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Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield talks about writing her latest album, Tigers Blood, from a place of happiness and peace.
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The Norwegian soprano, with plenty of horsepower, unleashes a high C, and much subtle singing, in a thrilling set.
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New music is as much of a springtime certainty as fresh buds on the trees. Host Fiona Ritchie is keen to get among it all and share recordings recently acquired, downloaded, and re-discovered.
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A new single, "Primrose Hill," was co-written by Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney, the youngest sons of Beatles musicians John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
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It's hard to spot everything Hauschka deployed for this mostly improvised set, from pink putty to strings stuffed with tin foil.
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In his first solo outing, the rapper breaks free of the stifling expectations set by the experimental music of his group in pursuit of a pure love of rapping.
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Redbone's hit cracked the Billboard Top 5 this month in 1974. It was a first for a band with all Native and Mexican American members — but the song itself had a quietly political message, too.
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Every year, the Library of Congress names 25 "audio treasures" to be preserved permanently. This year's selections range from ABBA and Green Day to World War I-era jazz pioneer James Reese Europe.
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Musician and composer Ameen Mokdad opens up about his album The Curve, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq.
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يتحدث الموسيقار والملحن أمين مقداد عن ألبومه «المنعطف» الذي ألّفه أثناء إقامته تحت احتلال داعش في الموصل بالعراق.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rodney Carmichael from NPR Music about the legacy of Rico Wade, a foundational producer of Atlanta Hip-Hop.
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Thursday's first song in 13 years leads off this edition of 8 Tracks, which we'll have to call 10 Tracks because there's been too much good music lately.