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For Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Making Music Is 'Like A Religious Call'

3:12pm April 04, 2019

by Terry Gross

Nézet-Séguin uses every part of his body when he conducts — including his eyes, eyebrows, shoulders and feet. He's the music director at New York's Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

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Anderson .Paak shares a loving look with his partner in the video for "Make It Better."

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Anderson .Paak Links With Smokey Robinson For The Exquisitely Smooth 'Make It Better'

1:40pm April 04, 2019

by Joshua Bote

On a track from the forthcoming Ventura, Anderson .Paak weathers the stormy trials of a romance that's long departed from honeymoon avenue.

Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend, whose new album, Father of the Bride, comes out May 3.

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Vampire Weekend Releases Two More Songs From 'Father Of The Bride'

11:54am April 04, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

"This Life" and "Unbearably White" are the latest songs to see release in advance of the band's first album in six years, due out May 3. Hear them now.

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Anaïs Mitchell On Mountain Stage

11:41am April 04, 2019

by Adam Harris

Every time Anaïs Mitchell performs on Mountain Stage, she embarks on new creative territory. For Mitchell, her 2007 song "Why We Build the Wall" has taken on a whole new meaning.

Shovels & Rope's By Blood is out April 12 on Dualtone.

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First Listen: Shovels & Rope, 'By Blood'

11:39am April 04, 2019

by Brittney McKenna

The husband-and-wife duo's new album is an impressive feat of song craft from one of roots music's most exciting, unpredictable acts.

Emily Reo's Only You Can See It is out April 12 on Carpark Records.

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First Listen: Emily Reo, 'Only You Can See It'

11:39am April 04, 2019

by Adelaide Sandstrom

The Brooklyn-based pop artist shines her light on some of the least sparkling realities of the human experience.

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First Listen: Glen Hansard, 'This Wild Willing'

11:39am April 04, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

Where Hansard's early solo work felt suited to seated shows in elegant theaters, This Wild Willing often seems tailored to rawer spaces, from intimate bars to the open air.

Chris Forsyth's All Time Present is out April 12 on No Quarter Records.

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First Listen: Chris Forsyth, 'All Time Present'

11:38am April 04, 2019

by John Vettese

While versatile guitarist and composer Chris Forsyth can be a brutally free-form and frenetic player, his music is just as often warm, inviting and inspiring.

The Tiny Desk Contest entries we loved this week (clockwise from top left: Quinn Christopherson; STRQ x Camilla; Danny and Alex; Ravary; Zac McMillan; Mwenso & The Shakes)

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Check Out More Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Love

10:01am April 04, 2019

We have less than two weeks left in this year's Tiny Desk Contest entry period, and we're seeing more and more entries (and desks) we love each day. Here are some recent favorites.

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With 'Still On My Mind,' Dido Discovers The Magic Of Doing More With Less

9:41am April 04, 2019

by Tom Moon

It's been six years since Dido released an album. Her latest, Still on My Mind, is at its best when it does more with less.

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