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Jamie xx, searching through shelves of used vinyl in a New York record store.

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Jamie xx And The Value of Other People's Music

12:43pm April 14, 2016

by Piotr Orlov

The easiest way to understand the music of Jamie xx, a producer and DJ whose dance-inspired beats are tempered with reserved atmospherics, is to accompany him on a crate-digging excursion.

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Watch Anderson .Paak Perform 'Am I Wrong' Live In The Studio

12:39pm April 14, 2016

by Jason Bentley

Watch the California singer, rapper and drummer perform live for KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Rufus Wainwright's new album, Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets, comes out April 22.

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First Listen: Rufus Wainwright, 'Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets'

7:00am April 14, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

Wainwright and his many guests pile on the gravitas while still digging into the Bard's material with playful and provocative spirits.

Wire's new album, Nocturnal Koreans, is out April 22.

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First Listen: Wire, 'Nocturnal Koreans'

7:00am April 14, 2016

by Bob Boilen

A brilliant new album by an always unpredictable band, Nocturnal Koreans is a view of the more experimental side of Wire, mysterious and potent.

Civil rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., sing "We Shall Overcome" at the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march in 1965.

Who Owns 'We Shall Overcome'? All Of Us, A Lawsuit Claims

5:53pm April 13, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

The same law firm that recently succeeded in releasing "Happy Birthday" from copyright rules is now hoping to do the same for the civil rights anthem.

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Shearwater performs at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

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Shearwater On World Cafe

5:36pm April 13, 2016

Hear the Austin rock band perform songs from its latest album, Jet Plane And Oxbow.

Carlos Niño's new album, Flutes, Echoes, It's All Happening!, comes out April 22.

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First Listen: Carlos Niño & Friends, 'Flutes, Echoes, It's All Happening!'

3:49pm April 13, 2016

by Piotr Orlov

One of Los Angeles' beloved denizens of the soul/jazz/hip-hop underground invites the likes of Madlib and Kamasi Washington to join him in creating a moving ode to spirituality.

The duo OSHUN, from the video for "Protect Your Self"

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First Watch: OSHUN, 'Protect Your Self'

3:24pm April 13, 2016

by Kiana Fitzgerald

In a video packed with myriad cinematic influences, the neo-soul and hip-hop duo wages a war against superficiality that spares no one.

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Jazz Guitarist Julian Lage On 'Arclight' And Shifting Musical Genres

2:25pm April 13, 2016

Lage began playing guitar at the age of 5 and appeared on stage at the Grammys at 13. He talks to Fresh Air about growing up a guitar prodigy, his father's gentle coaching and his new trio album.

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Viking's Choice: Marisa Anderson, 'He Is Without His Guns'

2:05pm April 13, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

Into The Light is an imaginary soundtrack for a science-fiction western. The guitarist's "He Is Without His Guns" conveys the urgency of a stand-off, but feels small in its somber movements.