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Earls Of Leicester Mix Bluegrass With Gospel And Honky-Tonk On 'Rattle & Roar'

1:44pm August 17, 2016

by Ken Tucker

The band, which began as a tribute to the The Foggy Mountain Boys, won a Grammy for their debut album in 2015. Critic Ken Tucker says the Earls' new record, Rattle & Roar, lives up to its title.

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Dawes Announce New Album, Hear The Lead Single Now

1:01pm August 17, 2016

by Robin Hilton

"When The Tequila Runs Out" is the first taste of Dawes' grimly titled We're All Gonna Die, which drops Sept. 16 and features some impressive collaborations.

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Hear New Music From The Tallest Man On Earth

12:45pm August 17, 2016

by Bob Boilen

The new song from The Tallest Man On Earth is a passionate tale of leaving.

A still from Oathbreaker's "10:56 / Second Son of R." video.

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Songs We Love: Oathbreaker, '10:56 / Second Son of R.'

10:00am August 17, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

The Belgian hardcore band needles urgent black metal and melancholy melody with a feral grace. "We wanted the video to hurt," Caro Tanghe says, "just like writing down these words hurt to me."

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Bobby Hutcherson, Jazz Vibraphone Modernist, Has Died

7:44pm August 16, 2016

by Andrew Limbong

The mallet percussionist released more than 40 albums and played on many classics of the 1960s and '70s, expanding the scope of what was possible on his instrument. He was 75.

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In 'Uproot,' A DJ Traces Modern Music's Tangled Family Tree

6:37pm August 16, 2016

by NPR Staff

Jace Clayton, best known for his work as DJ /rupture, speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about his first book, Uproot: Travels in 21st-Century Music and Digital Culture.

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Clockwise from upper left: Bon Iver, the cover art for The White Stripes' Get Behind Me Satan, Thor & Friends, Kurt Wagner of Lambchop.

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New Mix: Bon Iver, The White Stripes, Lambchop, More

3:31pm August 16, 2016

Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton return from break with new music by some of their all-time favorite artists, including unexpected sounds from Bon Iver and a previously unreleased White Stripes song.

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Brigid Mae Power On World Cafe

1:35pm August 16, 2016

The Irish singer's music creeps up on you like a fog. Hear her perform "It's Clearing Now" and "How You Feel" live in the studio.

A still from Cinemechanica's "Hang Up The Spurs" video.

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When Paper Robots Attack! Watch A Video For Cinemechanica's 'Hang Up The Spurs'

1:30pm August 16, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

Well, that escalated quickly. A border dispute goes horribly, hilariously wrong in a hyper-violent video made using construction paper, set to the Georgia band's deranged math-rock.

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Steve Gunn On World Cafe

1:28pm August 16, 2016

The eclectic guitarist celebrates the open road with his newest album, Eyes On The Lines. Hear a conversation and performance.