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Listen Heavy Rotation: 5 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
February 27, 2013 – Download new music from from The Milk Carton Kids, Cayucas, Chance the Rapper and more.
Watch Things Aren't What They Seem In New Zolas Video
February 26, 2013 – The Canadian pop duo plays with racial, cultural and sexual identity in the band's latest video.
Listen Women Of Grunge Reclaim Rock History In 'These Streets'
February 26, 2013 – A new play celebrates the unsung stories of women in the Seattle music scene.
Listen New David Bowie, My Morning Jacket Covers John Denver
February 26, 2013 – Bob Boilen crushes co-host Robin Hilton's gentle little heart as the two talk about this week's mix.
Watch Yo La Tengo: Still 'Around,' Thank God KEXP
February 26, 2013 – Watch Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew perform "I'll Be Around," live in the KEXP studios. KEXP
Watch David Bowie's New Song Is...
February 26, 2013 – "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" continues David Bowie's career-long obsession with fame.
Read First Listen: Chelsea Light Moving, 'Chelsea Light Moving'
February 25, 2013 – With Sonic Youth on hiatus, Thurston Moore's new band sets out to pulverize and polarize.
Listen Next: Jacco Gardner WXPN
February 25, 2013 – The Dutch multi-instrumentalist's debut album, Cabinet of Curiosities, channels baroque 1960s pop. WXPN
Read First Listen: Youth Lagoon, 'Wondrous Bughouse'
February 24, 2013 – The one-man band has made one of the most arresting headphone records you'll hear this year.
Read First Listen: Waxahatchee, 'Cerulean Salt'
February 24, 2013 – Led by songwriter Katie Crutchfield, Waxahatchee addresses teenage flux with seasoned songcraft.
Watch Johnny Marr On Quitting School, Moving To Portland And Wearing Capes
February 23, 2013 – The new solo album by the Smiths guitarist and consummate sideman is called The Messenger.
Read Prepare Thy 'Sky Burial': The Lumbering Heft Of Inter Arma
February 22, 2013 – Built on a lumbering riff, Inter Arma subdivides "The Survival Fires" with rolling blast-beats.
Watch A Dance Video Inspired By An Encounter With An Oddball
February 21, 2013 – Cat Martino wrote her song "Yr Not Alone" after meeting a creepy admirer dressed as Charlie Chaplin.
Listen Camper Van Beethoven On World Cafe WXPN
February 21, 2013 – The band's new album, La Costa Perdida, explores its California roots and midlife nostalgia. WXPN
Listen Erin McKeown On World Cafe WXPN
February 20, 2013 – McKeown's new Manifestra is a self-released, fan-funded album of personal and political folk-rock. WXPN