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The Austin 100: A SXSW 2014 Mix For 30 days starting March 3, download or stream 100 handpicked songs by artists worth discovering at this year's music festival. Download the songs

FIRST LISTEN First Listen: Tycho, 'Awake' Awake is like a soundtrack to a sunbaked road trip, capturing the inexplicable nostalgia one feels while imagining a new life in a new town. Stream the album

FAVORITE SESSIONS KEXP Presents: Band Of Horses Ben Bridwell, Ryan Monroe and Tyler Ramsey are performing their old hits in a new fashion: huddled around a single microphone. Enjoy "No One's Gonna Love You" in a way you haven't heard it before. Watch the video

CODE SWITCH Where Did All The Female Rappers Go? 2014. This, we're told, is the year female rappers will break their way back into the mainstream, ending the long period of silence for women in the industry. Read this story