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Cate Le Bon's fourth album, Crab Day, was released April 15.

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'The World Is Absolute Nonsense': The Cosmic Quest Of Cate Le Bon

7:00am April 16, 2016

by Paula Mejia

Welsh songwriter Cate Le Bon's stage name is a joke that went too far. For years, she celebrated her birthday on the wrong day. Like her life, her new album, Crab Day, is freewheeling but focused.

Why Do Some Pop Songs Become American Bar Classics?

7:21pm April 15, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to writer Kenny Herzog about why some songs turn into American bar classics.

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The Flaming Lips in a still from the group's new video for 'Space Oddity'

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Watch The Flaming Lips Cover David Bowie's 'Space Oddity'

4:46pm April 15, 2016

by Jackson Sinnenberg

The Flaming Lips turn a classic Bowie number into a touching, psychedelic memorial.

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Guest Dose: DJ JNETT

4:35pm April 15, 2016

by Piotr Orlov

"It went from my mother saying 'turn it down' to my kids saying 'turn it down,'" says Janette Pitruzzello, a 47-year-old mother of two who doubles as one of Melbourne's top DJs.

The Lumineers perform for World Cafe at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

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The Lumineers On World Cafe

3:13pm April 15, 2016

Hear the hit-making folk-rock band perform songs from its new album, Cleopatra.

Ice Cream, 1964, by Evelyne Axell (Collection of Serge Goisse, Belgium), ©Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

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Hear The Soundtrack To 'International Pop'

3:11pm April 15, 2016

Musician and radio host Ben Vaughn explains how he curated the soundtrack for the Philadelphia Museum of Art's "International Pop" exhibit.

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Ayako Shirasaki On Piano Jazz

3:07pm April 15, 2016

Hear the Japanese pianist perform her compositions "Falling Leaves" and "Far Away."

Sturgill Simpson's latest album is A Sailor's Guide To Earth, out April 15 on Atlantic.

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All Songs +1: Sturgill Simpson Shares His 'Guide To Earth'

12:33pm April 15, 2016

The singer, whose major label debut, A Sailor's Guide To Earth, is out today, talks about his new sound, making an album for his newborn son and how covering Nirvana helped him find his inner teen.

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Seratones: Tiny Desk Concert

11:23am April 15, 2016

by Bob Boilen

The Louisiana band takes gospel into the garage, and what comes out is fiery rock 'n' roll. Watch Seratones perform three songs in the NPR Music offices.

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Songs We Love: Sarah Louise, 'Floating Rhododendron'

10:00am April 15, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

When we translate the natural world through instruments, we commune with it. The guitarist culls her 12-string compositions from birdsong, rivers and the sacred drone of Appalachian folk music.