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Playlist - Hour One

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The Derek Trucks BandDown In The FloodAlready Free
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  • "Down In The Flood"
  • Album: Already Free
  • Artist: The Derek Trucks Band
  • Released: 2009
Animal Collective Also FrightenedMerriweather Post Pavillion
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  • "Also Frightened"
  • Album: Merriweather Post Pavillion
  • Artist: Animal Collective
  • Released: 2009
BjorkHuman BehaviorDebut
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  • "Human Behavior"
  • Album: Debut
  • Artist: Bjork
  • Released: 1993
Andrew Bird Fitz And DissyspellsNoble Beast
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  • "Fitz And Dissyspells"
  • Album: Noble Beast
  • Artist: Andrew Bird
  • Released: 2009
Joan Baez World Cafe Featured Artist
The Lily of the WestRecorded Live for the World Cafe 
God Is GodRecorded Live for the World Cafe 
Day After TomorrowRecorded Live for the World Cafe 
I Am A WandererRecorded Live for the World Cafe 
Gospel ShipRecorded Live for the World Cafe 
Neil YoungMr. SoulSugar Mountain: Live At Canterbury House 1968
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  • "Mr. Soul"
  • Album: Sugar Mountain: Live At Canterbury House 1968
  • Artist: Neil Young
  • Released: 2008
She & HimYou Really Got A Hold On MeVolume One
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  • "You Really Got A Hold On Me"
  • Album: Volume One
  • Artist: She & Him
  • Released: 2008
Neil YoungThe Emperor of WyomingNeil Young
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  • "The Emperor of Wyoming"
  • Album: Neil Young
  • Artist: Neil Young
  • Released: 1990

Playlist - Hour Two

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Billy Bragg Valentine’s Day is OverWorker’s Playtime
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  • "Valentine’s Day is Over"
  • Album: Worker’s Playtime
  • Artist: Billy Bragg
  • Released: 2006
The Heartless BastardsWorld Cafe: Next
The MountainThe Mountain
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  • "The Mountain"
  • Album: The Mountain
  • Artist: The Heartless Bastards
  • Released: 2009
Be So HappyThe Mountain
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  • "Be So Happy"
  • Album: The Mountain
  • Artist: The Heartless Bastards
  • Released: 2009
The Youngbloods "Darkness, Darkness"The Best of the Youngbloods
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  • ""Darkness, Darkness""
  • Album: The Best of the Youngbloods
  • Artist: The Youngbloods
  • Released: 1990
Santogold Lights OutCreator/L.E.S. Artistes
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  • "Lights Out"
  • Album: Creator/L.E.S. Artistes
  • Artist: Santogold
  • Released: 2008
Tommy Keene Tomorrow's Gone TonightIn The Late Bright
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  • "Tomorrow's Gone Tonight"
  • Album: In The Late Bright
  • Artist: Tommy Keene
  • Released: 2009
The PlimsoulsA Million Miles AwayEverywhere At Once
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  • "A Million Miles Away"
  • Album: Everywhere At Once
  • Artist: The Plimsouls
  • Released: 1996
The ByrdsMy Back PagesThe Byrds (Box Set)
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  • "My Back Pages"
  • Album: The Byrds (Box Set)
  • Artist: The Byrds
  • Released: 1990
Robyn HitchcockIf You Were A PriestElement of Light
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  • "If You Were A Priest"
  • Album: Element of Light
  • Artist: Robyn Hitchcock
  • Released: 1986
The Guggenheim Grotto Her Beautiful IdeasHappy The Man
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  • "Her Beautiful Ideas"
  • Album: Happy The Man
  • Artist: The Guggenheim Grotto
  • Released: 2009
The DearsDisclaimerMissiles
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  • "Disclaimer"
  • Album: Missiles
  • Artist: The Dears
  • Released: 2008
Death Cab for CutieI Will Posses Your HeartNarrow Stairs
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  • "I Will Posses Your Heart"
  • Album: Narrow Stairs
  • Artist: Death Cab for Cutie
  • Released: 2008

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