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Music & Culture

Dirty Projectors Announces New Self-Titled Album, Shares New Song

1:18pm January 18, 2017

by Robin Hilton

Hints have been trickling out since late in 2016, but the official word is here: The latest album from Dirty Projectors is self-titled and due out Feb. 24 on Domino Records.

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A Despedida Playlist To Bid POTUS Farewell

1:00pm January 18, 2017

by Felix Contreras

As President Obama leaves office, Alt.Latino digs up some of the Latin music that's found its way into the Mixtape-Maker-In-Chief's playlists.

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Jake Xerxes Fussell's new album, What in the Natural World, comes out March 31.

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Songs We Love: Jake Xerxes Fussell, 'Have You Ever Seen Peaches...'

12:36pm January 18, 2017

by Laura Snapes

Fussell's cover of the Jimmy Lee Williams song marks a move into more existential territory: The maturing artist is now less a force of nature than someone keen to sync with its rhythms.

Jonathan Edwards performs on this week's Mountain Stage.

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Jonathan Edwards On Mountain Stage

12:22pm January 18, 2017

Hear the veteran songwriter perform music from his latest album, Tomorrow's Child, live in West Virginia.

Conor Oberst's new album, Salutations, comes out March 17.

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Conor Oberst Announces A New Album — Yes, Another One

11:51am January 18, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

That didn't take long. Five months after Ruminations, the Bright Eyes singer will return with a companion piece called Salutations: a full-band version of the album, plus seven extra songs.

Joe Jiang (left) and Simon Tam of The Slants are in a legal battle at the Supreme Court over their band's name.

In Battle Over Band Name, Supreme Court Considers Free Speech And Trademarks

11:38am January 18, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The Patent and Trademark Office denied registration to an Asian-American rock band named The Slants; the musicians say they want to re-appropriate the term. The case hits the high court on Wednesday.

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A still from The Spirit Of The Beehive's "Ricky (Caught Me Tryin')" video.

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Songs We Love: The Spirit Of The Beehive, 'Ricky (Caught Me Tryin')'

11:35am January 18, 2017

by Mike Katzif

With a woozy hook that's as dissonant as it is catchy, the Philadelphia band's new song mixes the pretty with the messy.

William Onyeabor composed and self-released nine albums of synth-funk from 1977-1985 before his conversion to Christianity.

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William Onyeabor, Mysterious Funk Musician, Dies At 70

9:41am January 18, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Beloved to DJs and crate diggers, the Nigerian musician died Monday following a brief illness.

Clockwise from upper left: Run The Jewels, Brian Eno, Taylor Kirk of Timber Timbre, The Lowland Hum

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New Mix: Run The Jewels, Brian Eno, Timber Timbre, More

8:23pm January 17, 2017

Our first new mix of 2017 features songs that are both big and hopeful, and crushingly sad, from the politically charged music of Run The Jewels and Timber Timbre to the joyful bliss of Lowland Hum.

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Loamlands makes its World Cafe debut in this session.

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Loamlands On World Cafe

4:33pm January 17, 2017

by David Dye

The North Carolina band's music has evolved from folk-punk beginnings toward a classic-rock sound. Watch Kym Register's powerful performance of "Little River."