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Episode 83

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New music from Ryan Adams
A boxing metaphor from Aimee Mann
A bluegrass classic with Doyle Lawson
The ghostly sounds of Liz Durrett
From the Elephant 6 collective: Of Montreal
Former '80s rock icons The Go-Betweens
From Chicago via London, it's The Zincs
Strange sound designs from Negativland

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This double CD is one of three new releases expected this year from the ever prolific singer/songwriter Ryan Adams. He's joined by a backing band here called The Cardinals. We first featured Adams on All Songs Considered episode 18.

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals

CD: Cold Roses
Song: "Easy Plateau"
Label: Lost Highway

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Aimee Mann got her start in the early '80s as the lead singer for the pop group Til Tuesday. She broke up the band in 1989 and embarked on a solo career. Mann finds inspiration for her latest CD in a new hobby of hers: boxing.

Aimee Mann

CD: The Forgotten Arm
Song: "King of the Jailhouse"
Label: Superego Records

Listen to "King of the Jailhouse"

Doyle Lawson grew up in rural Tennessee, where he learned the mandolin. His inspiration was the father of bluegrass Bill Monroe. The vocal harmonies on this CD are beautiful.

Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver

CD: You Gotta Dig a Little Deeper
Song: "Four Walls"
Label: Rounder

Listen to "Four Walls"

From Georgia, Liz Durrett writes sleepy-slow, spare story songs. Her uncle, Vic Chesnutt produced her debut CD and performs on some of the tracks.

Liz Durrett

CD: Husk
Song: "Slip"
Label: Warm

Listen to "Slip"

Of Montreal is part of the Elephant Six recording collective, a group a musicians with shared interests who play in each others bands, including The Apples in Stereo, Neutral Milk Hotel and The Olivia Tremor Control.

Of Montreal

CD: The Sunlandic Twins
Song: "So Begins Our Alabee"
Label: Polyvinyl

Listen to "So Begins Our Alabee"

Originally formed in the early 1980s, The Go-Betweens were a new wave group with a cult following until their break up in 1989. They reunited in 2000 and collaborated with all three members of Sleater Kinney for a new album. This is The Go-Betweens third new release since getting back together.

The Go-Betweens

CD: Oceans Apart
Song: "Here Comes the City"
Label: Yep Roc

Listen to "Here Comes the City"

Originally from England, Jim Elkington started the Zincs as a solo project, drawing inspiration from British folk. Now living in Chicago, he recorded this album with a backup band. It's his debut for the Thrill Jockey label.

The Zincs

CD: Dimmer
Song: "Breathe in the Disease"
Label: Thrill Jockey

Listen to "Breathe in the Disease"

The members of Negativland have been making wildly experimental and satirical sound collages since the late 1970s. Their latest CD, which includes 50 pages of liner notes, takes on the recording industry, particularly on this track about file sharing.

Negativland

CD: No Business
Song: "Downloading"
Label: Seeland

Listen to "No Business"

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