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Viking's Choice: The Hand, 'Slow Bullet'

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Viking's Choice

Viking's Choice: The Hand, 'Slow Bullet'

by Lars Gotrich

July 31, 2015 • Featuring a former member of Low, this barn-burner howls like Crazy Horse gone noise-rock.

Slow Bullet

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Mac DeMarco Explains His Mini-Album Of Love Songs, Track By Track

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Mac DeMarco Explains His Mini-Album Of Love Songs, Track By Track

by Jacob Ganz

July 31, 2015 • The lived-in, sun-bleached songs on Another One explore adjacent angles on love that's simply not going to work out.

The Best Dance Tracks We Heard This Month

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The Best Dance Tracks We Heard This Month

by Sami Yenigun , Otis Hart

July 31, 2015 • This month's mix features boogie from Australia, funk and techno from London, deep house from Paris, broken beats from Berlin, and a remix of one of last year's most memorable songs.

The Best Dance Tracks We Heard This Month

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Guest DJ: Leon Bridges

by Bob Boilen

July 28, 2015 • The soul singer, who just released his debut album, unearths the roots of his retro sound as this week's All Songs Considered Guest DJ.

Guest DJ: Leon Bridges

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Song Premiere: Palehound, 'Cushioned Caging'

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Song Premiere: Palehound, 'Cushioned Caging'

by Katie Presley

July 27, 2015 • On Ellen Kempner's latest grungy treat of a single, her moxie can't be stifled by fuzzed-out production.

Songs We Love: Patty Griffin, 'Rider of Days'

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Songs We Love: Patty Griffin, 'Rider of Days'

by Katie Presley

July 27, 2015 • The uniquely affecting folk giant is at the top of her formidable game in a slow-burning track from her forthcoming album.

Rider of Days

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All Songs + 1: Josh Ritter's 'Sermon on the Rocks'

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All Songs + 1: Josh Ritter's 'Sermon on the Rocks'

by Bob Boilen

July 27, 2015 • A singer-songwriter tells the tale of a "risky teen" and a Bible school intervention in the lead single from his forthcoming album, Sermon On The Rocks.

All Songs + 1: Josh Ritter's 'Sermon on the Rocks'

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Dreams Do Come True: Sufjan Stevens At Newport Folk

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Dreams Do Come True: Sufjan Stevens At Newport Folk

by Bob Boilen

July 26, 2015 • An audience both very young and somewhat old sang in unison with Stevens' powerful, gentle songs Saturday at the Newport Folk Festival.

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Shined At Newport Folk

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