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Clockwise from upper left: Marissa Nadler, M. Ward, Mitski, Kyle Craft, Nothing

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New Mix: Music From M. Ward, Nothing, Marissa Nadler, A Chat With Mitski & More

1:05pm March 01, 2016

This week on All Songs: The best new songs of the week, an interview with Mitski and a first look at some of the great music we'll hear at SXSW 2016.

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Fear Of Men's forthcoming album, Fall Forever, is out June 3.

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Songs We Love: Fear Of Men, 'Island'

9:00am March 01, 2016

by Mike Katzif

For its new album, Fall Forever, the dreamy UK band retreated to a remote rural space, and channeled its solitude into a song that ruminates on isolation and decaying romance.

To get ready for SXSW 2016, we listened to more than 1,800 artists. Check out the app we made of the 100 musicians we'll be keeping an eye on this year in Austin.

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The Austin 100

8:37am March 01, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

What to check out at SXSW 2016.

Kanye West at a laptop during his Yeezy Season 3 fashion show and album debut at Madison Square Garden in New York Feb. 11.

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Is Tidal Changing How Fans Talk About Music?

6:24pm February 29, 2016

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Technological innovations like streaming are shifting how music gets released today — but artist exclusives are also changing the way fans process today's most popular tracks.

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World Cafe Next: Ben Abraham

6:08pm February 29, 2016

The Australian songwriter's debut album features collaborations with Gotye and Sara Bareilles.

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BADBADNOTGOOD's song "Kaleidoscope (Kaytranada's Flip)" is featured in this week's episode of Metropolis.

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Metropolis: 2/27/16

6:00pm February 29, 2016

KCRW's Jason Bentley spins music by M83, Cut Snake, Tokimonsta and more in a two-hour EDM mix.

Kanye West's 'The Life Of Pablo' Sparks Rampant Piracy

4:44pm February 29, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Paul Resnikoff, publisher of Digital Music News, about what the piracy of Kanye West's new album says about streaming as a venue for music.

Tiny Desk Concert with Lake Street Dive.

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Lake Street Dive: Tiny Desk Concert

3:32pm February 29, 2016

by Bob Boilen

The band's comfortably styled songs sometimes tilt toward soul and often rock danceably on a new collection of songs called Side Pony. Watch Lake Street Dive perform live at the NPR Music offices.

The Ballroom Thieves, with members of the Maine Youth Rock Orchestra, in a scene from the video for the song "Bury Me Smiling."

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The Ballroom Thieves (feat. Maine Youth Rock Orchestra), 'Bury Me Smiling'

2:38pm February 29, 2016

by Bob Boilen

A beautiful folk song solidifies The Ballroom Thieves' message with the aid of a youth orchestra.

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Songs We Love: Anna Meredith, 'Taken'

2:11pm February 29, 2016

by Piotr Orlov

The young British composer's playful pieces split the difference between art-pop and electric minimalism, and her new video adds to the grid-like, artsy fun.