Monday, June 30, 2014

NPR Music - You Must Hear This

FIRST LISTEN

First Listen: Braid, 'No Coast'

The emo band's first full-length album in 16 years is a measured and often gorgeous set of songs, each well-positioned to remind fans why they fell in love with Braid in the first place.
FAVORITE SESSIONS

KEXP Presents: Hurray For The Riff Raff

The dark Americana band taps into the legacies of everyone from Woody Guthrie to Bikini Kill. Hear Hurray for the Riff Raff perform the somber "Everybody Knows" live from the KEXP studios in Seattle.
AUTHOR INTERVIEWS

Ja Rule: 'I Took It Upon Myself To Become A Man'

Ahead of a new memoir, the rapper talks "real world" parenting, systemic racism, rhyming along to Mary J. Blige and being a celebrity in prison.
ALL SONGS CONSIDERED

Song Premiere: Bon Iver Writes A Tune For Zach Braff

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon took one look at Wish I Was Here, the new film by Zac Braff, and was immediately inspired to write this song.

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