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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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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW 2012: Friday
Day three at South by Southwest included death metal, hip-hop ...
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.
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW 2012: Thursday
On Thursday at SXSW, our intrepid team hosted a day ...
On Thursday at SXSW, our intrepid team hosted a day party, caught two performances by Bruce Springsteen and experienced a whole lot of emotion.
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW 2012: Wednesday
Highlights from day one at SXSW included discoveries, old favorites ...
Highlights from day one at SXSW included discoveries, old favorites and NPR Music's official showcase at Stubbs, featuring the return of Fiona Apple.
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SXSW 2012 Preview
All Songs Considered is Austin-bound! On this week's show, host ...
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"
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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 ...
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
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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 ...
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
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Electronic Edition: Burial, The 2 Bears, VCMG, And More
NPR's Sami Yenigun and Otis Hart are back to talk ...
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
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Valentine's Day Dedications
Don't look now, but Valentine's Day is once again looming ...
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
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New Music From Andrew Bird, Julianna Barwick, And More
The latest mix from All Songs Considered includes a sneak ...
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
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Sharon Van Etten, Listening Party Interview
First Listen: Sharon Van Etten, 'Tramp' An interview with Sharon ...
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.
