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Episode 124
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All new studio recording from The Who
Spider courts fly in The Low Lows
A 1969 classic from King Crimson
New instrumental music from Ratatat
Toronto's punk-inspired Born Ruffians
A new EP from England's Arctic Monkeys
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This is the Who's first new studio recording in nearly a quarter century. All the songs were written by Pete Townshend, with help on a few tunes from Lawrence Ball and Rachel Fuller. Ball is a composer Townshend commissioned to help with the album. Fuller is an independent artist from Britain and Townshend's longtime girlfriend.
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The Who
CD: Endless Wire
Song: "Unholy Trinity"
Label: Universal
Listen to "Unholy Trinity"
 Watch a video of The Who performing "Magic Bus" from 1970.
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The Low Lows are a trio from Athens, GA. The group is a reconfiguration of Parker Lily, a former dream-pop group from New York. This is the Low Lows' first album. They're already at work on their follow up.
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The Low Lows
CD: Fire on the Bright Sky
Song: "Dear Flies, Love Spider"
Label: Warm Records
Listen to "Dear Flies, Love Spider"
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King Crimson is a progressive rock group that got its start in the late '60s. This is their debut album, originally released in 1969.
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King Crimson
CD: In the Court of the Crimson King
Song: "Epitaph (Including March For No Reason and Tomorrow and Tomorrow)"
Label: Discipline Us
Listen to "Epitaph"
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Ratatat is a rock/electronica duo from New York featuring guitarist Mike Stroud and producer Evan Mast. The track featured here can be heard often between stories on NPR's All Things Considered.
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Ratatat
CD: Classics
Song: "Wildcat"
Label: XL
Listen to "Wildcat"
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The Born Ruffians are a Toronto group making what they call "pre-punk, new-wave dance-folk."
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Born Ruffians
CD: Born Ruffians
Song: "This Sentence Will Ruin/Save Your Life"
Label: Warp Records
Listen to "This Song Will Ruin/Save Your Life"
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The Arctic Monkeys became one of the most popular rock groups in the world this year with the release of their break-out album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. For now, fans eager for a follow-up album will have to do with this new three-song EP, which includes a cover of the 1965 R&B tune "Baby I'm Yours."
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Arctic Monkeys
CD: Leave Before the Lights Come On
Song: "Baby I'm Yours"
Label: Domino
Listen to "Baby I'm Yours"
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