NPR: All Songs Considered
In NPR Music's All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen brings you an eclectic mix of fresh music by emerging and breakout bands and musical icons.
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Guest DJ John Cale
On this week's All Songs Considered the former founding member ...
On this week's All Songs Considered the former founding member of The Velvet Underground talks about his latest solo album and shares some of this favorite songs by other artists. Few artists have had careers as long, as distinguished or revered as John Cale's. A founding member of experimental rock pioneers The Velvet Underground, Cale has spent nearly a half-century as an vanguard musician in drone, rock, and classical. He's known in part for producing seminal works by other artists, such as The Stooges, Patti Smith, and The Modern Lovers. But Cale has also had a prolific solo career. He's just released his 15th solo album, Shifty Adventures In Nookie Wood. On this edition of All Songs Considered he talks about the new record, and shares some of his favorite songs by other artists, including Miles Davis and The Isley Brothers. Cale also reveals a few surprises, including the parallels he sees between minimalist music and Hip-Hop. Miles Davis Artist: Miles Davis Album: Kind of Blue Song: Freddie Freeloader The Beach Boys Artist: The Beach Boys Album: Forever Beach Boys Song: In My Room John Cale Artist: John Cale Album: Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood Song: Face to the Sky Snoop Dogg Artist: Snoop Dogg Album: R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece Song: Drop It Like It's Hot John Cale Artist: John Cale Album: Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood Song: Nookie Wood The Isley Brothers Artist: The Isley Brothers Album: The Essential Isley Brothers Song: Harvest for the World The Velvet Underground Artist: The Velvet Underground Album: Velvet Underground & Nico [Deluxe Edition] Song: The Black Angel's Death Song The Velvet Underground & Nico Artist: The Velvet Underground & Nico Album: The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th Anniversary Box Set Song: Melody Laughter Note: This is an excerpt from the upcoming 45th anniversary box set of The Velvet Underground & Nico.
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Fall Music Preview 2012
On this week's show we've got a ton of premieres ...
On this week's show we've got a ton of premieres from Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard, Martha Wainwright, and Ty Braxton, who offers a cool new remix of Philip Glass. Also, All Songs Considered co-host Robin Hilton has been holding a top secret album in his grubby little hands since late this past spring. On this edition of the show he can finally share it with the world. What could it be?Robin, and host Bob Boilen are joined by NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and critic for The Record Ann Powers to talk about some of the many other releases they're most looking forward to coming out this fall.Neil YoungAlbum: Psychedelic PillSong: Walk Like A GiantAdd to PlaylistGraveyardAlbum: Lights outSong: The Suits, The Law & The UniformThe CoupAlbum: Sorry To Bother YouSong: Strange Arithmetic Cody ChesnuTTAlbum: Landing on a HundredSong: Til I Met TheeLord HuronAlbum: Lonesome DreamsSong: Brother (Last Ride) Dana FalconberryAlbum: LeelanauSong: Birch Bark Flying LotusAlbum: Until The Quiet ComesSong: Putty Boy Strut Ben GibbardAlbum: Former LivesSong: Bigger Than Love Jason LytleAlbum: Department of DisappearanceSong: Dept of Disappearance Sera CahooneAlbum: Deer Creek CanyonSong: Deer Creek Canyon Martha WainwrightAlbum: Come Home To MamaSong: Everything Wrong The Mountain GoatsAlbum: Transcendental YouthSong: Harlem Roulette Ty BraxtonAlbum: Rework: Philip Glass RemixedSong: RubricPreservation Hall Jazz BandAlbum: St. Peter & 57th St.Song: Careless LoveEarlimartAlbum: System PreferencesSong: Internet Summer
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Atoms For Peace, Tilly & The Wall, Woods, More
On this edition of All Songs Considered, co-host and producer ...
On this edition of All Songs Considered, co-host and producer Robin Hilton offers host Bob Boilen $200 million to walk away from the show forever. Does Bob take the bait? More importantly, we've got a great mix of essential new songs, including a sneak preview of the upcoming album by Atoms For Peace, which features Radiohead's Thom Yorke, producer Nigel Godrich, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and drummer Joey Waronker. The album, due out sometime next year, doesn't have a name yet but the cut we've got is called "Default." Also on the show: A bold, adventurous and completely surprising new record from Tilly & The Wall; sinister new rock from the New York City-based band Bad Powers; new Afro-punk-inspired electronic music from Sinkane; and an epic jam from Brooklyn's Woods. We're also joined by Alt.Latino hosts Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras, who share a fantastic new electro-pop song from the Chilean group Astro.
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The Most Important Band Of Your College Years
Few bands seem to matter to us as much as ...
Few bands seem to matter to us as much as the ones we discover in our youth. It may be, in part, because we're the most open to new ideas and sounds when we're coming of age. But mostly it's just a time when we need the comfort and companionship of a favorite band the most - a group or artist that helps us make sense of the world and find our place in it. If you follow our blog, you may have seen a recent post asking you to tell us about the most important band of your college years. We got a lot of great stories on the blog, and on ourSoundcloud page, from people both reminiscing about their college years long gone by, and the college years they're currently living. On this edition of All Songs Considered, we share some of those stories and the bands that made a difference in people's lives when they needed it most.
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This Week's Essential Listening, From Animal Collective, Cat Power, Menomena And More
All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are ...
All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are back from their 2012 World Tour, which is to say they visited Seattle and Portland, Ore. last week, and have returned with a batch of new songs and stories to share. On the west coast Bob and Robin hosted a couple of listening parties, where they played music for an audience, the audience got to rate the songs, then everyone talked about them, just like hardcore music fans. They were joined by Telekinesis frontman Michael Benjamin Lerner, KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, and Portlandia's Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen. On this week's show we hear some of the songs they played, including a heartrending new cut from rapper Macklemore called "Same Love," and the stunning title cut from Cat Power's new record, Sun. Also on the show: A peek at Animal Collective's latest sonic adventures on the group's new album Centipede Hz; The Brooklyn-based duo Buke and Gase are back with an equally adventurous EP called Function Falls; We've got a gritty new song from Menomena, and composer and arranger Matthew E. White pays homage to early Randy Newman Americana on White's debut solo record, Big Inner. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Album: Same Love Song: Same Love Cat Power Album: Sun Song: Sun Animal Collective Album: Centipede Hz Song: Moonjock Buke & Gase Album: Function Falls Song: Fussrate Menomena Album: Moms Song: Capsule Matthew E. White Album: Big Inner Song: Big Love
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Dan Deacon Plays DJ
Electro-pop genius Dan Deacon's latest album is as big as ...
Electro-pop genius Dan Deacon's latest album is as big as its name, America. It's epic, soaring and loud, but also minimalist at times and full of beauty. On this edition of All Songs Considered, Deacon talks about his latest album and shares some of his favorite songs with host Bob Boilen. Deacon brought a strange and surprising mix of artists, from The Rolling Stones to early electronic artist Raymond Scott, and minimalist composer Steve Reich, plus a few great unknowns.
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THIS WEEK'S ESSENTIAL LISTENING: JENS LEKMAN, AMANDA PALMER, MORE
On this week's show hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton ...
On this week's show hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share some of their favorite new discoveries, including the Kate Bush-inspired Swedish duo Niki And The Dove, German experimental pianist Nils Frahm, and a surprising new album from singer Amanda Palmer. Also on the show: the best new music in a decade from the Chicago-based band Sea And Cake; the inimitable storytelling of Swedish pop singer Jens Lekman; and an epic new album from post-punk veterans Swans. Jens Lekman Album: I Know What Love Isn't Song: I Know What Love Isn't Niki and the Dove Album: Instinct Song: Drummer Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra Album: Theatre Is Evil Song: Smile (Pictures or It Didn't Happen) Omar Rodriguez Lopez Album: Octopus Kool Aid Song: People Feeding Nils Frahm Album: Felt Song: Familiar The Sea and Cake Album: Runner Song: On And On Swans Album: Seer Song: Mother Of The World
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Tame Impala, Blur and a Lot of New Music You Are About to Discover
If you are listening to this podcast while operating a ...
If you are listening to this podcast while operating a two-wheeled vehicle, please stop the vehicle and continue listening. In addition to some safety advice, this week's All Songs Considered features: The R&B singer Miguel and his infectious vocal hiccup, a warm and captivating song from Conveyor, a big, blue Blur box set, and a song with serious swagger from Tame Impala. Also on the show, two bands that hail from NPR's home city of Washington, D.C. Drop Electric is a "Sigur Ros-ian" band with an epic sound and Deleted Scenes mixes surf rock with off-kilter rhythms and instrumentation. Host Bob Boilen is joined by NPR Music editor Jacob Ganz and All Songs Considered intern Emily White for this week's show. You can listen to the entire discussion above or each individual song below. Read more about the 21st anniversary Blur box set on the blog. Tame Impala Artist: Tame Impala Album: Lonerism Song: Elephant Conveyor Artist: Conveyor Album: Conveyor Song: Right Sleep Drop Electric Artist: Drop Electric Album: Drop Electric Song: Empire Trashed Deleted Scenes Artist: Deleted Scenes Album: Young People's Church of the Air Song: Baltika 9 Miguel Artist: Miguel Album: Art Dealer Chic Song: Adorn Blur Artist: Blur Album: Great Escape [Special Edition] Song: The Universal
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David Byrne & St. Vincent, Django Django And More
On this week's All Songs Considered: funny concert memories, one ...
On this week's All Songs Considered: funny concert memories, one album with a wacky cover and a surprisingly great sound, a bittersweet goodbye and (of course) lots of new music. Listen to Django Django's refreshing mix of sounds, the moody melodies of Ormonde, David Byrneand St. Vincent's horn-based collaboration, Bob's favorite jazz record of the year (by Neneh Cherry & The Thing) and more. Plus, Mike Katzif joins this week's show to play his pick, the vibrant and provocative "Fineshrine" by Purity Ring. Mike came to NPR as an intern for All Songs Considered, and over the last seven years has had a hand in our Tiny Desk Concerts, the Alt.Latino podcast and much of our festival coverage, along with the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. Now Mike's is leaving us for a new job at WNYC.
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Newport Folk Festival 2012 Preview: Wilco, My Morning Jacket, tUnE-yArDs, More
More than 50 years after it first started, The Newport ...
More than 50 years after it first started, The Newport Folk Festival continues to represent a broad range of American folk music and its many branches. This year, tickets for the two-day event in Rhode Island disappeared a record three months in advance of the festival. It kicks off this Friday with full concerts by Wilco, Blitzen Trapper and Megafaun, and continues through the weekend with shows by Iron & Wine, Jackson Browne, Alabama Shakes, Conor Oberst and many more. On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen talks with festival producer, Jay Sweet about the extraordinary talent that makes the annual music celebration so special. This is the fifth year in a row NPR Music will be at the Newport Folk Festival to live webcast full concerts, along with WFUV, mvyradio, Folk Alley, and WUMB. You can see the full lineup of artists and watch live video from the festival at our Newport Folk page. This year Newport will celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of Woody Guthrie. All Songs Considered shares music from some of the "disciples" of Guthrie: from Wilco to the supergroup, New Multitudes (consisting of Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, and Jim James). But the festival is not only about paying tribute and traditional folk artists, but re-defining what folk means today. Every year has a curve ball, and Sweet says this year's sharp elbow is tUnE-yArDs. NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL PREVIEW New Multitudes Album: New Multitudes Song: Talking Empty Bed Blues Dawes Album: Nothing Is Wrong Song: If I Wanted Someone Billy Bragg & Wilco Album: Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions Song: Jolly Banker Charles Bradley Album: No Time For Dreaming Song: The World (Is Going Up In Flames) Rodriguez Album: Searching for Sugar Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Song: Sugar Man tUnE-yArDs Album: w h o k i l l Song: Bizness My Morning Jacket Album: Circuital Song: Wonderful (The Way I Feel)
