Episode 120

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New music from TV On the Radio
The beautifully sad return of Sparklehorse
A debut from Brooklyn's Dirty on Purpose
Inspired jazz trumpeter Steven Bernstein
Still standing and rocking: Jerry Lee Lewis
The longest meow from Bobby Bare Jr.
A dream jam from Jersey's Yo La Tengo

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TV on the Radio is an avant-garde rock group from Brooklyn known for bold and trippy blends of free jazz, psychedelia and electronica.

TV On the Radio

CD: Return to Cookie Mountain
Song: "I Was a Lover"
Label: Interscope

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Sparklehorse - the musical brainchild of Mark Linkous - returns after a five year hiatus with another collection of melancholy melodies.

Sparklehorse

CD: Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain
Song: "Knives of Summertime"
Label: Astralwerks

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Dirty on Purpose has drawn comparisons as diverse as R.E.M. and Sigur Ros. The New York rock group makes music that's at once aggressive and quiet.

Dirty on Purpose

CD: Hallelujah Sirens
Song: "No Radio"
Label: North Street Records

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Jazz trumpeter Steven Bernstein is known for surprising shifts in form and style. He was music director for John Lurrie's Lounge Lizards, co-leader of the group Spanish Fly, the arranger for the Kansas City Band and more, including his own Sex Mob project. Bernstein has recorded with a diverse group of artists like Aretha Franklin and rapper Tricky. Here he's with the Millennial Territory Orchestra.

Steven Bernstein's Millenial Territory Orchestra

CD: MTO Volume 1
Song: "Boy in the Boat"
Label: Sunnyside

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Now 70 years old, Jerry Lee Lewis is still the bad boy of rock and roll. For his latest recording he pairs with Bruce Springsteen, Kid Rock and, on this featured track, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page.

Jerry Lee Lewis

CD: Last Man Standing
Song: "Rock and Roll"
Label: Shangri La

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The son of a famous country singer, Bobby Bare Jr. has made his own way in the world of country rock with ambitious, gritty recordings that are part pop, part country and sometimes psychedelic.

Bobby Bare Jr.

CD: The Longest Meow
Song: "The Heart Bionic"
Label: Bloodshot

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Yo La Tengo (Spanish for "I've Got It") formed in New Jersey more than 20 years ago. In two decades of making music the group has released a dozen albums of eclectic, adventurous rock. Their latest CD is a mix of garage punk and orchestral chamber pop.

Yo La Tengo

CD: I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
Song: "Pass the Hatchet I Think I'm Goodkind"
Label: Matador

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