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Get your skull goblets out: Bob Boilen previews some of the bands at this year's Maryland Deathfest.
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Spektor is an oddball sentimentalist whose words summon universal feelings of love, hope and desire.
Tiersen's rich, liltingly eccentric pop music is constructed from lots of sweet, intricate pieces.
Hear a live set from the neo-psychedelic band, which crafts a grand combination of rock and gospel.
Watch the warmly eclectic singer perform old and new songs live at Le Poisson Rouge in New York.
Watch the English space-rock band in performance at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
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