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NPR: All Songs Considered

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An eclectic mix of fresh music by emerging artists and breakout bands -- from NPR.org's Web-only music show. With host Bob Boilen.


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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....

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[ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:37:16 -0500 ]


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....

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[ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:27:52 -0400 ]


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)....

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[ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:30:07 -0400 ]


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....

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[ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:29:37 -0400 ]


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....

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[ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:42:38 -0400 ]


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....

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[ Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:09:20 -0400 ]


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 Go...

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[ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:54:18 -0400 ]


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....

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[ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:25:30 -0400 ]


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 cleanin...

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[ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:53:15 -0400 ]


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 retu...

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[ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:14:12 -0400 ]


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 T...

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[ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:33:12 -0400 ]


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 S...

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[ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:18:22 -0400 ]


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....

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[ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:54:14 -0400 ]


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....

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[ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:18:26 -0400 ]


The 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....

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[ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:12:37 -0400 ]


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....

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[ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:36:05 -0400 ]


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 compos...

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[ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:08:40 -0400 ]


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....

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[ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:36:29 -0400 ]


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....

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[ Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:23:20 -0400 ]


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 'M...

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[ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:06:56 -0400 ]


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 Conce...

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[ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:33:26 -0400 ]


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....

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[ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:23:59 -0400 ]


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....

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[ Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:41:51 -0400 ]


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...

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[ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:35:12 -0400 ]


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 s...

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[ Tue, 26 May 2009 17:49:46 -0400 ]


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...

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[ Mon, 18 May 2009 14:44:52 -0400 ]


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 exp...

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[ Mon, 11 May 2009 17:39:33 -0400 ]


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 Dissa...

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[ Tue, 05 May 2009 16:53:19 -0400 ]


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....

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[ Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:23:51 -0400 ]


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....

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[ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:50:38 -0400 ]

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