World News 13 Jonsi: Go, Go Do 12 Sleigh Bells: Treats, Rill Rill 11 Gorillaz: Plastic Beach, On Melancholy Hill 10 Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Monster 9 Beach House: Teen Dream, Zebra 8 Sufjan Stevens: The Age Of Adz, Vesuvius 7 Vampire Weekend: Contra, Holiday 6 LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening, All I Want 5 Broken Bells: Broken Bells, The High Road 4 Mumford & Sons: Sigh No More, The Cave 3 The National: High Violet, Bloodbuzz Ohio 2 The Black Keys: Brothers, Everlasting Light 1 Arcade Fire: The Suburbs Ready to Start | 14 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Holiday Music 2010 | The All Songs Considered Holiday Music Show 2010. With Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton, Stephen Thompson and Barrie Hardymon. Music by: F----- Up Album: Do They Know It's Christmas? Song: Do They Know It's Christmas? Wham! Album: Last Christmas Song: Last Christmas Matt Wilson Album: Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O Song: You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch Vince Guaraldi Trio Album: A Charlie Brown Christmas Song: Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal Version) Poly Styrene Album: Black Christmas Song: Black Christmas Dean Martin Album: Making Spirits Bright Song: A Marshmallow World The Leevees Album: Hanukkah Rocks Song: At The Timeshare Luciano Pavarotti Album: O Holy Night Song: O Holy Night (Minuit Chr?tien) Sarah Siskind Album: All Come Together Now Song: May Love Fall Like Snow Rosemary Clooney Album: Christmas With Rosemary Clooney Song: Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) James Brown Album: Funky Christmas Song: Soulful Christmas | 13 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitDiscussion: The Year In Music, 2010 The Year's Biggest Surprises, Best New Artists And More | Best Coast Sea of Bees Jeremy Messersmith Lost In The Trees Sleigh Bells Buke And Gass Kanye West Jonsi Sufjan Stevens Joanna Newsom Tallest Man On Earth Live at the 9:30 Club Regina Carter Lower Dens Josh Ritter Sharon Van Etten Cee Lo | 8 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Albums We Missed in 2010 | Tobacco: "Stretch Your Face" from 'Maniac Meat' Jack Rose: "Luck In The Valley" from 'Luck In The Valley' Glasser: "Apply" from 'Ring' Khaira Arby: "Djaba" from 'Timbuktu Tarab' Mount Kimbie: "Before I Move Off" from 'Crooks and Lovers' Dean and Britta: "I'll Keep It With Mine" from '13 Most Beautiful: Songs For Andy Warhol's Screen Test' Aloe Blacc: "Femme Fatale" from 'Good Things' Tame Impala: "The Bold Arrow Of Time" from 'Innerspeaker' | 1 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Albums We Missed In 2010 | Tobacco: "Stretch Your Face" from 'Maniac Meat' Jack Rose: "Luck In The Valley" from 'Luck In The Valley' Glasser: "Apply" from 'Ring' Khaira Arby: "Djaba" from 'Timbuktu Tarab' Mount Kimbie: "Before I Move Off" from 'Crooks and Lovers' Dean and Britta: "I'll Keep It With Mine" from '13 Most Beautiful: Songs For Andy Warhol's Screen Test' Aloe Blacc: "Femme Fatale" from 'Good Things' Tame Impala: "The Bold Arrow Of Time" from 'Innerspeaker' | 30 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Alt Latino Edition | Chancha Via Circuito: Pintar el Sol Bomba Estereo: Juana Rita Indiana: El Juidero Los Fabulosos Cadillacs: Matador Carla Morrison: Compatir Girl In A Coma: While My Guitar Gently Weeps | 23 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Paul Simon, John Vanderslice, The Decemberists and more | Paul Simon - Getting Ready for Christmas Day John Vanderslice - Sea Salt Yann Tiersen - Palestine Baths - Aminals The Decemberists - Down by the Water Gospel Claws - Walk Me Down | 16 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Daniel Lanois | 01. Sly And The Family Stone: "In Time" from 'Fresh' 02. The Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Foxey Lady" from 'Are You Experienced' 03. Brian Eno: "Weightless" from 'Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks' 04. Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band: "Express Yourself" from 'Express Yourself' 05. Black Dub: "Silverado" from 'Black Dub' 06. Neil Young: "Walk With Me" from 'Le Noise' 07. Daniel Lanois: "I Love You" from 'Shine' 08. Grandmaster Flash: "The Message" from 'The Message' | 9 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Smith Westerns, Gang of Four, Fred Schneider Holiday Record, and More | Smith Westerns - Weekend Burnt Ones - Bury Me In Smoke Demon's Claws - Fed From Her Hand Gang of Four - You'll Never Pay For The Farm Candy Claws - In The Deep Time The Superions - Fruitcake | 2 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CMJ: Looking Back to a Whirlwind of Music | The College Music Journal music festival took place in NYC. The five day festival featured over a thousand bands. On this edition of All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen, NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson and WFUV host Alisa Ali talk about their favorite discoveries at CMJ 2010. | 26 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tunes To Get You Through Your Teens | 01. King Crimson: "In the Court of the Crimson King" from 'In the Court of the Crimson King' 02. Soundgarden: "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden 03. The Flaming Lips: "Talkin' 'Bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues" from 'Hit to Death in the Future Head' 04. The Beatles: "I Need You" from 'Help' 05. Led Zeppelin: "Rock and Roll" from 'Led Zeppelin IV' 06. Cheap Trick: "The Ballad of TV Violence" from 'Cheap Trick' 07. Simon and Garfunkel: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" from 'Bridge over Troubled Water' | 19 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bob Dylan Bootlegs, Tom Tom Club, Marah | Avey Tare: Down There Mark McGuire: Living With Yourself Tom Tom Club: Genius Of Love (live) Marah: Life Is A Problem Bob Dylan: The Death Of Emmet Till The Tallest Man On Earth: Little River Khaira Arby: Goumou | 14 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Best New Electronic Music | 01. Gold Panda: "Same Dream China" 02. Jatoma: "Little Houseboat" 03. Mount Kimbie: "Carbonated" 04. Terror Danjah: "This Year" 05. Teengirl Fantasy: 06. Moodymann: "It's 2 Late 4 U And Me" 07. Morgan Packard: "Insist" 08. Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom: "Track Five" 09. Seefeel: "Faults" 10. Tokimonsta: "Sa Mo Jung" | 5 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Swans Return,Syd Barrett Remembered, Great New Jazz and Land of Talk | Swans - "My Birth" Bee Vs. Moth - "Tuesday in Tuskegee" Mary Halvorson Quintet - "Sea Seizure" Sea of Bees - "Willis" Syd Barrett - "Terrapin" Land of Talk - " Cloak and Cipher | 28 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fall Music Preview | 01. Hank Williams: "Where The Old Red River Flows" from 'The Complete Mother's Best Recordings' 02. Sufjan Stevens: "Vesuvius" from 'The Age of ADZ' 03. Mark Ronson and the Business: "Record Collection" from 'Record Collection' 04. Antony and the Johnsons: "Ghost" from 'Swanlights' 05. Sharon Van Etten: "Don't Do It" from 'Epic' 06. Brian Eno: "Emerald And Stone" from 'Small Craft On A Milk Sea' 07. Dark Star: "Gold" from 'North' 08. Belle and Sebastian: "I Didn't See It Coming" from 'Write About Love' 09. Deerhunter: "Earthquake" from 'Halcyon Digest' 10. The Extra Lens: "Only Existing Footage" from 'Undercard' 11. Small Sins: "Pot Calls Kettle Black" from 'Pot Calls Kettle Black' 12. Black Dub: "I Believe In You" from 'Black Dub' 13. Tricky: "Kingston Logic" from 'Mixed Race' 14. Brian McBride: "Girl Nap" from 'The Effective Disconnect' 15. The Red River: "When We Are Wild" from 'Little Songs About The Big Picture' | 21 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Neil Young, Led Zeppelin Tribute, More (FIX) | We accidentally mispronounced an artist's name on the previous version of this program. Our apologies Abigail Washburn! Neil Young The Black Angels Weinland (Led Zeppelin tribute) Abigail Washburn My Jerusalem OMD | 15 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Neil Young, Led Zeppelin Tribute, More | Neil Young: Walk With Me The Black Angels: Bad Vibrations Weinland: Hey Hey What Can I Do Abigail Washburn: Bring Me My Queen My Jerusalem: Farewell OMD: History Of Modern | 15 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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First Listen Bonanza: Superchunk, Robert Plant, More | Robert Plant: "Angel Dance" Superchunk: "Digging For Something" Bostich and Fussible: "Centinela" Black Milk: "Warning (Keep Bouncing)" The Bad Plus: "Never Stop" Iggy And The Stooges: "No Fun" *Includes interview with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about the All Tomorrow's Parties music festival. | 7 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Jim Jarmusch | Jarmusch is curating this year's All Tomorrow's Parties in New York. Hear a sample of some of the bands he picked: Sunn 0))) and Boris: "Etna" Wood Shjips: "Motorbike" T-Model Ford: "Nobody Gets Me Down" Raekwon: "House Of Flying Daggers" Hope Sandoval: "Trouble" The Greenhornes: "There Is An End" | 30 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Robert Plant, Richard Thompson, Max Richter, More | Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant is back with a new collaboration, this time with country singer and songwriter Buddy Miller. Their new album, 'Band of Joy,' is a fresh mix of rock folk and blues, and features other artists such as Patty Griffin and Darrel Scott. We've got a cut from the new record on this edition of All Songs Considered. Also on the program: Angular rock from Buke and Gass, the unusual instrumental music of Max Richter, a nod to Pink Floyd from Bellflur, the new project from David Sitek (TV On The Radio) called Maximum Balloon, The Capitalist Youth, and legendary guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson. | 23 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Mix: Sean Lennon, Sarah Blasko, Siskiyou | Ten years ago, Queens of the Stone Age released Rated R, a tuneful and riff-obsessed hard-rock album. It was simultaneously heavy, funky and melancholic, a far cry from the stoner rock of Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri's former band, Kyuss. To celebrate its anniversary, Rated R has been reissued with a bonus disc of B-sides and a live concert. Also on the show: Sean Lennon's new psych-pop project with Charlotte Kemp Muhl called The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger, Australian singer-songwriter Sarah Blasko, a new group featuring a former Great Lake Swimmers member called Siskiyou, an inspired mix of hip-hop and folk from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., and the distinctive voices of Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan. | 18 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Oddest Musical Pairings | If you've ever seen the infamous video of David Bowie's Christmastime duet with Bing Crosby, then you know musicians are capable of the most imaginative (and baffling) collaborations. On this edition of All Songs Considered we look at odd pairings, some brilliant, and some just so very, very wrong. | 9 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Highlights From The Newport Folk Festival 2010 | Hear highlights from some of the more memorable performances from this year's Newport Folk Festival, with host Bob Boilen. | 3 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Newport Folk Festival Preview | Host Bob Boilen chats with festival producer Jay Sweet about what to expect from this year's Newport gathering. | 26 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitLiz Phair, The Books, Ra Ra Riot, Vijay Iyer, More | Rock guitarist and singer Liz Phair is back from a five-year hiatus with one of the most unusual and creative albums of her career, but hardly anyone has noticed. That's because she quietly self-released the record on her website, over the fourth of July weekend. On this edition of All Songs Considered we share a cut from the new album Funstyle. Also on the show: A gorgeous new solo record from Bon Iver drummer Sean Carey; a mesmerizing sound collage from The Books; feel-good garage rock from Agent Ribbons; new-folk singer David Dondero; Icelandic artist Olof Arnalds; jazz pianist Vijay Iyer covers a classic pop song from the '80s; and the New York-based rock group Ra Ra Riot returns with an epic sophomore release. | 19 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Panda Bear, The Walkmen, Cowboy Junkies, More | 01. Panda Bear: "Slow Motion" from 'Tomboy' 02. The Walkmen: "Stranded" from 'Lisbon' 03. Dirty Projectors and Bjork: "All We Are" from 'Mount Wittenberg Orca' 04. Miniature Tigers: "Mansion of Misery" from 'Fortress' 05. Mountain Man: "Sewee Sewee" from 'Made the Harbor' 06. Hey Rosetta!: "New Goodbye" from 'Into Your Lungs' 07. Cowboy Junkies: "Sir Francis Bacon At The Net" from 'Renmin Park' | 13 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Summer Music Preview | Summer is here and with it comes a crush of great new music. On this edition of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen chats with Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, producer Robin Hilton and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson about some of the upcoming albums they're most looking forward to, along with some great new discoveries. Hear previews from former Be Good Tanyas singer Frazey Ford, solo work from Radiohead drummer Phil Selway, M.I.A. and more. | 6 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far) | Hear Bob count down the top 20 albums of 2010 (so far), as selected by NPR listeners. | 29 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far) | Hear Bob count down the top 20 albums of 2010 (so far), as selected by NPR listeners. | 29 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Best Summer Dance Music (Clean) | On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen talks with NPR Music's Frannie Kelley, Amy Schriefer and Sami Yenigun about their favorite songs for getting your "groove" on and shaking your "booty" this summer. Hear new music from Swedish pop singer Robyn, Kylie Minogue, Big Boi, a special premiere of a new track by Scissor Sisters and more. | 22 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bonnaroo Wrap Up | Host Bob Boilen chats with WFUV's Rita Houston, KUT's Andy Uhler and Jill Riley of Minnesota Public Radio's The Current about their favorite performances from this year's Bonnaroo festival. | 16 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bonnaroo Preview | Bob Boilen talks with Andy Uhler of NPR member station KUT, Jill Riley of The Current and Rita Houston of WFUV about this week's Bonnaroo music festival. | 8 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Best Opening Tracks Ever? | In response to our shout out for your favorite opening tracks, Bob Boilen gets together with Carrie Brownstein (NPR Monitor mix) and Tom Moon, (author of "1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die") We play some of your favorites and some of our own. | 1 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Arcade Fire Interview Plus 2 New Songs | Arcade Fire's Win and Will Butler join All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen for a chat about their new album The Suburbs. We play 2 new songs, the title track and "Month of May." | 27 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bettye LaVette, Sleigh Bells, Buzzcocks, More | The Brooklyn-based electro-rock duo Sleigh Bells specializes in sensory overload. The band's thrilling debut album, Treats, is a full-on assault, with explosive beats, startling guitar riffs and some intense screeching from singer Alexis Krauss. On this edition of All Songs Considered we've got the song "Tell 'Em" from Treats. Also on the show: One-man chillwave band Toro Y Moi, the innocent but edgy music of Secret Cities, evocative instrumental band Accordion, Iceland's neo classical artist Olafur Arnalds, remembering the British punk-pop group The Buzzcocks, Chicago's Light Pollution, and soul singer Bettye LaVette covers some well-known rock classics. | 24 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Don Was Revisits 'Exile On Main Street' | This week, Universal Records is releasing a remastered version of Exile on Main Street that includes a bonus disc of alternate versions of select songs, as well as previously unreleased tracks. The Rolling Stones brought on producer Don Was to scour the old Exile master recordings for lost gems. Some of the rediscovered songs needed mixing, while others needed entirely new lyrics and vocal tracks. On this edition of All Songs Considered, Was talks about how he picked the songs, how they were produced and the lasting impact of the now-legendary album. | 17 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) Plays DJ | John Lydon, the singer and leader of Public Image LTD. and former Sex Pistol frontman plays DJ on this weeks All Songs Considered. Lydon is making his first U.S. tour with Public Image. His song selections range from Hendrix to Celtic. His wit is sharp and uses it to skewer host Bob Boilen. It's a podcast you won't easily forget. | 11 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 122 | VideoVideo: Project Song: Moby: One Song, Two Days, Three Versions | It takes weeks, even years, to write a song. NPR Music's Project Song challenges musicians to do it in just two days. Every Project Song participant has worked right up to the last minute — that is, until Moby. He and collaborator Kelli Scarr finished so quickly, they wound up recording three different versions of "Gone to Sleep." | 4 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Best In New Jazz, Hip-Hop, Metal And Noise | On this edition of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen chats with NPR Music producers Frannie Kelley, Lars Gotrich and Patrick Jarenwattananon about some of their favorite new metal, jazz and hip-hop songs and albums. | 3 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Apples In Stereo, Caribou, Dr. Dog | On this edition of All Songs Considered: The Apples In Stereo, The Kissaway Trail, Dr. Dog, Caribou, Afrobeat legend Tony Allen and Tom Lehrer. | 26 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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LCD Sound System, Merle Haggard, Radar Bros. | On this edition of All Songs Considered: New music from crazy electro-pop group LCD Soundsystem, the legendary "poet of the common man" Merle Haggard, the glittery pop of Radar Bros., string metal from Judgement Day, the dance beats and sitar of Cornershop and Bob's new favorite band: Very Be Careful. | 19 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Broken Social Scene, Passion Pit, Rafter | San Diego-based producer Rafter Roberts has worked with artists such as Sufjan Stevens, Fiery Furnaces and Rocket From the Crypt. But he's also known for his own solo work, and is about to release his fourth album under the name Rafter. We've got a preview cut on this edition of All Songs Considered. Also on the program: the Canadian supergroup Broken Social Scene, a deluxe reissue from the electro-pop group Passion Pit, the strangely named Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, Japan's quirky pop trio Chatmonchy and Ethiopian jazz artist Mulatu Astatke. | 14 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Spring Music Preview | Host Bob Boilen chats with Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, producer Robin Hilton and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson about some of the spring's most anticipated new recordings. | 5 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Jonsi (Sigur Ros) | What do Iron Maiden, Billie Holiday and castrato singer Alessandro Moreschi have in common? Answer: Sigur Ros frontman Jon ("Jonsi") Thor Birgisson lists them among his favorite artists. On this edition of All Songs Considered, Jonsi talks about his new solo album, Go, and shares some of the songs that have helped shape his own music. | 29 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW: Saturday | And so brings the beginning of the end. In their final late night dispatch from SXSW, Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson have met up to retrace their steps and remember their favorite moments from Saturday at the festival, including a bittersweet tribute to Big Star's Alex Chilton. | 21 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW: Saturday | And so brings the beginning of the end. In their final late night dispatch from SXSW, Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson have met up to retrace their steps and remember their favorite moments from Saturday at the festival, including a bittersweet tribute to Big Star's Alex Chilton. | 21 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW: Friday | At the weary end of every night throughout South By Southwest, Bob Boilen, Carrie Brownstein, Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson have met up on the Austin streets to break down all the events of the day. And then, in the cruel light of morning, we've posted these rambling and often existential recaps here in podcast form. In this third installment, the gang, recap their favorite moments including Japanese band Camisama, a new band from Jason Lytle and Earlimart, party rocker Andrew WK, The xx and so much more. | 20 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW: Thursday | Every night — or really, early morning — during South By Southwest, Bob Boilen, Carrie Brownstein, Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson will meet up on some random street corner in Austin, Texas and break down the events of the day. And every morning during the festival we'll post these lively and increasingly loopy recaps here and on the blog. In this second installment, the gang met up around 2:30 a.m. to rave about NPR Music's SXSW daytime party at The Parish, which included Brooklyn Rider, Smith Westerns, Local Natives, G-Side, Surfer Blood, and Sleigh Bells. They also talk about some of the shows they were able to catch later that night in venues all across Austin. | 19 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches from SXSW 2010: Wednesday | SXSW is upon us. In the first late night dispatch from South By Southwest, Bob Boilen, Carrie Brownstein, Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson recap the day's events from the streets of Austin, Tex. Here they share their favorite moments from NPR Music's SXSW showcase at Stubb's that included Visqueen, The Walkmen, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Broken Bells and Spoon. They also highlight other bands they've been able to see so far and preview what's in store for the rest of the week. | 18 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2010 Preview | On this edition of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen chats with NPR Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton, and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson about some of the bands they're most looking forward to seeing at this year's South by Southwest festival and conference. Hear music from some great discoveries, including the metal group Black Cobra and rapper Rye Rye. | 9 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Broken Bells Chat | Bob Boilentalks with Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) and James Mercer (The Shins) about the duo's new project, Broken Bells. | 9 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Chopin, The White Stripes, Joanna Newsom, More | All this year, NPR Music is celebrating the 200th birthday of pianist Frederic Chopin with an ongoing series of live performances, interviews and commentaries. (You can find everything at Chopin at 200.) Chopin was just 39 when he died, and in his short time as a composer, he contributed more significant works to the piano than any other composer before or since. On this edition of All Songs Considered, we feature one of his impromptus, performed by pianist Yundi Li. Also on the show: a welcoming song from Joanna Newsom's triple-length album; the stunning arrangements of Owen Pallett, formerly known as Final Fantasy; the open space of Pantha du Prince's minimal electronic music; hard-hitting soul from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings; and a prime cut from The White Stripes' live concert documentary, recorded across Canada. | 1 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fela Kuti, Shearwater, Eluvium, Laura Gibson, More | This month, the first nine albums of legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti are being reissued. They've been remastered and sound better than ever. On this edition of All Songs Considered we here an extended cut from Kuti's stunning 1972 album, Shakara. Also on the show: a new, posthumous album from Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure and kora player Toumani Diabate; Shearwater's dramatic new concept record The Golden Archipelago; the wind-swept, ethereal world of electronic musician Eluvium; a new collaboration between Portland, Ore. artists Laura Gibson and Ethan Rose; the haunting, mournful sounds of Richard Skelton; and some incredible new guitar rock from The Archie Bronson Outfit. | 22 2 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Breakup_songs | Each year on All Songs Considered, we celebrate Valentine's Day with a mix of our favorite love songs. We've done listener picks and lesser-known love songs, and even invited filmmaker John Waters in to spin some of his favorite music for Valentine's Day. This year, we decided to mix it up and feature breakup songs. On this edition of All Songs Considered, you'll hear songs of love and loathing from Beck, Flight of the Conchords, Justin Timberlake, soul singer Bettye Swann and more. | 11 2 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Magnetic Fields, Giant Drag, Preservation Hall Jazz Band | After releasing the appropriately titled Distortion in 2008, The Magnetic Fields' members return with a cleaner, mostly acoustic sound. The new album is Realism, and we've got the opening cut, "You Must Be Out Of Your Mind." Also on the show: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band resurrects the voice of Louis Armstrong, a strange new opera from The Knife, the surprising string quartet Brooklyn Rider, Giant Drag and The Heligoats. | 1 2 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Hotrats, Fredrik, jj, The Besnard Lakes, Surfer Blood, More | On this edition of All Songs Considered, we're featuring two bands from Sweden that make gorgeous, otherworldly music: the duo known as jj and a band called Fredrik. We've got selections from both on the program, along with new music from The Besnard Lakes, Surfer Blood, Midlake, singer-songwriter Josiah Wolf and a group called The Hotrats covering a classic from Pink Floyd. | 26 1 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sigur Ros' Jonsi, Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum, Jay Reatard, More | All Songs Considered's latest mix features new solo music from Sigur Ros frontman Jonsi, Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum appears on a new benefit CD called Stroke: Songs For Chris Knox, the T-Rex-inspired garage rock group Smith Westerns, Louisiana's Givers, New Zealand pop from Lawrence Arabia, we remember the music of Jay Reatard, and the folk duo Drug Rug. | 19 1 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Spoon's Britt Daniel, Jim Eno Discuss New Album | All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with Spoon frontman Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno about the band's latest album, Transference, and take questions from listeners posted in an online chat room. Transference, the band's seventh full-length studio release, shows why the band has been one of the most reliably gratifying bands of the past 15 years, with a tight mix of two-beat rhythms, spiky piano grooves and crisp guitars. | 15 1 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GlobalFEST 2010: A World Music Showcase | All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with Banning Eyre (Afropop) and Rob Weisberg (WFMU's Trans Pacific Sound Paradise) about some of the standout artists at this year's GlobalFEST. The annual world music and cultural festival, held each winter in New York City, is a brief but intense, one-day event featuring more than a dozen international bands and artists. | 13 1 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Broken Bells, Yeasayer, Shout Out Louds, Freelance Whales, More | Danger Mouse has produced some of the most memorable music of the past decade, collaborating with the likes of Sparklehorse, Beck and The Black Keys. Now comes a new project with James Mercer, frontman for The Shins. Danger Mouse and Mercer are calling their venture Broken Bells. The duo's new, self-titled CD isn't out until March, but you can hear a sneak preview in this edition of All Songs Considered. Also on the program: new music from Yeasayer, the Swedish pop group Shout Out Louds, and some great discoveries from Freelance Whales and Local Natives. Also, we celebrate our 10th anniversary with a look back at our very first episode of All Songs Considered. | 4 1 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Viking's Choice: Metal And Outer Sound In '09 | As has become customary in the past few years, Lars Gotrich's near-OCD list-making habit revealed a certain strain of outer sound that pervaded his headphones in 2009. It was decidedly heavier and louder, a pillaging that galloped with ramming speed. Oh, and plenty of pretty drones. | 28 12 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Holiday Music Mix 2009 | For this year's holiday music mix, host Bob Boilen chats with Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton, and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson about some of their favorite seasonal songs of the past decade. Hear a mix of re-imagined classics and new holiday tunes by Sufjan Stevens, Bob Dylan, Laura Gibson and more. | 18 12 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Discussion: The Year In Music, 2009 | Host Bob Boilen talks with Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson and All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton about the year in music. What were the biggest surprises of 2009? What were the best new bands, or the best songs? Listen and let us know what you think by sharing your comments at www.npr.org/allsongs. | 14 12 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listener Picks: The Year's Best Music | Hear a countdown of the top 25 albums of 2009, as selected by All Songs Considered listeners in our online ballot. | 9 12 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Music From Spoon, Norah Jones, More | The highly anticipated new record from Spoon isn't out until January, but you can hear a cut from the record now, exclusively on All Songs Considered. "Written In Reverse" is the first single from the album, called Transference. It may be Spoon's best record yet. Also on this edition of All Songs Considered: surprising new music from chanteuse Norah Jones, the amazing hip-hop artist Brother Ali, Devendra Banhart's major label debut, Tegan and Sara, and essential music from "Weird Al" Yankovic. | 30 11 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Decade's 50 Most Important Recordings | This edition of All Songs Considered features a discussion on some of our picks for the decade's 50 most important recordings. | 16 11 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Decade in Music Defined | In this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen looks back at some of the defining trends, sounds and historic moments that made the '00s stand out, in a roundtable discussion with Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson. | 9 11 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Kyp Malone (TV On the Radio, Rain Machine) | Kyp Malone is best known as the guitarist and singer for TV On The Radio. But this fall, he released his debut solo album under the name Rain Machine. Rain Machine's eponymous record sounds an awful lot like the work of TV On The Radio, but the songs are a lot quieter and relatively spare. On this edition of All Songs Considered Malone sits in as guest DJ to talk about his Rain Machine project, and to share some of his favorite music by other artists. | 3 11 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CMJ Highlights, Kid Cudi, Julian Casablancas | On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen shares some of his favorite discoveries from the College Media Journal Music Festival in New York. Hear live performances by Patrick Watson, The xx and Choir of Young Believers, plus new solo music from Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas, violinist Oliver Schroer, fast-rising hip-hop artist Kid Cudi and the phenomenal electro-rock duo Phantogram. | 29 10 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Year's Best New Jazz | On this edition of All Songs Considered, we spin some of the year's best new jazz recordings. Bob Boilen talks with WBGO's Josh Jackson, host of Live At the Village Vanguard, a monthly concert series from the legendary New York City jazz club. The two play cuts from some of 2009's standout albums, including "I Can't Help It" (from Gretchen Parlato's In a Dream) and Ben Allison's "Kramer vs. Kramer vs. Godzilla" (from Think Free). | 19 10 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Vampire Weekend, The XX, Doveman, More | On this edition of All Songs Considered, we've got an exclusive new song from Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla and J. Robbins of Jawbox. The two wrote and recorded the new single, titled "Mercury," in just two days as part of our Project Song series. Also on the program: London's captivating quartet The XX; the neo-psychedelic duo MV & EE; folk trio Espers; and new music from Doveman, Vampire Weekend and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah frontman Alec Ounsworth. | 14 10 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Tucker Martine | The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, Laura Veirs and Bill Frisell have one thing in common: When they wanted their music to sound amazing, they called on Tucker Martine for help. Martine is a composer, a musician and one of the most sought-after producers in the business, known for a mixture of imagination and soul. On this edition of All Songs Considered, Martine shares music from some of his favorite artists — including a sneak preview of Veirs' new album, which comes out in January. | 5 10 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Built to Spill, Lil B, Mountain Goats, More | On this edition of All Songs Considered we feature a cut from the new Fool's Gold record, new music from Built To Spill, rapper Lil B's plan to release a thousand songs before he's 21 years old, a classic reissued by The Feelies, The Mountain Goats, and the ethereal, ambient rock of Apse. | 28 9 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fall Music Preview: Flaming Lips, Swell Season, Le Loup | On this edition of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with Monitor Mix Blogger Carrie Brownstein, producer Robin Hilton, and Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson about some the albums they're most looking forward to coming out this fall. Hear sneak previews of new music from The Flaming Lips, choral versions of classic Kinks songs by Ray Davies, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova of The Swell Season, a collaboration between The Black Keys and some of the biggest names in hip-hop, The Gossip, and more. | 21 9 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Polvo, Mew, AA Bondy, Noah and the Whale | On this edition of All Songs Considered: The Chapel Hill, NC band Polvo, new music from the Danish band Mew, singer-songwriter A.A. Bondy, an ambitious new album from the folk-rock group Noah and the Whale, an intercontinental collaboration via e-mail from the band Bell Horses, and Swedish musician Axel Willner, a.k.a. The Field. | 14 9 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Beatles Historian Kevin Howlett | All The Beatles' music has been remastered, meaning the engineers at Abbey Road Studio pulled out all the final master tapes (those final mixes of The Beatles' music) and tried to make them sound as pristine as possible, while preserving the integrity of the original mixes. It also means that The Beatles' music now sounds better than ever. Beatles historian and documentarian Kevin Howlett helped write the liner notes for the new releases. In this interview he talks about the process of cleaning and remastering the Beatles albums. | 9 9 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Taken By Trees, Headless Heroes, Volcano Choir | On this edition of All Songs Considered we've got an unusual new project from Victoria Bergsman. Known as the singer for the Swedish band The Concretes and the Peter Bjorn and John song "Young Folks," Bergsman mixes her distinctive voice and Swedish pop sounds with Sufi devotional music from Pakistan for a new band she calls Taken By Trees. Also on the show: The New Jersey-based duo Cymbals Eat Guitars, Headless Heroes cover the music of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon returns with a group of friends called Volcano Choir, Algerian singer Khaled, and Senegalese artist Baaba Maal. | 8 9 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Music From The Sublime To The Old Time | We never thought we'd do it, but on this edition of All Songs Considered, we've got a tribute to Doris Day. Nellie McKay, an often irreverent and comical singer, reworks songs made popular by Day on a new album called As Normal As Blueberry Pie. Hear McKay's spare and elegant arrangement of "The Very Thought of You." Also on the program: a retrospective from the old-time string band New Lost City Ramblers; dreamy folk from the Canadian trio The Weather Station; the British electro-rock duo The Big Pink; experimental soundscapes from Blind Man's Colour; and the Vijay Iyer Trio remembers the music of Julius Hemphill. | 24 8 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Atlas Sound, Sondre Lerche, Circulatory System, Lou Barlow | here's been a lot of speculation on the Internet in recent weeks about a new batch of songs from Radiohead. While the band hasn't released the EP fans were hoping for, it has put out two new singles. We've got the latest, called "These Are My Twisted Words." Also on this edition of All Songs Considered, early previews of some of the albums we're most looking forward to coming out this fall, including new music from Atlas Sound, Lou Barlow of Dionsaur Jr. and Sebadoh, Norwegian singer-guitarist Sondre Lerche and Circulatory System. | 17 8 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Day 2 At The Newport Folk Festival | All Songs Considered continues its celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Newport Folk Festival, now known as George Wein's Folk Festival 50. Wein was one of the original founders of the festival, which brought together an eclectic mix of folk, blues, gospel and pop artists. On this edition we look at Day 2 of this year's festival, with music from Josh Ritter, The Campbell Brothers, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Deer Tick, Guy Clark and Arlo Guthrie. | 14 8 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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All Songs At The Newport Folk Festival: Day 1 | This year, the 50th-anniversary incarnation of the Newport Folk Festival mirrors founder George Wein's vision. Festival producer Jay Sweet included more traditional folk artists such as Pete Seeger (he was there in '59), the gospel side of folk with Mavis Staples, and some of the new breed of folk-inspired musicians, including The Low Anthem, Fleet Foxes and The Decemberists. | 6 8 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Best Music Of 2009 (So Far) | NPR listeners cast thousands of votes for the year's best music (so far) and kept the race tight. In the end, Animal Collective edged out every other artist for both Best Album and Best Song. Artists like Grizzly Bear, The Decemberists and Neko Case weren't far behind. One thing was clear: that 2009 has been one of the strongest years for new music in recent memory. | 27 7 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Discoveries From the Pitchfork Music Festival | Each summer, the Pitchfork Music Festival draws thousands of fans to Chicago to hear three day's worth of performances, by more than 40 bands. It's a mix of some of the best new and largely unknown, independent bands of the year. On this episode of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen talks with freelance reporter Jacob Ganz about some of the music Ganz discovered while covering this year's festival, which ended July 19. | 24 7 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Monsters of Folk, Yim Yames, Edward Sharpe, More | They call themselves The Monsters Of Folk: Jim James, frontman for the band My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, and singer-guitarist M. Ward. Also on the show: Jim James has recorded a solo tribute album to George Harrison; Swedish singer Kristian Matsson, a.k.a. The Tallest Man On Earth; John Davis, formerly of the band Georgie James, has a new project called Title Tracks; Phil Elverum of The Microphones returns with a new band he's calling Mount Eerie; guitarist Bill Frisell composes new music for a series of rural photographs from the 1920s; and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. | 20 7 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Merge Records Turns 20 | This year, Merge Records, home to artists such as M. Ward, Neutral Milk Hotel, Spoon, The Magnetic Fields, and many more, celebrates its 20th anniversary. Mac McCaughn and Laura Balance started the label in 1989, in Chapel Hill, NC. In the beginning they sold homemade cassette tapes from local record stores. If they made 50 sales, they were ecstatic. But today, Merge Records is one of the most revered labels in the business, with a large roster of remarkable talent. | 13 7 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Do Labels Matter? | On this edition of All Songs Considered, we ask the question: Do labels still matter? Host Bob Boilen talks with Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton, and Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson about some of their favorite labels, as well as the role those labels play in making music great. | 6 7 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Bjork | Icelandic singer Bjork chats with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about some of her favorite artists and spins an eclectic mix of music. Hear selections from Syrian musician Omar Souleyman, the post punk duo Eyeless in Gaza, fellow Icelandic singer Olof Arnalds, The Pokrovsky Ensemble and the wildly eccentric, London-based rock group Micachu and the Shapes. Bjork's latest album is 'Voltaic,' a collection of live-to-tape studio performances of songs from some of her past albums, including 'Medulla,' 'Post,' and 'Vespertine.' | 29 6 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Music From Bob Boilen's Desk | If you love seeing live concerts, chances are you've gone to shows where the clinking beer bottles and incessant crowd chatter were louder than the music. After seeing the soft spoken Laura Gibson lose out to a noisy audience during a show in Austin, TX, All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen and Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson came up with a novel solution: They invited Gibson to play at the NPR Music offices, specifically Bob Boilen's desk, launching what's now called the Tiny Desk Concert series. | 22 6 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Neil Young, Moby, Phenomenal Handclap Band, More | On this edition of All Songs Considered: ApSci, short for Applied Science, a husband-wife duo from Brooklyn that makes experimental hip-hop and pop music; one of the year's hottest new groups, The Phenomenal Handclap Band; The best new music from Moby in a decade; the Danish band Choir of Young Believers; Lightning Dust; and a great classic from a remarkable new box set from Neil Young. | 15 6 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Big Star, Zee Avi, The Low Anthem, The Dry Spells | The Low Anthem makes Americana-inspired songs that are beautifully delicate, with an edge. Check out the band's new CD Oh My God, Charlie Darwin. Also on the program: The San Francisco-based folk-rock quartet The Dry Spells; the love, loss and redemption of singer Diana Jones; Malaysian artist Zee Avi; a new Danger Mouse-produced album from The Shortwave Set; a remastered classic from the power pop group Big Star; and the psychedelic sounds of Hopewell. | 8 6 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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When The Lyrics Matter, Wilco, Regina Spektor, 'Dark Was The Night' Concert Highlight | Are you a lyrics person? Do the words matter so much that, if they aren't any good, you'll put down a CD after one listen? Bob Boilen certainly is, and does. The new Regina Spektor CD, Far, is full of beautiful and intriguing words. Also on this episode of All Songs Considered: Wilco returns with a stronger effort; a concept record from Loxsly; Years, an ambient guitar experiment from a Do Make Say Think member; the dreamy pop of Starlight Mints; violinist and singer-songwriter Christina Courtin; and a highlight from the Dark Was the Night concert. | 1 6 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Music You Should Love But Don't, Allen Toussaint, Vieux Farka Toure, More | Are there bands and albums that you know you should love, but for whatever reason just don't? For host Bob Boilen, Green Day is one of those acts. Also on this week's program: the sparkling textures of Sunset Rubdown; a mysterious and dark collaboration from Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and David Lynch; Allen Toussaint playing jazz and blues; and two samples from our Exclusive First Listen series. Hear songs from West African guitar hero Vieux Farka Toure and an album of demos from the legendary supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash. | 26 5 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Band I Love Is... | A couple of weeks ago, on the All Songs Considered blog, we asked listeners to tell us about their favorite bands, especially lesser-known groups. The response was overwhelming. We got hundreds of band and artist names and the vast majority of them were ones we'd never even heard of. On this edition of All Songs Considered we play some of the standouts, including music from the London-based rock group Fanfarlo, lo-fi singer-songwriter The Blow, the Australian dream pop group Augie March and more. | 18 5 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Song That Gives You Chills, Dinosaur Jr., More | Has there ever been a song that, when you hear it, the song sends chills down your spine every time? For Bob Boilen, it's "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" written by Sandy Denny and performed by Fairport Convention. You can hear that on this edition of All Songs Considered and tell us the song that gives you chills — no matter what — on the blog. Also on the program: the sharp guitar playing of Sarah Siskind; adventures in sound with Black Moth Super Rainbow; the 12-string guitar explorations of James Blackshaw; the heavy emotions of Dinosaur Jr.; and the electronic-pop music of Passion Pit. | 11 5 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sonic Youth, Bat For Lashes, More | he New York-based group Sonic Youth has been making some of the most inspired and influential rock music of the past quarter century. The band is about to release its 16th studio album and its first for the Matador record label. The Eternal won't be out until June 9, but you can hear an early cut on this edition of All Songs Considered. Also on the program: Pakistan-born singer Natasha Khan and her Bat For Lashes project; music from the grasslands of China and Mamer; French singer Marianne Dissard; Ethiopian jazz legend Mulatu Astatke and the Londo-based jazz group Heliocentrics; and the Atlanta-based rock group Manchester Orchestra. | 5 5 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Art Brut, Akron/Family, Casiotone For the Painfully Alone | All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen returns from a two-week break with new musical discoveries. Hear the cinematic songs of Patrick Watson, an artist who mashes together everything from bicycle sounds to cartoon samples. Also on the program: The gorgeous, contemplative songs of Christopher Tignor, MGMT's musical soulmate Suckers, the irrepressible energy of Akron/Family, music from lonely Casiotone, and the London-based comedic rock group Art Brut. | 27 4 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dead Weather, Vienna Teng, St. Vincent, Bill Callahan | The Dead Weather is a super-group of sorts with members from several well-loved bands, including The White Stripes, Queens of the Stone Age and The Kills. The group's new CD isn't out until June, but we've got an early single on this edition of All Songs Considered. Also on the show: the raucous duo Japandroids, singer-songwriter Vienna Teng, St. Vincent, lo-fi pioneer Bill Callahan, and an acoustic version of "Creep" from a new deluxe edition of Radiohead's Pablo Honey. | 20 4 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Metric, John Vanderslice, Camera Obscura | Later this spring John Vanderslice will release what may be his best album so far. Romanian Names isn't out until May 19th, but we have a preview cut for you on this edition of All Songs Considered. Also on the program: PJ Harvey and John Parish, Metric, with singer Emily Haines, the Scottish group Camera Obscura, and Eulogies. | 14 4 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bob Dylan, Sam Phillips, Grizzly Bear, Fever Ray, More | Later this month Bob Dylan will release his 33rd studio disc, and based on our early listen, it's going to be stunning. On this edition of All Songs Considered we've got a preview of the new Dylan record, Together Through Life, with the song "Beyond Here Lies Nothing." Also on the program: a new, self-released single from Sam Phillips, singer Jill Sobule, Malian duo Amadou and Mariam, solo music from The Knife's Karin Dreijer Andersson, a collaboration between Orenda Fink and Scaleplist, and an exclusive live cut from Grizzly Bear's recent South by Southwest performance. | 6 4 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitSXSW '09 Wrap Up | Since the 2009 South by Southwest music festival and conference ended a week ago, we've spent much of our time back decompressing and making sense of everything we saw and heard. All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen, Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton and Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson discovered dozens of new bands, took in more concerts than most people see in a year, and came back with some new favorite artists. On this edition of All Songs Considered we wrap up our SXSW '09 coverage with a final look at some of the most memorable acts. | 31 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Bonnie "Prince" Billy recently released his most ambitious recording to date, the richly orchestrated album Beware. Oldham visited with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about the new record and shared some of his all-time favorite songs that have inspired his own work over the years. | 23 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2009: Saturday Update | All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen sit up at 4:30am Sunday morning to talk about Saturday's events at SXSW music festival with NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson. | 22 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2009: Friday Update | All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares the days events at SXSW music festival with NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson and All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton. | 21 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2009: Thursday Update | Once again, Bob, Carrie, Robin and Stephen gathered again in the wee hours on Friday morning to recap NPR's SXSW showcase featuring Thao, Blind Pilot, BLK JKS, K'Naan, Dirty Projectors and Blitzen Trapper. Standing in the streets of Austin, they rundown the other bands they heard as the night wore on — a few favorites, a few new discoveries and a couple chance encounters: Crystal Stilts, Grizzly Bear, Women, Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned, Laura Gibson, Akkron Family, Vijay Kishore, Passion Pit, Richard Swift and many many more. | 20 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2009: Wednesday Update | Bob Boilen, with Robin Hilton, Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein and Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson, give a recap after a full day of music at SXSW: What bands they saw, who they're excited to hear on Thursday and what's to come the rest of the week. | 19 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2009 Preview | On this edition of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen chats with NPR Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, producer and Second Stage host Robin Hilton, and Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson about some of the bands they're most looking forward to seeing at this year's South by Southwest festival in Austin, Tex. Hear music from some great unknown bands, like Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned, Passion Pit, and The Weird Weeds, plus some more established artists like Jason Lytle of Grandaddy and Ponytail. | 10 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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U2, Antony and the Johnsons, Leonard Cohen, Tom Jones | On this edition of All Songs Considered we've got an eclectic mix of live performances for you: Legendary crooner Tom Jones plays at the desk of host Bob Boilen, Leonard Cohen offers a rare and intimate concert from The Beacon Theatre in New York, and Antony and the Johnsons give an eerily beautiful performance from Washington, D.C. Also on the show: U2 returns with its best album in years, and a new Daniel Lanois-produced album from Rocco DeLuca and the Burden. | 3 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Neko Case, Franz Ferdinand, Bishop Allen, Serge Gainsbourg | Hear a sneak preview of Middle Cyclone, the heartbreakingly beautiful new album from chanteuse Neko Case. Also on the show: M. Ward offers a live, solo, acoustic performance of one of the tracks from his latest CD, Hold Time, a swaggering new record from Scotland's Franz Ferdinand, the infectious Brooklyn-based pop duo Bishop Allen, great unknown folk singer Jesse Marchant, and France's "dirty old man of popular music," Serge Gainsbourg. | 26 2 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Morrissey, Lily Allen, Laura Gibson | Laura Gibson is a shy, soft-spoken singer based in Portland, Ore., who is about to release one of the year's most breathtaking albums. Beasts of Seasons is a quiet masterpiece, with gorgeous songs that have roots in traditional folk, but always take the lesser-worn paths leading in unexpected directions. We'll preview the entire album beginning at 11:59 p.m. ET Feb. 16. You can also hear a preview on this edition of All Songs Considered, with the song "Spirited." Also on the program: new music from Lily Allen and Morrissey, hip-hop troubadour K'naan, a Sufjan Stevens remix, actor Jason Schwartzman's solo project Coconut Records, and an eerily beautiful new album from The Antlers. | 18 2 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lesser-Known Love Songs (M. Ward Correction) | Host Bob Boilen chats with Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton and Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson about their favorite songs for love and heartbreak. Hear some of the lesser-known tracks by artists like Betty Davis, The Gerbils, Brian Eno, and Clem Snide, plus a few classic favorites. (Note: This version of the program contains an important correction about our upcoming M. Ward performance.) | 12 2 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Decemberists, Dan Deacon, Buddy Holly, More | Next month The Decemberists will debut their new album, The Hazards Of Love, live, in its entirety, at the NPR Music showcase, at this year's South by Southwest festival. In the meantime, you can hear a sneak preview on this edition of All Songs Considered, with "The Rake's Song." Also on the show: previews of new music from the wild and infectious electro-pop artist Dan Deacon; solo music from Dan Auerbach, guitarist for The Black Keys; the beautiful voice of Luke Temple of Here We Go Magic; South African street music from Blk Jks; and remembering the legendary Buddy Holly. | 2 2 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Beirut, David Byrne, AC Newman, Antony and the Johnsons | The New York-based band Beirut travels to Mexico for its latest album: a brassy, adventurous double EP called March of Zapotec. It won't be released until the end of February, but you can hear a sneak preview here with the song, "The Shrew." Also on this edition of All Songs Considered: an ambitious debut release from the seven-piece, Nashville-based ensemble Darla Farmer; a collaboration between David Byrne and the Dirty Projectors, as part of a new album to promote AIDS awareness; a moody, gorgeous new album from Mali's Rokia Traore; new music from the seemingly tortured Antony and the Johnsons; a solo release from AC Newman of the New Pornographers; and Norwegian punk-pop singer Ida Maria. | 26 1 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Animal Collective Chat | A conversation with Animal Collective members, Dave Portner (Avey Tare), Noah Lennox (Panda Bear) and Brian Weitz (Geologist). | 21 1 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Songs For These Times | On this special edition of NPR's All Songs Considered, we offered a challenge to songwriters. Write a song that reflects these historic times. I think when we look back in time and listen to these songs, they will aptly reflect the spirit and mood of America, January 20th 2009. | 20 1 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GlobalFEST: World Music Showcase | For the past six years, New York City has been host to the brief but intense annual world music festival known as GlobalFEST. This year, All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen attended the one-night event, featuring a dozen bands on three different stages. It was a stunning mix of music: an electronica band from Marsailles, a Qawwali band from Brooklyn, an Inuit throat singer raised near the magnetic North Pole, a bagpiper from Iran, and much more. On this edition of All Songs Considered Bob Boilen looks back at highlights from the festival with Banning Eyre, host of Afropop, and Rob Weisberg, host of a weekly world music show on WFMU in New Jersey called Trans Pacific Sound Paradise. | 19 1 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Exclusive Previews: M. Ward, Animal Collective, Bon Iver, More | On this edition of All Songs Considered we've got exclusive sneak previews of some of this year's most anticipated albums: M. Ward's upcoming release, Hold Time, is a gorgeously produced mix of finger-picked guitars, upright bass and shuffling rhythms, all tied together by his achy voice. Hear the song "Stars of Leo," now on All Songs Considered, and the entire M. Ward album at midnight Monday, Jan. 12. Also on the show: Bon Iver, Animal Collective, Heartless Bastards, and a classic from the Bee Gees. | 12 1 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Chat: Andrew Bird | Andrew Bird chats about his new album, Noble Beast, with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. This week, NPR Music is giving listeners the chance to hear the entire record as part of its exclusive First Listen series. This chat originally took place on Jan. 8. | 9 1 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Andrew Bird, The Bad Plus, Begushkin, More | We start the new year with a new mix, featuring an exclusive preview of Andrew Bird's latest album, Noble Beast. The classically trained violinist and singer performs a quirky mix of whistled melodies, Gypsy ballads, folk and art-rock. We've got the song "Oh No" here, but you can also hear the entire album as part of our "first listen" series. Also on the show: classic folk-rock singer Benjy Ferree, the Afro-funk rhythms of Chopteeth, an eclectic mixtape from Malawi-born singer Esau Mwamwaya, the haunting guitars of Begushkin, and the jazz trio Bad Plus covers the music of Pink Floyd. | 5 1 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Viking's Choice: A Year Of Beautiful Noise | For the past month, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich laid out multiple strips of paper on his desk, occasionally re-arranging them and whittling down the numbers. The small strips of paper said things like Uncle Owen Aunt Beru, Extra Life and Erykah Badu. It was like some odd game of solitaire. It turns out he was working on his list of the year's top CDs, analog-style. Lars' love for music is keen, and his tastes are quite different from ours, so from time to time, we invite him to All Songs Considered in the hope of finding something different to hear. On this show, we offer you his Top 10 CDs of 2008. | 29 12 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bob Boilen's Top Ten List For 2008 | It's sort of silly for anyone to try to narrow down a definitive list of the year's best music, but it's a lot of fun. Hopefully, reading all these lists provides a chance to find out about something you haven't heard and see if it fills something inside. Give a listen to the music highlighted below, and in the comments section, tell me what you think. In light of my selections, I'd love to hear recommendations for music you think I'd like. | 23 12 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Holiday Music Mix | Pour yourself some eggnog, throw on the shawl, and cozy up to the computer for our annual mix of holiday music, featuring fresh takes on old classics and a few new surprises. On this year's edition, we've got the dulcet tones of Winston... a pug, singing "Up On The Housetop." Electro-pop mashup genius The Real Tuesday Weld re-imagines a classic from Count Baise. Also on the program: A singing saw does "Frosty The Snowman," Christmas wishes from John Waters and Stephen Colbert, The Old 97's, and more. | 17 12 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Poll Results: NPR Listeners Pick The Year's Best Music | When the votes started pouring in from NPR listeners for the year's best albums, two things became clear immediately: It was going to be tight, and many of the top spots would go to new, smaller bands and their debut albums. Bigger, more established acts (Coldplay, My Morning Jacket) were well represented, but listeners seemed more inspired by the year's quieter, more intimate albums. | 16 12 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Poll Results: NPR Listeners Pick The Year's Best Music | When the votes started pouring in from NPR listeners for the year's best albums, two things became clear immediately: It was going to be tight, and many of the top spots would go to new, smaller bands and their debut albums. Bigger, more established acts (Coldplay, My Morning Jacket) were well represented, but listeners seemed more inspired by the year's quieter, more intimate albums. | 16 12 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Year In Review: 2008 | On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen talks with Carrie Brownstein (Monitor Mix blogger), Stephen Thompson (editor for Song of the Day), and Robin Hilton (All Songs producer and host of Second Stage) about the year in music. What were the biggest surprises of 2008? What were the best new bands, or the best songs? Listen and let us know what you think by joining the NPR online community, and sharing your comments. | 8 12 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Decemberists, R.E.M., The Heligoats, More | This year marks the 25th anniversary of R.E.M.'s debut full-length album, Murmur. The band is marking the occasion with a remastered version of the record and a deluxe edition that includes a bonus live concert from 1983. The Decemberists are also back, with a collection of new singles. Always The Bridesmaid features seven new songs the band is releasing in three installments, on vinyl and as digital downloads but not as CDs. Also on the show: Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti's side project called Little Joy, jazz trumpeter Steven Bernstein, electronica trio A.R.S., legendary guitarist Max Ochs, and the strangely compelling Heligoats. | 1 12 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The White Album At 40 | When The White Album was released 40 years ago this month, fans were both baffled and awe struck by its sprawling world of sound. It was released as a double LP (almost unheard of at the time) and featured instant classics like "I Will," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and "Blackbird." But The White Album (its real name is simply The Beatles) was also filled with songs many found hard to digest, like the eight-minute, experimental sound collage "Revolution 9" or the inexplicably surreal "Honey Pie." On this edition of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with Bruce Spizer, author of The Beatles On Apple Records, about the groundbreaking White Album and how it came to be. | 24 11 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Exclusive Previews: Neil Young, Loney Dear, More | A spectacular live recording of Neil Young performing in 1968, made just before the release of his very first solo album, is about to be made available for the first time ever. Sugar Mountain won't be out until December, but we've got the title track for you here as a sneak preview. We've also got an exclusive preview of new music from Sweden's Loney, Dear. The new album, Dear John, is due out in January, but you can hear the track "Airport Surroundings" now. Also on this edition of All Songs Considered: Nigerian musician Asa, legendary African guitarist Franco, ringtone composer Max Richter, and the Portland, Ore. duo Musee Mecanique. | 17 11 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Year's Overlooked Gems | We receive several hundred CDs a week at All Songs Considered and do our best to listen to a bit of everything. But there's only enough time and space on the show to cover a tiny fraction of them. That means a lot of great albums get missed. Fortunately, as we compile our ballot for the year's best CDs, NPR listeners have been helping us find some of those buried and overlooked musical gems. On this edition of All Songs Considered we share some of those picks: the best of the CDs we missed this year, including music from Flobots, Department of Eagles, Human Highway, and more. | 10 11 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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More Recordings To Hear Before You Die | On this edition of All Songs Considered we continue our talk with NPR reviewer and author Tom Moon about his new book, 1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List. Tom describes the exhaustive research required to compile the list, and reveals some of his dumb-luck discoveries, like the late blues guitarist Blind Blake and reggae artist Hugh Mundell. We also look at some of the obvious classics that didn't make it in the book, including music from the psychedelic rock group Moby Grape and jazz legend Dave Brubeck. Plus, some of the artists who surprised Tom, like Latin jazz artists Cal Tjader, the hip-hop group Ultramagnetic MCs, and the hardcore punk band Bad Brains. This is a follow-up to our previous episode on must-hear recordings. | 3 11 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lykke Li, The Elephant 6 Orchestra, Sparks, More | Sweden has been producing some of the best pop music of the past decade. On our latest mix we've got new music from singer Lykke Li (pronounced Leaky-Lee), and the sprawling, 30-member group I'm From Barcelona. Also on the show: the British band Wild Beasts with their oddly titled new song "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants;" the wildly strange and wonderful Sparks; twin sisters and the former drummer for Secret Machines form the band School of Seven Bells; and the influential Elephant 6 Orchestra reunites for a magical and historic live performance. | 27 10 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Paul McCartney, Oasis, Lambchop, More | Paul McCartney is about to release a new album he recorded with bassist and producer Martin Glover, a.k.a. Youth. Calling their project The Fireman, McCartney and Youth have put together an inspired mix of vocal pop and rock songs called Electric Arguments. It's due out in November, but we've got a sneak preview of it for you. Also on the show: Oasis is back with one of its best albums in years; Hear the song "To Be Where There's Life" from the CD Dig Out Your Soul. Simon Bookish is the performance and recording name of London-based composer Leo Chadburn. His music is part David Bowie, part Philip Glass. Hear a cut from his new album Everything/Everything. We've also got music for you from the Australia-based instrumental project Bombazine Black, a collaboration with singer Amy Rigby and '70s pop artist Wreckless Eric, Nashville's artful, Americana rock group Lambchop, and new music from Vic Chesnutt with Elf Power and the Amorphous Strums. | 20 10 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die | So much to hear. So little time. You can spend your entire life devouring music, both new and old, and barely scratch the surface of all there is to discover. NPR reviewer and author Tom Moon is trying to make it a little easier for music fans with his new book: 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List. On this edition of All Songs Considered, we talk with Tom about his new book and listen to some of the incredible music he select, as well as some of the ones we think he missed. | 13 10 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Antony and the Johnsons, Buena Vista Social Club, More | It's been three years since Antony and the Johnsons released a CD. The band is back with a new EP featuring the strangely haunting voice of frontman Antony Hegarty. Hear "Shake the Devil" from Another World. Also on the show: a live recording of the Buena Vista Social Club performing at Carnegie Hall; old school soul from singer Raphael Saadiq; the vivid imagery of singer David Eugene Edwards and Woven Hand; songwriter Scott Jared, a music therapist by day and Super XX Man by night; and a wrecking ball of an album from the Athens, GA band Dead Confederate. | 6 10 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Will Sheff of Okkervil River | Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff shares some of his favorite (and fairly obscure) music with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. The two talk about Okkervil River's latest album, The Stand-Ins and listen to some of the songs Sheff has loved and been inspired by over the years. Hear music from soul singer Lorraine Ellison, the 1960s Jamaican group Carlton and the Shoes, former teen idol-turned introspective singer Dion, and The Penetrators — a 1970s band some would call punk, others would call garage rock. | 29 9 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fall Music Preview | All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen looks at some of the most anticipated CDs due out this fall, with reviewers Tom Moon, Will Hermes, and Meredith Ochs. Hear a sneak preview of TV On the Radio's spectacular new album, Dear Science, plus the latest and reportedly final CD from The Streets, a sultry new record from Lucinda Williams, more bootleg recordings from Bob Dylan, the comically cool Eagles of Death Metal, stunning harmonies from Blitzen Trapper, neo-folk chanteuse Jolie Holland, Brazilian singer Milton Nascimento, and the third installment in the Congotronics series, from the Kasai Allstars. | 22 9 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jesus H Christ, The Electric Mandolin, More | The hypnotic Canadian rock trio Land of Talk is about to release its debut full-length CD; we've got a sneak preview. For some, the first recordings of Creedence Clearwater Revival were flat, but newly-mixed versions of the albums let fans hear the band's music in rich fidelity. Hear "Born On A Bayou," from the reissued Bayou Country. Jesus H Christ and the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse make music that's irreverent to some, but hilarious to others. The band's new CD is Happier Than You. Also on the show: new music from Jesse Sykes, Ray LaMontagne and the remarkable mandolin playing of India's U. Shrinivas. | 15 9 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The 1980s: Were They Really That Bad? | Were the 1980s the worst years for music? NPR listeners seem to think so, according the results of our poll. When asked to pick the best year for music, nearly everyone skipped the '80s entirely. On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen looks back at the decade of synth pop, hair metal, and hardcore with Stephen Thompson, editor of Song of the Day, Robin Hilton, All Songs Considered producer and host of Second Stage, and Carrie Brownstein, writer for the Monitor Mix blog. | 2 9 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Music of PCP, Jenny Lewis, Juana Molina, More | The New York rock group Ra Ra Riot returns from an emotional roller coaster with a fantastic new CD. Hear a cut from The Rhumb Line. Singer Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley mixes it up on her latest solo CD, Acid Tongue. Argentinian singer Juana Molina has a mesmerizing new album out in October. We've got a sneak preview. Also on the show: Brooklyn duo High Places, the "Dreamend" songs of Ryan Graveface, "Failure" from singer Laura Marling, and PCP, also known as the Portland Cello Project. | 1 9 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Okkervil River, Of Montreal, The Broken West, More | With fall rapidly approaching, we'll soon begin making a list of the year's best albums. Two bands from last year's top-20 are back in the running again for this year: Okkervil River and Of Montreal. We've got a sneak preview of new music from both bands. Also on the show: Steve Earle and Gillian Welch offer songs from their performances at this year's Newport Folk Festival; Jeff Hanson sings with an improbable, but stunning voice on his new album, Madam Owl; New York-based The Walkmen have a beautiful, airy new CD that's both timeless and modern; and The Broken West is about to release one of the year's standout albums — their sophomore release — called Now or Heaven. | 18 8 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Byrne and Eno: Together Again | Twenty Seven years ago, Brian Eno and David Byrne made a record like no other: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. Now, nearly 30 years later, they're about to release a follow-up. We've got a sneak preview. Also on this edition of All Songs Considered: a surprising collaboration between reggae legend Lee "Scratch" Perry and Andrew W.K. Van Dyke Parks and Inara George (singer for The Bird and The Bee) team up for an unusual record of baroque-styled pop songs. We've also got new music from Earlimart, The Avett Brothers, live music from She and Him and Jim James of My Morning Jacket. | 11 8 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Randy Newman | The singer-songwriter's new CD, Harps and Angels, is as good as anything he's ever done and, at times, better. He stopped by to DJ an episode of All Songs and talk about his favorite songs and the musicians that shape his music, especially Ray Charles, the Beatles and his uncle, Alfred Newman. | 5 8 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Newport Folk Festival Preview - Jay Sweet Interview | This year's Newport Folk Festival includes artists not necessarily associated with 'folk' music. But with artists reportedly playing songs and in style they normally wouldn't think to play, the festival looks to be a weekend full of great music moments. Host Bob Boilen speaks with Jay Sweet, editor-at-large for Paste Magazine and Associate Producer of the Newport Folk Festival. NPR will webcast concerts throughout the weekend. For more information go to npr.org/music. | 1 8 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tom Waits Glitter And Doom Concert Preview | Tom Waits doesn't tour a lot, and when he does, tickets are hard to come by. But you can hear the final U.S. concert from Waits' most recent tour here, or download the show by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Live Concerts podcast. In the meantime, this week's episode of All Songs features an excerpt from that performance. Also, hear Martin Quinn and Angelina Carberry share their Irish tradition; Celtic music from Cape Breton, with the spectacular fiddle of Kimberley Fraser; and African-inspired sounds with a distorted twist in the music of NOMO. And lovers of great pop music won't want to miss new music by The Silent Years and Brendan Canning of Broken Social Scene. | 28 7 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tilly and the Wall, Doveman, The Notwist, More | The secret identity of the electronic artist known as Podington Bear has been blown. Hear how it happened. We've also got music from the gentle-voiced singer, Doveman. He turns the dance-pop song "Let's Hear It For The Boy," from the Footloose soundtrack, into a slow dirge. Also on the show: Tilly and the Wall, a baroque viola piece, Teddy Thompson, the gifted son of Richard and Linda Thompson, Swedish singer Sarah Assbring, also known as El Perro Del Mar, and a nearly flawless new album from Germany's 20-year rock veterans, The Notwist. | 21 7 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Viking's Choice | What's that noise? Do you hear it? It sounds like maybe a spoon in a garbage disposal. Oh, wait, it's just NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich playing death metal through his headphones again. On this edition of All Songs Considered, Gotrich sits down with host Bob Boilen and talks about some of the artists he thinks have been noticeably absent from the show this year — some hard and loud, some ethereal and restrained. | 14 7 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Best CDs of 2008 (So Far) | The results are in: After several weeks of tallying votes, we've got a pretty good idea of what NPR listeners think are the best CDs so far in 2008. Many were albums we've already covered this year on the show, but there were plenty of others we never got to. On this edition of All Songs Considered we'll look at the poll results and play some of the CDs we missed. Hear music from Panic at the Disco, Santogold, Girl Talk and more. | 7 7 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Seun Kuti, Bonnie Prince Billy, Eef Barzelay | Hear music from Seun Kuti, son of Nigerian artist Fela Kuti, that rivals his father's, plus insanely fun songs from the Baltimore band, Ponytail. Also on the show: English folk group The Watersons see their 1975 album For Pence and Spicy Ale reissued, new music from the influential art-folk singer Bonnie Prince Billy, a.k.a. Will Oldham, and Eef Barzelay steps away from his band Clem Snide to put out a solo album called Lose Big. | 30 6 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Summer Music Preview | All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with several reviewers about the CDs they're most looking forward to coming this Summer. Hear sneak previews of new music from Beck, Randy Newman, solo work from Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, Kimya Dawson (the singer behind the Juno soundtrack), the Hold Steady, Missy Elliott and more. Guests for the program are: Stephen Thompson (editor for NPR's Song of the Day), Amy Phillips (Senior Editor for Pitchforkmedia.com), and Bruce Warren (Assistant General Manager for programming at WXPN and Executive Producer for World Cafe. | 23 6 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sigur Ros, Wolf Parade, Dandy Warhols, Sparks, More | On this edition of All Songs Considered we get a preview of new music from the elvish band from Iceland, Sigur Ros; We look back at the strange and comical music of Sparks, plus new music from Portland's Dandy Warhols, Wolf Parade, the gorgeous rock of Eric Chenaux, and the Sardinian, one of the world's largest guitars, performed by Paolo Angeli. | 16 6 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Sound of a Generation | Every generation has its own soundtrack. The Silent Generation (people born in the '20s and '30s) had big band and swing. Baby Boomers (born in the '40s and '50s) had rock and soul. Generation X (born in the '60s and '70s) had grunge and hip-hop. On this edition of All Songs Considered, we look back at the defining music of those generations and ask what the soundtrack is for the current generation, Generation Y (or Millennials). Featured music: Beck: "Where It's At" from Odelay Nirvana: "Lithium" from 'Nevermind' Public Enemy: "Fight the Power" from 'Fear of a Black Planet' Buzzcocks: "Sixteen" from 'Operators Manual' The Byrds: "You Ain't Going Nowhere" from 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' Soulja Boy: "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" M.I.A.: "Bucky Done Gone" from 'Arular' Kelly Clarkson: "Since U Been Gone" from 'Breakaway' Okkervil River: "Plus Ones" from 'The Stage Names' | 5 6 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Dog, Adem, Ratatat | The new album from Philadelphia's psych-rock group Dr. Dog won't be out until the end of July, but we've got an exclusive preview. Hear the song "The Old Days" from their new CD, Fate. Plus, gentle new folk from Adem, San Francisco singer-songwriter Thao Ngueyn, Deerhunter frontman Bradfor Cox's Atlas Sound project, electro-rock duo Ratatat and songs of accidents and emergencies from Spiritualized. | 30 5 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mates of State, Sam Phillips, Jethro Tull, More | Singer-songwriter Sam Phillips makes gorgeously textured, spare acoustic music. Hear a cut from her mesmerizing new CD ' Don't Do Anything.' The keyboard-and-drums duo Mates of State are back with their best album yet, the stunning 'Re-Arrange Us'. Also on the show: the whimsical world of Rupa and the April Fishes, a classic reissued from Jethro Tull, New Orleans pianist Henry Butler, and Rachel Taylor Brown, another great unknown from our Second Stage series. | 22 5 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ T-Bone Burnett | T-Bone Burnett is a remarkable producer. He's been the creative force behind some of the most memorable recordings by artists like Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello and Sam Phillips. Many know Burnett for his work on the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack in 2000. Most recently he produced Raising Sand, a stunning collaboration between Alison Krauss and Robert Plant. On this edition of All Songs Considered T-Bone Burnett shares some of his favorite songs and talks about his new solo release, Tooth of Crime. | 15 5 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Great Unknowns Showcase | This week's edition of All Songs Considered is full of surprises: great music from bands we'd never heard of before. They're not the easiest names to search for online: AU, Bell, Okay are a few of them. But they're all making inspired, richly diverse and beautifully produced albums. Hear the art-folk group Bowerbirds, Russian-born singer Olga Bell, the pop trio Try Me Bicycle (from our 'Second Stage' series) and more. | 8 5 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Portishead | Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley of the trip-hop group Portishead talk with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about their new album, Third and share some of the songs that have influenced their work over the years. Hear selections from Third, along with music from Jimi Hendrix, Public Enemy, Kraftwerk and British actor and singer Noel Harrison. | 2 5 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Elf Power, Gnarls Barkley, The Black Keys, More | Former members of Olivia Tremor control return as Circulatory System: we've got a preview of new work from their upcoming album; Athens, GA neo-psych group Elf Power releases their best CD of the decade; The Black Keys get in touch with their softer side; folk singer Laura Gibson shares some old blues; Gnarls Barkley return as the 'odd couple'; West African artist Etran Finatawa has a powerful new collection of desert blues; and hip-hop chameleon Tim Fite produces his most ambitious record to date. | 25 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ: Colin Meloy | Colin Meloy, frontman for The Decemberists, has earned legions of fans for his affecting story songs steeped in history and romance. Now on tour for his latest solo album, Colin Meloy Sings Live!, he stopped by the NPR studios to chat with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen and share some of his favorite songs. Hear music from The Smiths, Scritti Politti, British folksinger Anne Briggs and selections from Meloy's new CD. | 17 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Spring Music Preview | Hear a sneak preview of CDs due out this spring, including new music from My Morning Jacket, Shearwater, Elbow, Wolf Parade, and more. All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with Stephen Thompson, curator for NPR's Song of the Day, KEXP DJ Cheryl Waters, and The Current DJ Mark Wheat about the releases they're most looking forward to in the coming weeks. | 11 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW: R.E.M. Live (Single Track) | Hear the band perform the title track from their new CD, 'Accelerate,' recorded live at the SXSW festival in Austin, TX. The whole concert is available for streaming from the NPR.org Web site. | 9 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 244 | VideoVideo: Nellie McKay, Project Song | Singer-songwriter Nellie McKay takes our challenge to write and record a song with just two days in the studio. We provide the inspiration and instruments, she provides the music. The end result was a song she calls "Cavendish." See how she did it in this video produced by All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR video producers David Gilkey and John Poole. | 9 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Raconteurs, Devotchka, Colin Meloy, More | Devotchka, the band behind the popular soundtrack to Little Miss Sunshine, is back with a brilliant new album. Hear a cut from A Mad and Faithful Telling. We've also got music from Colin Meloy, frontman for the Decemberists, and his new CD of live, solo performances; music from the wildly unpredictable Man Man; new work from The Raconteurs, featuring Jack White and Brendon Benson; and Peter Fedofsky, one of more than 2,000 artists who wrote and recorded an album in one month as part of the RPM Challenge. | 3 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Problems with the Podcast? | If you're not getting the whole show when you download the all songs considered podcast, first delete the bad file, then unsubscribe from the podcast and re-subscribe. Try downloading the file again and you should get the whole thing. | 28 3 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Ray Davies | Ray Davies, former frontman for The Kinks, shares some of the songs that have inspired him over the years with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. Hear music from Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Chuck Berry and more, as well as selections from Ray Davies' latest solo album, Working Man's Cafe. | 27 3 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW: Summerbirds in the Cellar | Summerbirds in the Cellar shares members with the moody pop-rock band Now It's Overhead, and the two bands do share similar sounds. The group spends half its time in Athens, Ga., so R.E.M. comparisons are inevitable, but there's a bit more polish to R.E.M.'s ragtag jangle. Summerbirds' latest is With the Hands of the Hunter It All Becomes Dead, an album densely layered with pulsing synths, cooed vocals, and jagged guitars. Hear the group recorded live in concert from Austin, TX as part of our South by Southwest concert series. | 25 3 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW Wrap Up | All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen, NPR's Song of the Day curator Stephen Thompson and Carrie Brownstein, Monitor Mix blogger and former guitarist for Sleater-Kinney, review their week at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, TX. They discovered and saw a lot of great bands including My Morning Jacket and a dozen other acts webcast Live by NPR Music. On this edition of All Songs Considered they share their most memorable moments. | 20 3 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW Preview | We're pretty excited about this year's South by Southwest music festival. NPR Music and All Songs Considered will be in Austin next week, blogging, broadcasting and webcasting nearly two dozen live concerts. You'll hear R.E.M., My Morning Jacket, Jens Lekman, Vampire Weekend and many more, all webcast live on NPR.org. On this edition of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen chats with NPR Music blogger and Sleater-Kinney guitarist Carrie Brownstein, and music producer Stephen Thompson about the head-spinning number of bands they're most excited to see. | 6 3 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Raveonettes, Toumani Diabate, Punch Brothers, More | On this edition of All Songs Considered: the heavy pop sounds of Dutch duo The Raveonettes; a solo kora recording by Toumani Diabate; chamber-bluegrass from the former Nickel Creek mandolin player; dark and sardonic solo recording from A.A. Bondy; genre-splitting music from 17 Hippies; and a tribute to Robert Altman's funeral by Steven Bernstein. | 28 2 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dengue Fever, Cowboy Junkies, Black Mountain, More | On this edition of All Songs Considered: Cambodian-inspired rock from LA's Dengue Fever; revisiting the legendary Trinity Sessions by the Cowboy Junkies; pscyh-rock revivalists Black Mountain; gifted lyricist John Darnielle, A.K.A. the Mountain Goats; Baltimore's dream pop duo Beach House; and recapturing the banjo with Otis Taylor. | 22 2 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Thom Yorke | Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke shares some of his favorite music with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. The two talk about Radiohead's latest work, In Rainbows and listen to some of the artists Yorke admires, including German electronica group Modeselektor, rapper Madvillain, techno duo Autechre and more. | 14 2 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Music from the British Isles | All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen chats with Myron Bretholz and Gus Vorhees about the evolution of British and Irish folk music. Myron and Gus are both gifted musicians and aficionados of music from the British Isles. They look back at the thriving Irish and British folk music scene of the 1970s and share music from some of the artists reshaping that scene today, including Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, Eliza Carthy and John Doyle. | 12 2 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Band to Call Your Own Part II | We continue our Band to Call Your Own series this week with more music picks from NPR listeners. It all started a couple of weeks ago on the All Songs Considered blog when we asked people to tell us about their favorite band that few people have ever heard. We got so many great suggestions we decided to feature more of the standouts this week. | 7 2 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Band to Call Your Own | On our All Songs Considered blog we recently asked listeners to tell us about a favorite band that few people have ever heard. Think of it as "a band to call your own" — an artist or group you love and want to keep all to yourself, even though you know it'd be cool if they got the attention they deserve. We got a lot of suggestions. On this edition of All Songs Considered we share some of the standouts. You can read about more "bands to call your own" on our blog. | 31 1 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Music from Belize, Patty Larkin, Ray Davies, Lightspeed Champion, More | This week features music from the late Central American artist Andy Palacio, a preview of new music from Patty Larkin, folk-driven rock from Lightspeed Champion, a return from the Kinks' Ray Davies and the British electronic pop group Hot Chip. With host Bob Boilen. | 24 1 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Music from the film 'Juno,' Ringo Starr, Paul Simon's son Harper Simon, More | The remarkable singer-songwriter Kimya Dawson finally gets the attention she deserves with her music appearing in the Juno soundtrack. Paul Simon's son Harper Simon joins Cibo Matto's Yuka Honda, Sean Lennon with guest vocals from Edie Brickell for The Heavy Circles. Also, hear the mystifying sounds found on the Living Bridge, the self-proclaimed "ghettotech" of Ilya E. Monosov, and a new release from Ringo Starr. | 17 1 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Billie Holiday, Vampire Weekend, The Magnetic Fields, More | On this edition of All Songs Considered: rare live recordings from Billie Holiday; remembering a classic from post-punk group The Jesus and Mary Chain that inspired new music from the Magnetic Fields; a new single from Peter Gabriel from his upcoming CD Big Blue Ball; the "Upper West Side Soweto" sound of Vampire Weekend; the wintry songs of Bon Iver; handmade music from Fire on Fire. | 10 1 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Mark Ronson | Guest DJ Mark Ronson chats with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen and shares some of the songs that have inspired his own music over the years. Ronson is known for his horn-driven production work for artists like Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen. He also makes bold remixes of music by other artists like Cold Play and Bob Dylan. Ronson's most recent album is called Version. | 3 1 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR Listeners Pick the Year's Best CDs | Tens of thousands of listeners voted in the All Songs Considered poll for the year's best CDs. It was tight for much of the race. Radiohead and Arcade Fire ran neck-and-neck for first place. But in the end, Radiohead's In Rainbows pulled ahead as an overwhelming winner for the most popular album in 2007. There were also some surprises: some of the year's most anticipated CDs (like Rilo Kiley's Under the Blacklight), or most popular albums (like Lily Allen's Alright, Still) barely made the top 25. Meanwhile, smaller acts like Andrew Bird wound up in the top ten. The 25 CDs NPR listeners loved most this year are listed below. Thanks to all who voted and for helping make it a great year at All Songs Considered. | 20 12 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 262 | VideoProject Song: Georgie James | The Challenge: write and record a song in two days. Georgie James is a band on the rise. The duo makes smart, infectious pop with tight harmonies and jangling guitars — an upbeat and innocent sound that's made its debut album (Places) a sleeper success. Georgie James visits NPR's Studio 4A for the Project Song challenge: Write and record a song in two days. The duo of Laura Burhenn and John Davis gathered at NPR's Studio 4A with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen and browsed a set of photos and phrases for inspiration. They eventually settled on a stark but serene image by New York photographer Phil Toledano, depicting a bare room with a large pile of books stacked in the middle. For the phrase, the band chose "Something Joyful." Burhenn offered a piano riff she'd been playing around with days before as the initial building block. Davis added drums, bass and guitar. The two layered the sound with multiple harmonies and hand claps. Two days later they had a song they called "Monument." It's a three-and-a-half-minute pop gem that marries the contrasting loneliness of the photograph with the spirit of "something joyful." | 18 12 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Holiday Music Mix | It's time to gather 'round the warm glow of your computer and get cozy with some holiday fare from All Songs Considered. On this edition we travel over the snow-covered hill and dale with Swedish electronica duo The Knife. We've got a sneak preview of the upcoming Magnetic Fields album 'Distorition,' gorgeous choral harmonies from Trio Mediaeval and more. 01. Amiina: "Hilli" 02. The Knife: "Christmas Reindeer" 03. Sally Shapiro: "Anorak Christmas" 04. The New Pornographers: "The Spirit of Giving" 05. The Minus 5: "Your Christmas Whiskey" 06. Daddy Bone: "Zombies Eating My Brain (for Christmas) 07. Umbrella Men: "Jingle Bells" 08. Frank Lee Sprague: "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" 09. Bob Atcher & The Dinning Sisters: "Christmas Island" 10. African Guitar Summit: "Afe Hyia Pa" 11. The Magnetic Fields: "Mr. Mistletoe" 12. The Apples in Stereo: "Holiday Mood" 13. Amiina: "Hilli" (feat. Lee Hazlewood) 14. Trio Mediaeval: "Solbonn" | 13 12 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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2007: The Year in Review | Host Bob Boilen talks with reviewers Carrie Brownstein, Will Hermes, Tom Moon and Meredith Ochs about the year's biggest surprises and letdowns in music. Hear their picks for the year's most innovative album, the best new band of 2007, the year's best song and more. Featured songs and artists are listed below. | 6 12 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Balkan Electronica, Bloc Party, Chris Walla Exclusive | An exclusive preview from the solo debut by Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla; Balkan-flavored electronica from Shantel; J-pop girl group Oreska Band; A new dance pop single from Bloc Party; A curious world of sound from Britain's Tunng; The Pink Floyd-inspired Radar Brothers; Japanese electronic artist Shuta Hasunuma, from our Second Stage. | 5 12 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Grizzly Bear, Emma Pollock, Shocking Pinks, More | Brooklyn art-rock band Grizzly Bear revisits the creepy 1962 Phil Spector song "He Hit Me"; new music from Brazilian singer Ceu finally makes it to the U.S.; Scottish singer-songwriter Emma Pollock releases her solo debut after leaving the Delgados; New Zealand rockers Shocking Pinks pay homage to My Bloody Valentine; Philadelphia's Valerie Project score a re-imagined soundtrack to an obscure 1970 Czechoslovakian film; indie outsiders Lucinda Blackbear make beautiful, rainy day music, from our Second Stage series. | 15 11 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Ian Parton of The Go! Team | All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen chats with Ian Parton, frontman for the frenetic, hip-hop-cheerleader-rock group The Go! Team. Parton shares some of his favorite songs and talks about the band's new CD Proof of Youth, out now on Sub Pop records. | 8 11 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Live Concerts Podcast | This is just a brief program note to let you know about our new All Songs Considered live concert podcast. We've just launched it with a performance by Nickel Creek. Subscribe to the concerts podcast for access to all the past live shows, including Spoon, The New Pornographers, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more. | 6 11 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 269 | VideoProject Song: Stephin Merritt | Project Song: Stephin Merritt - The challenge: write, record and mix a song in 2 days. Watch this video podcast with All Songs host Bob Boilen as Stephin Merritt composes and plays all the instruments on his new song The Man of a Million Faces. | 6 11 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FIXED: The New Pornographers Live 10-30-2007 | The New Pornographers in concert. With host Bob Boilen. Includes an interview with the band. A full set list for this performance is available at NPR.org. (This version fixes a file error with a previous release of the New Pornographers concert). | 31 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest DJ Jens Lekman 10-26-2007 | Swedish pop artist Jens Lekman talks about his latest CD, Night Falls Over Kortedala and shares some of his favorite recordings. Hear selections from his new album, plus songs and musicians he's loving now, like Kim Ki O and the Rapper's Delight Club. | 26 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Spoon in Concert 10-24-2007 | Spoon in concert. With host Bob Boilen. Includes an interview with the band at the end of the show. | 24 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stars in Concert 10-22-2007 | Stars in concert. With host Bob Boilen. Includes an interview with the band at the end of the show. | 22 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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David Byrne, Beirut, Tender Forever, More 10-18-2007 | A rare re-issue from David Byrne; Balkan Brass via the New York band Beirut; Wood spoons, laptop tunes: Tender Forever; More surprises from singer Nellie McKay; Black Flag memories from Dirty Projectors; The tainted love and fight songs of Shivaree; With host Bob Boilen. | 19 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Radiohead, Neil Young, Jolie Holland, More 10-12-2007 | Host Bob Boilen looks at some of the most anticipated CDs coming out before the end of the year, with NPR reviewers Meredith Ochs, Tom Moon and Robert Christgau. Hear new music from Radiohead, Neil Young, Youssou N'Dour and more. | 12 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FIXED: Josh Ritter in Concert 10-10-2007 | Josh Ritter in Concert. With host Bob Boilen. A set list for this performance is available online. npr.org/liveconcerts (a previous version of this podcast contained an error) | 11 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jose Gonzalez in Concert 10-06-2007 | Jose Gonzalez in concert. With host Bob Boilen. A set list for this performance is available online. npr.org/liveconcerts | 6 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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PJ Harvey, Caribou, Cass McCombs, More 10-05-2007 | Mathematician turned musician Dan Snaith, a.k.a. Caribou; the sound of '70s Southern California from Cass McCombs; A delightful Sunset Rubdown; Britpop singer, guitarist Richard Hawley; The quiet side of guitar rocker PJ Harvey; A tribute to Automatic for the People. With host Bob Boilen. | 5 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Okkervil River Live, 10-03-2007 | Okkervil River in concert. Propelled by the cryptic songwriting of frontman Will Sheff, the Austin band Okkervil River makes dark, literate rock that's as explosive as it is thoughtful and intimate. Now on tour in support of one of the year's best albums, 'The Stage Names,' Okkervil River visits Washington, D.C. for a full concert. The performance from the Rock and Roll Hotel was originally webcast live on NPR.org Sept. 30. A set list for this show is available at NPR.org. | 3 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Iron and Wine Live, 10-02-2007 | Iron and Wine in concert. When soft became the new loud in indie circles a few years ago, Iron and Wine quickly stepped ahead of the pack as the most arresting of the whispery new-folk artists. Led by the gentle-voiced Sam Beam, the group makes morose and mysterious music, with impressively layered harmonies and the barest instrumentation. Hear the band in a full concert, recorded live from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club, on Sept. 29. A set list for this show is available at NPR.org. | 2 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Animal Collective Live, 10-01-2007 | Animal Collective in concert, with host Bob Boilen. Animal Collective makes wildly experimental sound collages its members describe as "sonic, freeform, electronic, horror, gospel, hip-hop, soul, pop madness." To some, it's more noise than music. But to the group's fans, Animal Collective is making the most inventive and playfully refreshing sounds of the year. A set list for this show is available at NPR.org. | 1 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Small Sins, More, 09-28-2007 | A duet from Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; Bob Dylan remixed by DJ Mark Ronson; British folk guitarist Martin Simpson; The trippy morning face of Small Sins; Artful harmonic pop from Georgie James; The beautifully depressing Doveman. With host Bob Boilen. | 28 9 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rilo Kiley in Concert, 09-27-2007 | Rilo Kiley in concert. With host Bob Boilen. The hauntingly soulful voice of singer Jenny Lewis has drawn legions of fans to the L.A. band Rilo Kiley. Since releasing its first CD in 2001, the band has gradually abandoned its weepy pop-country sound for '80s-inspired college rock and new wave, but the incandescent passion in Lewis' voice has remained, drawing comparisons to Loretta Lynn and Neko Case. Now on tour in support of 'Under the Blacklight,' Rilo Kiley visits Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club for a full concert, originally webcast live on NPR.org Sept. 26. | 27 9 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bishop Allen in Concert, 09-25-2007 | Bishop Allen in Concert. With host Bob Boilen. Bishop Allen is an upbeat, playful pop group based in Brooklyn, N.Y. Though not officially a duo, Bishop Allen features the songwriting of Justin Rice and Christian Rudder. The long-time friends formed the group in 2003 with a rotating cast of supporting members. | 25 9 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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John Vanderslice in Concert, 09-25-2007 | John Vanderslice in concert. With host Bob Boilen. Vanderslice is one of the most imaginative, prolific and consistently rewarding artists making music today. He's released six mostly conceptual solo albums in about as many years, all of them widely praised for the way they reflect Vanderslice's curious world of sonic and musical experimentation. | 25 9 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Louis Prima, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Joe Henry 09-21-2007 | Jazz singer and trumpeter Louis Prima; Miles Davis live from 1963; Legendary saxophonist John Coltrane; Moody, ethereal singer Pieta Brown; A rich world of sound from Joe Henry. With host Bob Boilen. | 22 9 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Apples in Stereo in Concert 09-20-2007 | The Apples in Stereo in concert. With host Robin Hilton. The Apples in Stereo first emerged in the early '90s as part of the Elephant 6 collective, a group of musicians with a shared love of lo-fi, neo-psychedelic rock. Fifteen years later, the collective has disbanded, and flagship bands like Olivia Tremor Control and Neutral Milk Hotel have stopped releasing new work. But The Apples in Stereo's members play on, returning with one of 2007's most inspired and ambitious recordings. The band showcased selections from New Magnetic Wonder in a full concert, webcast live on NPR.org Sept. 19, 2007. | 20 9 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nick Lowe in Concert 09-18-2007 | British country-pop crooner Nick Lowe in a full concert. With host Bob Boilen. | 18 9 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jose Gonzalez, Vic Chesnutt, More 09-12-2007 | Swedish art-pop singer Jens Lekman; Distinguished country crooner Nick Lowe; Broken Social Scene presents Kevin Drew; The gentle voiced, poignant Jose Gonzalez; The political and passionate Steve Earle; Southern flavored story artist Vic Chesnutt; Brilliant psychedelic pop from Rotary Downs. With host Bob Boilen. | 13 9 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The New Pornographers, The Go! Team, Bishop Allen, More 09-06-2007 | The best yet from The New Pornographers; Brilliant new art-pop by Bishop Allen; Surprises from new-folk singer Josh Ritter; Punk-inspired worldbeat artist Manu Chao; The proof of youth from The Go! Team; Kenyan dance music by Extra Golden. With host Bob Boilen. | 6 9 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Anoushka Shankar DJs 08-30-2007 | Sitar master Anoushka Shankar spins some of her favorite songs and chats with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about her latest CD, Breathing Under Water. Hear selections from her new album, co-produced with Karsh Kale, along with music from Anoushka's sister, Norah Jones, her father Ravi Shankar, Bjork and Massive Attack. | 30 8 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rilo Kiley, Stars, Maps, more 08-23-2007 | 80s-inspired pop from Canada's Stars; Master sitar player Anoushka Shankar with Karsh Kale; Psychedelic folk-pop from Iron and Wine; Guitarist Bill Frisell and Floratone; Jenny Lewis returns with Rilo Kiley; A feast of frenzy from Animal Collective; My Bloody Valentine-inspired rock by Maps. | 23 8 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dan Deacon, Queens of the Stone Age, St. Vincent, more 08-16-2007 | Upper Westside Soweto from Vampire Weekend; Metal pop from Queens of the Stone Age; Absurdist electronic artist Dan Deacon; West coast power pop by Jason Falkner; "Real" power pop from The Flamin' Groovies; Sufjan Stevens singer goes solo as St. Vincent; Soulful rock from Joan as Policewoman; Australian jazz bassist Tal Wilkenfeld. | 19 8 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CDs We Missed: LCD Soundsystem, Amy Winehouse, more 08-09-2007 | We don't always get it right when it comes to reviewing the best CDs out there. On this edition of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with NPR reviewers Will Hermes, Tom Moon and Meredith Ochs about some of the gems we've missed this year. Hear music from LCD Soundsystem, Amy Winehouse, Patty Griffin, Roky Erickson and more. | 9 8 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Flight of the Conchords, Charles Mingus, More, 08-03-2007 | Flight of the Conchords, Swedish pop group Sambassadeur, The Real Tuesday Weld, Fats Domino, Charles Mingus, Stephen Stills, Thurston Moore. With host Bob Boilen. | 3 8 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Swell Season live, 07-27-2007 | The Swell Season in concert. Playing under the name The Swell Season, Irish singer Glen Hansard and Czech new-comer Marketa Irglova sing affecting folk-rock songs with blissful harmonies. Hear the stars of the sleeper hit musical Once recorded live in concert from Washington, D.C. | 27 7 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Okkervil River, John Vanderslice, Architecture in Helsinki 07-26-2007 | Okkervil River, John Vanderslice, Peel, choral music from Stile Antico, Architecture in Helsinki, David Dondero and guitarist Bob Brozman. With host Robin Hilton. | 26 7 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gogol Bordello, Live Concert 07-23-2007 | Gogol Bordello, concert FIXED. Gogol Bordello is a spectacle. The wildly exuberant, multi-ethnic group from New York City makes frenetic music that's part punk rock, part Gypsy folk, part Cabaret. Led by Eugene H?tz, a Chernobyl survivor from Ukraine, the band is famous for its costumed live shows that often stretch for more than two explosive hours. Gogol Bordello performed at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club, in a full concert originally webcast live on NPR.org July 18. (The previous podcast of this concert was the incorrect length. This version includes the full show). | 24 7 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Travis, Live Concert 07-19-2007 | Travis, live in concert. Emerging in the late '90s as one of the U.K.'s most passionate and infectious rock bands, Travis helped inspire a wave of new Britpop groups that included acts like Coldplay and Keane. The band is now on tour for its most inspired album in years. They performed at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club, in a full concert originally webcast live on NPR.org July 16. | 19 7 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Femi Kuti Live 07-17-2007 | Femi Kuti live in concert. A veritable superstar in his native Nigeria, Femi Kuti is the standard bearer for Afro-beat, the blend of American jazz and funk with African percussion and vocals pioneered by his father, Fela Kuti in the 1970s. Kuti performed at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. for a live concert webcast on NPR.org July 13. | 17 7 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Spoon, Interpol, The Smashing Pumpkins, 07-12-2007 | Stellar new music from Austin's Spoon; Swedish minimalist electronica by The Field; A classic reissued from Laurie Anderson; Psychedelic jazz by Mushroom, Eddie Gale; New York's post-punk revivalists Interpol; A bold return for the Smashing Pumpkins. With host Bob Boilen. | 12 7 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
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