Bob Boilen

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First Watch: Tom Adams And 'Time,' A Rare Voice Amid The Mountains

Friday, July 07, 2017

A chance encounter in Berlin three years ago led Tom Adams toward a honest-to-goodness music career — today, we debut the newest video from his beautiful album Silence.

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First Watch: Anna Lann, 'Moist'

Thursday, July 06, 2017

Anna Lann, a Tel Aviv-based multidisciplinary artist who works in music, dance and visual art, has crafted a breakup letter to humanity — from the Earth itself.

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New Mix: St. Vincent, Mogwai, Benjamin Clementine, My Bubba And More

Wednesday, July 05, 2017

This week's essential mix includes new music from the Scottish rock group Mogwai, a piano ballad from St. Vincent, an epic and emotional cut from British singer Benjamin Clementine and more.

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First Watch: Humble Fire, 'Builder'

Friday, June 30, 2017

The D.C. band's new video, for the dreamy pop song "Builder," is about the ties that bind and also the ties that confine.

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VON GREY: Three Sisters Making Ethereal Pop

Thursday, June 29, 2017

The Atlanta-based trio of the von Grey sisters — Kathryn, Annika and Fiona — bring a left-of-center approach to traditional pop.

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My Bubba's Spare, Rumbling, Jack White-Produced New Single 'Gone'

Thursday, June 29, 2017

My Bubba, a Swedish and Icelandic duo, swung through Jack White's Third Man Records in Nashville to record two songs for the label's Blue Series, including this spare beauty, "Gone."

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Siv Jakobsen Sings Of 'The Nordic Mellow'

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Siv Jakobsen often remains lyrically tense and musically placid — though it could be hard to tell from the song we're premiering today, which rolls and rumbles uncharacteristically.

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Your Favorite New Artists Of 2017 (So Far)

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Women, guitar rock and New York dominate our listeners' musical landscape in this year's poll for 2017's best new artists (so far).

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Algiers Unpacks Its Kaleidscopically Dense 'The Underside of Power' Track By Track

Friday, June 23, 2017

Algiers, now spread across three cities, have made a dense piece of work with The Underside of Power. Considering the record's sprawling scope, we asked them to help us understand it.

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First Watch: Manchester Orchestra 'The Alien'

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Manchester Orchestra's new album reveals a cinematic approach to songwriting, perfectly displayed in this reverse-slow-motion video for 'The Alien.'

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First Watch: Jen Cloher, 'Forgot Myself'

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Cloher is a smart, witty Melbourne songwriter whose new song features her wife and record-label partner, Courtney Barnett, on guitar.

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Guest DJ: Aldous Harding

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Aldous Harding, whose second album Party has drawn raves from around the world, sat down to talk about the music she loved growing up and its influence on her work.

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New Mix: Lorde, Zola Jesus, Chelsea Wolfe, More

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

We follow the Father's Day weekend with a mix of powerful new pop and rock from a lot of incredible women, including a raging, cathartic song from Zola Jesus and roaring doom metal from Chelsea Wolfe.

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Penguin Cafe: Tiny Desk Concert

Friday, June 16, 2017

Penguin Cafe folds in sounds from around the world and throughout music history — Africa, Kraftwerk, Brazil and Franz Schubert.

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New Mix: Emily Haines, Mt. Wolf, Chastity Belt, Gordi And More

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

This week's essential new music includes the frenetic pop of Guerilla Toss, a long-awaited solo return from Metric singer Emily Haines, bruising hardcore rock from Thoughts Of Ionesco and more.

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Guest DJ: How The Band Phoenix Made A Joyful Record In Chaotic Times

Friday, June 09, 2017

Guitarist Laurent Brancowitz and singer Thomas Mars talk about how the band was able to make uplifting music at a time when their native Paris has seen horrific terror attacks.

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Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly And Bryce Dessner On Creating 'Planetarium'

Thursday, June 08, 2017

The trio talk about the grand mysteries of the universe that helped inspire their celestial collaboration, Planetarium.

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Torres Talks Confronting Desire And Self-Honesty With Her New Song And Video, 'Skim'

Tuesday, June 06, 2017

Mackenzie Scott playing her guitar while hands caress her body and disappear --the video for "Skim" is an intense and provocative look at human interaction, tackling issues of desire and control.

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Guest DJ: alt-J

Tuesday, June 06, 2017

The trio joins host Bob Boilen to share some of the songs they love by other artists, including music from Radiohead, Metronomy and Death Grips.

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Dan Auerbach Guest DJs, Spinning The Music That Inspired His New Record

Monday, June 05, 2017

Dan Auerbach joins Bob Boilen to go through the music that inspired his newest record, Waiting On A Song, featuring contributions from some of Nashville's most accomplished and dedicated musicians.

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