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Nap Eyes' Nigel Chapman Is Always On The Brink Of A New Discovery
Nigel Chapman is always ... thinking. When you speak to him, it's almost like you can see the wheels spinning in his brain, like he's always on the brink of a new discovery ... about himself, about...
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Listen To The War And Treaty Perform 4 Songs From 'Hearts Town'
When you speak with The War and Treaty, you can feel the love that Tanya Blount-Trotter and Michael Trotter Jr have for each other and their fans, whom they credit as helping create the bubble of...
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Billie Eilish On Speaking Up, Staying Hopeful And Keeping Busy During Lockdown
You might think that sitting down with two of music's biggest superstars would be kind of intimidating — that someone who has spent the last year breaking sales records and accepting countless awards...
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Friction Is Essential To What Makes Sylvan Esso's Creative Collaboration Tick
There's something intriguing about how much drama can go into great albums. Sometimes it ends partnerships, sometimes it fuels them. For Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath of Sylvan Esso, the friction is...
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Margo Price Defies Expectations With 'That's How Rumors Get Started'
Margo Price is new Nashville royalty, a crown princess that has carved out a lofty perch by being true to herself. She enlisted the support of Sturgill Simpson to produce her new record, That's How...
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Why Algiers Went Personal Instead Of Political In 2020
Many bands have struggled making sense of life amid COVID-19, but for Algiers, social distancing between bandmates is something they've been dealing with for years. Algiers was founded originally in...
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The Avett Brothers' 'Third Gleam' Reminds Us Why We Fell In Love With Them
The Avett Brothers' sound has grown in size and scope in the last decade — something you could really hear on Closer Than Together, their adventurous 2019 release. But on their new album, The Third...
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Nashville Recommendations: Hear 4 New Songs From The Music City
It's a busy time for music critics as they prepare for the annual tradition of identifying the year's best albums and songs in listicle form. World Cafe Nashville correspondent Ann Powers took a break...
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Cozy Up With Andrew Bird As He Performs Holiday Songs From 'Hark!'
The presents are under the tree, the cookies are out of the oven, the eggnog has been dusted with a fine layer of nutmeg, and joining me by the roaring World Cafe fire is Andrew Bird. He's here to play...
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Brothers Osborne's Unusual Path To Country Music Stardom
We catch up with TJ and John Osborne, aka The Brothers Osborne, who have carved an unusual path in country music. Theirs encompasses lots of interesting flavors, including blues, rock and bluegrass,...
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Hear Live Performances From All Five 'Best Americana Album' Grammy Nominees
The Grammys, like pretty much all of this year's awards season, are operating a little differently this year. While we usually find out the winners in February, this year the honors were pushed back,...
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Hear Fleet Foxes Perform 4 Songs From 'Shore'
The release of the latest Fleet Foxes album was all about timing. The digital version of the band's album Shore dropped on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at exactly 9:31 a.m. eastern time – the precise...
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On 'Surrounded By Time,' Tom Jones Goes Beyond Simply Covering Others' Songs
Whatever you do, do not call Tom Jones' latest album a "covers album." More than that, Surrounded By Time is Jones' 41st studio album. It is also the fourth in a string of records produced by Ethan...
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On 'Leftover Feelings,' John Hiatt And Jerry Douglas Work Their Magic In Unison
John Hiatt is one of America's songwriting treasures. His work has been covered by dozens of artists over the years, including Bob Dylan and Bonnie Raitt. Hiatt's 22nd studio album finds him teaming...
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On 'Jubilee,' Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner Enters The Springtime Of...
Like a perennial blooming in the spring, we're witnessing a beautiful, new beginning for Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast. Her new album, Jubilee, is a sonic departure from the darker songwriting...
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Through Music And Poetry, Valerie June Writes For Dreamers
When Valerie June enters a room, the air transforms. When she sings, her voice hits like an ocean wave and carries the listener along with it. With power and restraint, she uses her voice to its full...
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Crowded House Reunites On 'Dreamers Are Waiting'
Neil Finn was onstage with Fleetwood Mac when he was struck with the feeling of missing his own band, Crowded House. It had been over a decade since it last released an album, but that didn't stop Finn...
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On 'Butter Miracle Suite One,' Counting Crows Find Inspiration In A New Format
The new Counting Crows album — the band's first in seven years — is not your typical release. As the title suggests, Butter Miracle Suite One is a record more accurately described as a suite.The four...
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Shirley Manson On Garbage's Journey To 'No Gods No Masters'
Garbage is a band that opened my eyes and shifted my perspective. When I first heard their music, I was a 10-year-old kid in a house where classic rock was everything. It was a lot of guys with...
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On 'Outside Child,' Allison Russell Confronts Trauma With Compassion
Music heals. Allison Russell is a great example of that.The singer-songwriter has been part of several musical projects, including Po' Girl and Birds of Chicago. Most recently, Russell was involved...
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