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Episode 91
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New music from Paul McCartney
A revival for folk artist Vashti Bunyan
New Brit pop from Supergrass
The howl of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
A lovely night with singer Richard Swift
Brothers and sisters: The Magic Numbers
Master sitar player Anoushka Shankar
Quirky, atmospheric pop from Laura Veirs
A new collection of songs by Iggy Pop
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It's not likely to become a classic, but Paul McCartney's latest CD is widely regarded as his best work in years.
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Paul McCartney
CD: Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Song: "How Kind of You"
Label: Capitol
Listen to "How Kind of You"
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Vashti Bunyan was a British folk artist in the late '60s who released one critically-acclaimed album before dropping out of the music business and disappearing. With the popularity of new folk growing, Bunyan has reappeared and released a new CD with help from Devandra Banhart, Joanna Newsome and other new-acoustic artists.
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Vashti Bunyan
CD: Lookaftering
Song: "Brother"
Label: DiCristina Staircase
Listen to "Brother"
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Supergrass got their start in the mid '90s, releasing their first CD when most of the members were still in their teens. Ten years later they've released their fifth full-length album - a collection of trippy pop tunes, including this epic track "Roxy."
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Supergrass
CD: Road to Ruen
Song: "Roxy"
Label: Capitol
Listen to "Roxy"
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club get their name from Marlon Brando's gang in the 1953 film The Wild One. Though the group has written and recorded harder rock in the past, their new album is more a blend of R&B and Country.
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
CD: Howl
Song: "Howl"
Label: Red Ink
Listen to "Howl"
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Richard Swift is a lo-fi, experimental sound artist who writes songs rooted somewhere between Tin Pan Alley and '70s songstylists like Van Dyke Parks. Swift self-released two mini-albums -- Walking Without Effort in 2001 and The Novelist in 2003 -- but neither received much notice. He's since signed with Secretly Canadian records, which has re-released Swift's two efforts as a single collection.
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Richard Swift
CD: The Richard Swift Collection
Song: "Lovely Night"
Label: RCA Legacy
Listen to "Lovely Night"
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The Magic Numbers are Romeo Stodart and his sister Michelle from Trinidad with Sean Gannon and his sister, Angela from New York. Their music is layered with harmonies in the spirit of the Mamas and the Papas with poppy-sweet, love-lorn lyrics.
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The Magic Numbers
CD: The Magic Numbers
Song: "Mornings Eleven"
Label: Capitol
Listen to "Mornings Eleven"
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Anoushka Shankar is the daughter of sitar grandmaster Ravi Shankar and a masterful sitar player herself. Anoushka wrote and arranged all the songs for her latest CD, Rise.
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Anoushka Shankar
CD: Rise
Song: "Sinister Grains"
Label: Angel Records
Listen to "Sinister Grains"
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Laura Veirs writes quirky, atmospheric pop with perfectly-placed electronic warbbles. She was previously featured on All Songs Considered episode 70.
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Laura Veirs
CD: Year of Meteors
Song: "Galaxies"
Label: Nonesuch
Listen to "Galaxies"
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Widely considered the Godfather of punk, Iggy Pop's most popular work is recalled on this new best-of collection, which includes this hit he co-produced with David Bowie.
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Iggy Pop
CD: A Million in Prizes
Song: "Lust for Life"
Label: Virgin
Listen to "Lust for Life"
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