Andrea Swensson
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Five critics join forces on this week's All Songs Considered to unpack the some of the highlights of Turning The Tables.
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Chastity Brown approaches music with a troubadour's spirit, never content to rest in one place or on one style for too long.
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Forget tissues, ice cream and self-pity; breaking up with Haley Bonar requires a shield and some fire-resistant body armor.
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Poliça's slinky, otherworldly style of electro-pop mixes Channy Leaneagh's angelic voice with distorted, occasionally disturbing sound manipulations and harrowing dual drums. The Minneapolis band's second album pushes its sound forward in exciting, provocative ways.
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Low's Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker and Steve Garrington recently put on a special show for their fellow Minnesotans at St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theater. Watch them perform "Plastic Cup" and "So Blue."
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In the annual Texas showdown between fledgling bands and crushing industry excess, one longtime SXSW attendee has started feeling like she's coming out behind.