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Episode 85

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New music from The White Stripes
Sultry singer Leslie Feist
Brazilian musician Celso Fonseca
A sneak preview of new Sufjan Stevens
Live in concert with The Magnetic Fields
Thumb piano amped up by Konono No.1
Zimbabwean singer Oliver Mtukudzi
British digi-pop from Electrelane
South London punk rockers Bloc Party

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This is a follow-up to the Detroit rock group's critically-acclaimed 2003 release Elephant, which was featured on All Songs Considered's best of 2003.

The White Stripes

CD: Get Behind Me Satan
Song: "Forever For Her (It's Over For Me)"
Label: V2

Listen to "Forever For Her (It's Over For Me)"

Leslie Feist fronted the punk band Placebo in the late 1990s before a doctor told her she had over-strained her voice and needed to stop singing. She's since recovered and released this new CD under her own name.

Feist

CD: Let it Die
Song: "Mushaboom"
Label: Cherry Tree/Interscope

Listen to "Mushaboom"

Brazilian artist Celso Fonseca was last featured on All Songs Considered episode 39. The singer and composer has worked with other Brazilian legends like Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso.

Celso Fonseca

CD: Rive Gauche Rio
Song: "O Rio Para Tras"
Label: Six Degrees

Listen to "O Rio Para Tras"

Before becoming a favorite among art pop fans, Sufjan Stevens was first featured on All Songs Considered's Open Mic. This CD, due out in July, is part of an ambitious series of albums Stevens is composing on all 50 U.S. states.

Sufjan Stevens

CD: Come On Feel the Illinoise
Song: "John Wayne Gacy Jr."
Label: Asthmatic Kitty

Listen to "John Wayne Gacy Jr."

This is a cut from the band's recent performance at Carnegie Hall, as featured on NPR's Creators at Carnegie series.

The Magnetic Fields

CD: This Live Concert Recording is Available Exclusively at NPR.org
Song: "I Don't Believe You"

Listen to "I Don't Believe You"

Hear the full concert online.

Konono No. 1 was founded more than 25 years ago by Mingiedi, a virtuoso of the African thumb piano. The group performs on several thumb pianos, amplified like electric guitars. The band's rhythm section is made of pots, pans and old car parts.

Konono No.1

CD: Congotronics
Song: "Paradiso"
Label: Crammed Discs

Listen to "Paradiso"

One of Zimbabwe's most beloved artists, Oliver Mtukudzi was previously featured on All Songs Considered episode 20.

Oliver Mtukudzi

CD: Nhava
Song: "Ninipa"
Label: Heads Up

Listen to "Ninipa"

Electrelane is an all-woman, experimental, ambient pop group from Brighton, England. This the band's third full-length release.

Electrelane

CD: Axes
Song: "Bells"
Label: Too Pure

Listen to "Bells"

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okerere describes this album as "Technicolor," a tight collection of guitar rock songs with a big, energetic sound and clever hooks.

Bloc Party

CD: Silent Alarm
Song: "Price of Gas"
Label: Atlantic

Listen to "Price of Gas"

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