All Songs Considered
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Summer Preview: Kanye, Neko Case, No Age, More
Now that we've taken a look back on the year (so far), it's time to go full-speed ahead with a look to the future. On this week's All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are joined by a revolving cast of NPR Music's finest to share some of the summer albums they're most excited about.Kanye WestAlbum: YeezusSong: Bound 2ScHoolboy QAlbum: Collard Greens feat. Kendrick LamarSong: Collard GreensGauntlet HairAlbum: StillsSong: Bad AppleNeko CaseAlbum: The Worse Things Get, The...
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Daft Punk On The Music That Inspired 'Random Access...
by SAMI YENIGUNListen To Daft Punk Speak About Their Favorite Songs including Chic, James Blake, John Michell Jarre and The Strokes.
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Discussion: The Year In Music (So Far), 2013
Note: Some of the songs on this episode of All Songs Considered contain strong, adult language and profanity.It's that time of the year again, when co-hosts and are joined by NPR Music's and for a special look back on the first half of the year in music. On this week's All Songs Considered, the crew battles it out over their biggest surprises, favorite new artists, songs and albums from the first half of 2013.SavagesAlbum: Silence YourselfSong: "She Will"Night BedsAlbum: Country SleepSong:...
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New Music: Superchunk, John Vanderslice, Lily &...
We're about to get deep into our "Best Of The Year (So Far)" coverage - and our annual summer music preview. But before we do, we've still got a lot of great music from the first half of 2013 to share. On this week's All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton play new releases from some beloved artists who made some amazing records in the '90s, then went on extended breaks. Hear return singles from the power pop band Superchunk, Stephin Merritt's lyrical pop group Future Bible...
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New Music: Boards of Canada, A Sharon Van...
Last month the Scottish electronic duo Boards Of Canada released a series of mysterious recordings of a voice reading a set of numbers. Clever fans soon realized that the numbers were a code that, once entered, in order, online, revealed a video announcing Tomorrow's Harvest, the group's first new album in eight years. On this week's All Songs Considered we finally get a preview of the album with a brand new Boards Of Canada song "Reach For The Dead."Also on the show: Dark electronica from...
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New Music: Mount Kimbie, Laura Mvula, Jagwar Ma, More
This week on All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton offer up a musical sampler of many styles from around the world. There's an upbeat, atmospheric cut with amazing harmonies from the magnetic Laura Mvula, a voice you'll hear a lot more of this year; Firehorse's blazing combination of neo-soul, hip-hop and electronic beats; a heavy, hypnotic track from New York duo Small Multiples and some transfixing psych-pop from Jagwar Ma.NPR Music's electronic music gurus Otis Hart and...
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New Music: Baths, Jim Jarmusch, Sam Phillips, More
We kick this week's show off with a lot of noise from filmmaker (and past guest DJ on All Songs Considered) Jim Jarmusch and his gloriously gritty side project called SQÜRL. The band, with Carter Logan and producer/engineer Shane Stoneback, originally formed to score the 2009 Jarmusch film The Limits Of Control. SQÜRL has a new, self-titled EP coming out this month and we've got a preview cut called "Pink Dust."Also on the show: Remarkable new electronic music from Baths; the atmospheric...
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