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This week’s picks include fresh takes on Southern rock, some old English folk, and an even older French composer. This is a repeat edition of Soundcheck.

This week's CD Picks include a silent film soundtrack and some impressive work from a precocious young pianist.

This week’s picks bring us tangos from South America and guitar blues from West Africa. 

Soundcheck's picks this week feature the return of a great American storyteller, and a star-studded rock collaboration that was four years in the making.

Soundcheck's Picks of the Week include a cross-continental collaboration and a new album by a bagpipe virtuoso.

Soundcheck's Picks of the Week are new albums by LA lo-fi veteran Ariel Pink and Portuguese pianist Bernardo Sassetti.

Soundcheck's picks this week include an afro-pop pioneer and a musical portrait of Los Angeles of the 1940s and '50s.

Soundcheck's picks this week include an afro-pop pioneer and a musical portrait of Los Angeles of the 1940s and '50s.

This week’s picks include the roots of reggae, a concerto fit for Hollywood and a sonic journey around the world ...

Listen to our weekly staff picks feature, hosted by John Schaefer. And, download a free mp3 from Mulatu Astatke and the Heliocentrics below!

This week’s picks take us to the cradles of civilization, the depths of YouTube and an uninhabited island in Massachusetts. Plus, download a free track from the new Grizzly Bear album, Veckatimest.

This week’s picks of the week bring us some patriotic tunes for your Memorial Day weekend, some genuinely cosmic music, and a survivor from Tibet ... and a song download!

Mexican-flavored beats, atmospheric chamber music, and some intelligent dance music are featured in Soundcheck's Picks of the Week.

Mexican Institute of Sound - Soy Sauce (Nacional Records)

If there is one thing music could make more use of is some sense of humor. That is why it’s so refreshing to ...

This week’s picks feature a global cast of musicians from Atlanta, Zanzibar, and Australia.

Cultural Musical Club – Shime! (World Village)

Think Egyptian film orchestras of the 50s and you have the Cultural Musical Club. The taarab group was formed in Tanzania, East Africa, 50 years ago. The traditional ...

In this week’s picks … music for strippers, a recording by a conductor-composer and a rockabilly powered indie-rock band.

KRISTEENYOUNG, Music for Strippers, Hookers, and the Odd-Onlooker (Test Tube Baby Records)

We were introduced to pianist/singer ...

This week’s picks take an international flavor, spanning Afropop from West Africa, spiritual music from Eastern Europe, and folk-rock from Ireland.

Amadou & Mariam – Welcome to Mali (Because/Nonesuch)
Vocalist and guitarist Amadou Bagayoko and singer Mariam Doumbia met at an institute for the blind in Mali 30 years ...

The Soundcheck staff picks three outstanding new releases:

Phil Kline, John the Revelator (Cantaloupe Music) Amazon

New York-based composer Phil Kline is having a big month. With two premieres in major concert halls and ...

Three outstanding new releases as picked by our staff.

India – Putumayo (several artists)

One sweats a lot to Indian music these days – in clubs, or gyms, where Bollywood-dance classes pop to the sound of Slumdog Millionaire. ...

Our Soundcheck Picks this week include some jazzy Nirvana, a Somali rapper and the brightest of the indie rock scene. Plus, a free download!

The Bad Plus, For All I Care (Heads Up)
They’ve done ...

Three outstanding new releases, as picked by the Soundcheck staff -- plus a free song download. Listen to our segment here.

Benjy Ferree, “Come Back to the Five and Dime, Bobby Dee, Bobby Dee” (Domino) [