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With the record Perfect Symmetry, Keane extends the boundaries of its piano-rock sound.
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Loney Dear: Perfect For A Sunday Afternoon
Loney Dear favors quiet harmonies, ready percussion, and retrospection. The Swedish songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has released a fourth album, Dear John, a masterpiece of twinkling lo-fi, hand claps, intricate drum beats and his ethereal, yearning vocals.
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Jesse Winchester Returns From Exile
With his blend of folk, blues and country, Jesse Winchester embodies the spirit of American music. Winchester celebrates Love Filling Station, his first album in a decade, with a visit to the World Cafe.
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Bat For Lashes: Lush And Mystical
On Two Suns, the British songstress Natasha Khan explores an alter ego named Pearl, a blonde femme-fatale who acts as Khan's yin to her desert-born yang. Bat for Lashes performs its lush, beat-heavy tribute to the lead character of The Karate Kid and more, from WXPN.
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Naomi Shelton: Straight From Funk
Soul queen Naomi Shelton got her start in her Alabama church choir at age six. She would soon sing her way to the New York funk scene, filling night clubs with her soulful, jazzy style. Now, forty years later, Shelton has released a studio album, What Have You Done, My Brother?
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Ben Harper Explores Rock With Relentless7
Relentless7 isn't just another one of Ben Harper's side projects. Instead, the band replaces Harper's past sound with stripped-down rock, which it plays in a session with host David Dye. Relentless7's debut album, White Lies for Dark Times, weaves Harper's soulful singing together with energetic drums and cascading electric guitars.
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