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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New Music: Patti Smith, Best Coast, Debo Band And More
On this edition of All Songs Considered, a strange mishap ...
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
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The Ting Tings, Yann Tiersen, Tu Fawning, More
On the latest episode of All Songs Considered, hosts Bob ...
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.
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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 ...
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
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New Mix: Spiritualized, Jack White, Yuck And More
It's been a while since we heard new music from ...
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
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Jack White Interview: How I Made 'Blunderbuss'
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen and Jack White discuss ...
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
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NEW MUSIC FROM HOT CHIP, DIRTY PROJECTORS AND MORE
This week on All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen and Jacob ...
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
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The Speak-Singing Debate: Just Sing The Damn Song!
Few people can easily define it but nearly everyone knows ...
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
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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 ...
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
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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 ...
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')
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW 2012: Saturday
The final night at the South By Southwest music conference ...
The final night at the South By Southwest music conference offered our team in Austin new favorites, classic performances and a few welcome surprises.
