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In The Midst Of Chaos, Channy Leaneagh Of Poliça Is Doing The Next Right Thing

10:00am April 06, 2020

by Channy Leaneagh

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm and comfort in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. For Channy Leaneagh, that means moving slowly and thoughtfully.

With everyone holed up at home, the sonic character of our cities and neighborhoods seems to be constantly shifting underfoot.

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All Ears: Listening In Isolation

6:00am April 06, 2020

by Ruth Saxelby

Since self-isolating, writer Ruth Saxelby is noticing sounds sticking out where they used to blend and music doing some surprising work amidst the hush.

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The Lumineers: Tiny Desk Concert

5:00am April 06, 2020

by Josh Rogosin

Ho hey! Look who turned up at the Tiny Desk. Watch The Lumineers play a four-song set for the smallest crowd in ages.

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Your Anti-Anxiety Playlist

6:04pm April 05, 2020

Listeners tell us the music that helps them de-stress during this life-changing time.

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What's On Your Coronavirus Survival Playlist?

1:05pm April 05, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Weekend Edition wants to hear about the songs that are getting you through this difficult time. Host Lulu Garcia-Navarro kicks things off with her pick: "Rise Up" by Andra Day.

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Kandace Springs' latest album consists of covers of the women in jazz she idolized growing up. "It's a tribute record to give back to what they've inspired me to do as an artist," she says.

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Kandace Springs Pays Tribute To 'The Women Who Raised' Her

8:00am April 05, 2020

Kandace Springs' latest album consists of covers of the women in jazz she idolized growing up. "It's a tribute record to give back to what they've inspired me to do as an artist," she says.

Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei are masters of Appalachian and Chinese folk music, respectively. On their self-titled debut album they combine traditional songs from across the U.S. and China.

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Chinese Folk Music Meets Appalachian Tradition On 'Wu Fei And Abigail Washburn'

8:00am April 05, 2020

Each a virtuoso in their own right, longtime friends and Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn team up for a tradition-blending debut album of folk music.

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Thundercat's new album It Is What It Is is full of references to his late friend Mac Miller.

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Thundercat On 'It Is What It Is,' Losing Mac Miller And Learning To Do Nothing

6:04pm April 04, 2020

The collaboration-loving bassist said "It's hard to see clearly through the pain of losing him," when asked about the death of close friend Mac Miller. That loss permeates his fourth studio album.

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Bill Withers, photographed here in 2006, was an artist more concerned with writing stories about humanity's pain than landing a pop hit.

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Bill Withers' Legacy Is So Much Deeper Than The Hits We All Know

1:29pm April 04, 2020

by Mark Anthony Neal

Generations of listeners have celebrated the signature songs of the artist who died this week at 81. But Withers' greater catalog reveals a man who stuck to his beliefs in the face of the pop machine.

Ben Gibbard plays a Tiny Desk Home concert.

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Ben Gibbard: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

8:15am April 04, 2020

by Bob Boilen

The Death Cab For Cutie frontman performs a new song and pays tribute to Fountains of Wayne songwriter Adam Schlesinger in this quarantine concert.