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All Songs +1: Explosions In The Sky Finds Its Way Through 'The Wilderness'

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All Songs +1: Explosions In The Sky Finds Its Way Through 'The Wilderness'

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Members of Explosion in the Sky talk about the challenge of making "The Wilderness," the most adventurous record yet from an already sonically mind-bending band.

All Songs +1: Explosions In The Sky Finds Its Way Through 'The Wilderness'

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Songs We Love: The Glands, 'Straight Down'

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Songs We Love: The Glands, 'Straight Down'

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Ross Shapiro was that surly record store clerk, but was also the frontman for one of the great late '90s Athens bands. We remember the late musician with a perfectly perverse rock 'n' roll dance song.

Straight Down

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A Poet, Two Bands And A Five-Year-Old Make A New Song

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A Poet, Two Bands And A Five-Year-Old Make A New Song

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Sam Amidon's son played the drum pattern that eventually served as the beat for this collaboration between his father and the band San Fermin.

Shiver

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Wednesday

Tuesday

New Mix: Explosions In The Sky, Parquet Courts, Wire, Told Slant, More

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New Mix: Explosions In The Sky, Parquet Courts, Wire, Told Slant, More

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On this episode of All Songs: We remember Ross Shapiro of the Athens, Ga. band The Glands and play the week's best new music.

New Mix: Explosions In The Sky, Parquet Courts, Wire, Told Slant, More

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Friday

Thursday

Hear Ryan Adams and Bob Mould Play Music And Talk About Everything Under The Sun

Bob Mould and Ryan Adams at Adams' PAX-AM Studios earlier this week. Mould's new album, Patch The Sky, comes out March 25. Debi Del Grande/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Hear Ryan Adams and Bob Mould Play Music And Talk About Everything Under The Sun

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Bob Mould has a new solo album, and Ryan Adams, who is a fan, invited the singer to his home studio for a rambling conversation that's occasionally interrupted by the pair recording a song together.

Listen to Bob Mould and Ryan Adams

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Wednesday

SXSW 2016 Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Discoveries And Memorable Moments

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SXSW 2016 Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Discoveries And Memorable Moments

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All Songs Considered shares the best performances and discoveries from this year's SXSW.

SXSW 2016 Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Discoveries And Memorable Moments

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