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Frances Quinlan's Likewise comes out Jan. 31 via Saddle Creek.

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Frances Quinlan Follows Her First Spark Of Creation

2:31pm January 28, 2020

by Marissa Lorusso

While members of Hop Along appear on her solo debut, Likewise is decidedly Frances Quinlan's vision. Her voice and unique, meandering melodies sit at the forefront of an inquisitive record.

Amy Rigby played with Last Roundup and The Shams before she began her solo career.

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'I Was Singing For My Life': Amy Rigby On Mixing Music And Motherhood

1:10pm January 28, 2020

by Terry Gross

Rigby's memoir, Girl to City, tracks how a Catholic girl from Pittsburgh became part of the New York punk scene — and invented and reinvented herself as a performer, songwriter and a mother.

Traced in Air not only reinvigorated but reinvented Cynic, a metal band co-founded by guitarist Paul Masvidal and drummer Sean Reinert, who died Friday.

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Viking's Choice: Sean Reinert's Celestial Voyage, Dream-Pop Bliss And Grindcore

11:40am January 28, 2020

by Lars Gotrich

Cynic's Sein Reinert, who died Friday, was a metal drummer who explored unknown worlds. His artistry remembered, plus new music from Peel Dream Magazine, Jackie Lynn and Sydney's Arafura.

Best known for the 1997 hit "Flagpole Sitta," Harvey Danger had much more to offer, argues NPR's Stephen Thompson.

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The Forgotten Wordplay And Songcraft Of Harvey Danger

9:52am January 28, 2020

For NPR's "One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs," NPR Music's Stephen Thompson recommends "Happiness Writes White" by the band Harvey Danger. The band is known mostly for their 1997 hit "Flagpole Sitta."

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Encore: Tanya Tucker Is Back

4:11pm January 27, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with country musician Tanya Tucker about putting out her first solo album in more than 10 years. It's called While I'm Livin'. She won two Grammys for it Sunday night.

Four of the most-nominated artists at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards — (from left to right) Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, and Finneas O'Connell — pose in the audience during the broadcast.

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The 2020 Grammys: How Much Weight Can One Awards Show Carry?

1:50pm January 27, 2020

In a ceremony that front-loaded performances by women and black artists, mixed messages sparked both cynicism and cautious hope.

Tyler Childers outside the World Cafe Performance Studio

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Tyler Childers Is Passionate About The Country Music Tradition

12:56pm January 27, 2020

Though his music is sometimes called Americana, Tyler Childers rejects that label. "I don't know what it's called, but I've been calling it country," he says in this session.

Billie Eilish, who swept the four major categories at the 2020 Grammy Awards, accepts her trophy for Song of the Year, for "Bad Guy."

Billie Eilish Sweeps Grammys In Ceremony Clouded By Controversy And Mourning

11:49am January 27, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

In a night when Eilish, the youngest artist to win Album and Record of the year, might have otherwise been the whole story, the Recording Academy could not quite put its recent scandals behind it.

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Billie Eilish Sweeps 62nd Grammy Awards

5:05am January 27, 2020

by Mandalit del Barco

In a night when Billie Eilish, the youngest artist to win Album and Record of the year, might have otherwise been the whole story, the Recording Academy could not put its recent scandals behind it.

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Koffee: Tiny Desk Concert

5:01am January 27, 2020

by Sidney Madden

The fast-rising teenager from Jamaica just won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album, making her the first woman and youngest artist to ever win in the category.