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Cloud Nothings' new album is titled Life Without Sound.

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Cloud Nothings' New Album Spares Us 'Life Without Sound'

2:44pm January 27, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

For a guy who once sang, "I need time to stop moving / I need time to stay useless," Cloud Nothings' Dylan Baldi sure has found a way to infuse his songs with vitality and ambition.

Migos rappers Quavo, Takeoff and Offset at the studios of Power 106 on Monday.

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Migos Rapped A Children's Book. It's Funny, But It Makes Perfect Sense

1:50pm January 27, 2017

by Daoud Tyler-Ameen

The three MCs behind the current No. 1 song in the country have a knack for finding the sensuous contours of the English language — a trait they share with the author of Llama Llama Red Pajama.

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Listening To The Monkees With Fresh Ears, 50 Years Later

1:23pm January 27, 2017

by Ed Ward

Rock historian missed the "Prefab Four" the first time they came along. Listening now, he finds that the Monkees' best songs have held up, mostly because they used top-notch songwriting talent.

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"If you came up with a melody, or a beat, or a lyric... you can sue anyone."

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Jeff Tweedy Joins 'Portlandia' In Skewering The Industry's Love Of Lawsuits

12:42pm January 27, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Do you have little talent, but a box of bedroom recordings you think may have been ripped off by Bruce Springsteen? Mark Lukey wants to talk to you.

The New Pornographers' latest album is called Whiteout Conditions.

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Listen: The New Pornographers' Tight 'High Ticket Attraction'

12:20pm January 27, 2017

by Robin Hilton

Hold on for another relentlessly exuberant, propulsive jam from The New Pornographers.

Could it be you playing a Tiny Desk concert for NPR Music? There's only one way to find out.

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There's Still Time To Enter The Tiny Desk Contest!

11:52am January 27, 2017

by Bob Boilen

It won't take long to make a simple video and send it to the Tiny Desk Contest. Enter by Sunday, Jan. 29 at 11:59 p.m. ET to win a Tiny Desk concert and a U.S. tour.

Laurie Anderson finds a "calm center" in Etude 10 by Philip Glass.

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Laurie Anderson Finds 'New Ways To Breathe' In A Philip Glass Etude

11:20am January 27, 2017

by Laurie Anderson

The veteran performance artist admires the skipping rhythms and calm center in the piano Etude No. 10 by Philip Glass that she says lies just beyond her grasp.

Parker Millsap performs live for Austin City Limits.

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Watch Parker Millsap Play One For The End Of The World

11:10am January 27, 2017

by Rachel Horn

Millsap delivers a staggering rendition of "The Very Last Day" in a performance recorded for an upcoming episode of Austin City Limits.

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Viking's Choice: Pallbearer, 'Thorns'

9:56am January 27, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

If the first single is any indication, the doom-metal band's forthcoming Heartless promises to be another milestone.

Missy Elliott in a scene from her new video for the song "I'm Better (Feat. Lamb)."

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Missy Elliott Returns, Hits Reset With 'I'm Better (Feat. Lamb)'

9:17am January 27, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

When Missy Elliott tells you, "I'm better," you sit down and listen. Or you go through several costume changes on an Afro-futuristic dancefloor and in a disco swimming pool.