Episode 125

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A mash-up of Cuban rhythms and Coldplay
Los Angeles rapper Pigeon John
Atlanta art rock trio Hot Young Priest
Rarities from new-folk artist Bright Eyes
Portland music therapist Super XX Man
The intimate strains of singer Laura Gibson
Life at the micro level with Dave Fischoff

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This CD was produced as a benefit to raise money for global environmental disasters and features popular pop and rock songs mashed together with traditional Cuban rhythms and instrumentation. It includes some of the surviving members of the Buena Vista Social Club.

Coldplay

CD: Rhythms Del Mundo
Song: "Clocks"
Label: Universal

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Pigeon John was born John Dust in Omaha, Nebraska but moved to the Los Angeles area when he was five. As a mixed-race child he says he felt out of place in both the predominantly white Omaha and predominantly black area of Inglewood. The alienation he felt would ultimately inform the underground rap he makes today.

Pigeon John

CD: Pigeon John and the Summertime Pool Party
Song: "Money Back Guarantee"
Label: Quannum

Listen to "Money Back Guarantee"

Hot Young Priest is a trio from Atlanta fronted by poet-singer Mary Byrne. They make music they call "thrifty, sultry, sometimes sparse and stark and sometimes thunderous."

Hot Young Priest

CD: Fiendish Freaky Love
Song: "These Days"
Label: Two Sheds

Listen to "These Days"

Bright is an experimental folk-rock band primarily featuring the music of Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, with a rotating cast of supporting artists primarily from Omaha, Nebraska's music scene. This is a collection of rare recordings and previously unreleased material. Hear a full concert by Bright Eyes in our live concert archives.

Bright Eyes

CD: Noise Floor
Song: "Blue Angels Air Show"
Label: Saddle Creek

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Super XX Man (pronounced "super double-x man") is the music of Scott Garred, a Portland, Ore. artist who's been making simple, sweet songs for more than a decade. He's a music therapist by day and home recording artist by night.

Super XX Man

CD: Volume XI: A Better Place
Song: "Blood Pumpin' Through"
Label: Hush Records

Listen to "Blood Pumpin' Through"

Watch a claymation video a fan made for the Super XX Man song "Collecting Rocks." Nobody seems to know who made this video. If you know, email and tell us.

Laura Gibson is another Portland, Ore. artist known for quiet, intimate songs she performs on a nylon string guitar, an instrument normally used for classical music.

Laura Gibson

CD: If You Come To Greet Me
Song: "Hands in Pockets"
Label: Hush Records

Listen to "Hands in Pockets"

Dave Fischoff says his music focuses on the mundane noises of life on a micro level. He makes most of his songs with guitar and tape loops recorded and mixed on a home computer.

Dave Fischoff

CD: The Crawl
Song: "The World Gets Smaller When You Dream"
Label: Secretly Canadian

Listen to "The World Gets Smaller When You Dream"

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