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Jóhann Jóhannsson's new album, Orphée, comes out Sept. 16.

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First Listen: Jóhann Jóhannsson, 'Orphée'

7:00am September 08, 2016

by Mark Mobley

The Oscar-nominated Icelandic composer crafts an enveloping instrumental take on the Orpheus myth. His simple, haunting sketches use the familiar tale to comment on changes in his own life.

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The Head And The Heart On World Cafe

3:56pm September 07, 2016

Hear the Seattle band play new songs from its major-label debut, Signs Of Light.

A scene from T-Rextasy's new video for the song, 'Gap Yr Boiz'

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First Watch: T-Rextasy, 'Gap Yr Boiz'

2:41pm September 07, 2016

by Sophie Kemp

Enter the wonderfully weird world of the feminist occult with T-Rextasy in the band's new animated video for "Gap Yr Boiz."

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William Bell: Tiny Desk Concert

2:24pm September 07, 2016

by Rachel Horn

The 77-year-old soul hitmaker, known for co-writing songs like the blues standard "Born Under A Bad Sign," returns to the spotlight with the aid of a 12-piece band.

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'Musical Monsters' Revisits A 1980 Concert By Cornet Player Don Cherry

2:01pm September 07, 2016

by Kevin Whitehead

Cherry joined with four internationally known jazz improvisers for a playful session at a Swiss festival in 1980. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the music they made still sounds fresh 36 years later.

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"There are some things that are whispered and some things that are shouted, and I'm not in a shouting place right now," Brian Fallon says.

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Brian Fallon Loves Bruce Springsteen, Just Please Don't Leave It At That

1:59pm September 07, 2016

by Miles Parks

The Gaslight Anthem frontman goes quieter on his solo debut, Painkillers. He recently spoke with Here & Now about songwriting and the pesky Springsteen comparisons that just won't die.

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The One With The Vibraphone: Hear American Football's 'Give Me The Gun'

10:52am September 07, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

After a 17-year layoff, the emo band's new single is the sound of musicians who've grown gracefully.

Angel Olsen watches tea splatter into a cup in a scene from Cass McCombs' new video for the song "Opposite House."

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Watch: Angel Olsen Joins Cass McCombs In New Video For 'Opposite House'

10:37am September 07, 2016

by Robin Hilton

McCombs' latest video, featuring Angel Olsen, is as strange and uncertain as the song itself. Director Jonny Look says he wanted to "balance beauty and silliness."

Dan Deacon cheers a crowd of dancing fans in a scene from his new video for the song "Change Your Life (You Can Do It)."

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Watch: Dan Deacon Shares Euphoric New Song, Video

9:41am September 07, 2016

by Robin Hilton

Dan Deacon's latest song is the heart-pounding, life-affirming "Change Your Life (You Can Do It)." The video features footage of fans dancing with joyful abandon during Deacon's Gliss Riffer tour.

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Asteriod Named For Queen's Freddie Mercury

7:11am September 07, 2016

The asteroid was spotted in 1999, the same year Mercury died at age 45. It was dedicated in honor of what would have been Mercury's 70th birthday. Official designation: Asteroid 17473 Freddiemercury.