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Playlist - Hour One

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Mark Knopfler What It IsSailing to Philadelphia
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  • "What It Is"
  • Album: Sailing to Philadelphia
  • Artist: Mark Knopfler
  • Released: 2000
The WallflowersLove is a CountryGlad All Over
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  • "Love is a Country"
  • Album: Glad All Over
  • Artist: The Wallflowers
  • Released: 2012
Father John Misty I'm Writing a NovelFear Fun
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  • "I'm Writing a Novel"
  • Album: Fear Fun
  • Artist: Father John Misty
  • Released: 2012
Yo La TengoHere Comes My BabyFakebook
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  • "Here Comes My Baby"
  • Album: Fakebook
  • Artist: Yo La Tengo
  • Released: 1994
Chris IsaakDiddley DaddyHeart Shaped World
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  • "Diddley Daddy"
  • Album: Heart Shaped World
  • Artist: Chris Isaak
  • Released: 1989
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Grizzly BearYet AgainShields
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  • "Yet Again"
  • Album: Shields
  • Artist: Grizzly Bear
  • Released: 2012
Michael PennNo MythMarch
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  • "No Myth"
  • Album: March
  • Artist: Michael Penn
  • Released: 1989
CalexicoSinner In the SeaAlgiers
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  • "Sinner In the Sea"
  • Album: Algiers
  • Artist: Calexico
  • Released: 2012

Playlist - Hour Two

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Dr. John Locked DownLocked Down
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  • "Locked Down"
  • Album: Locked Down
  • Artist: Dr. John
  • Released: 2012
Local NativesBreakersHummingbird
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  • "Breakers"
  • Album: Hummingbird
  • Artist: Local Natives
  • Released: 2013
Ray LaMontagneRepo ManGod Willin' And the Creek Don't Rise
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  • "Repo Man"
  • Album: God Willin' And the Creek Don't Rise
  • Artist: Ray LaMontagne
  • Released: 2010
Dr. DogThe Old Black HoleBe the Void
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  • "The Old Black Hole"
  • Album: Be the Void
  • Artist: Dr. Dog
  • Released: 2012
Langhorne SlimThe Way We MoveThe Way We Move
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  • "The Way We Move"
  • Album: The Way We Move
  • Artist: Langhorne Slim
  • Released: 2012
Patty GriffinMad MissionLiving With Ghosts
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  • "Mad Mission"
  • Album: Living With Ghosts
  • Artist: Patty Griffin
  • Released: 1996
Lord Huron Time To RunLonesome Dreams
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  • "Time To Run"
  • Album: Lonesome Dreams
  • Artist: Lord Huron
  • Released: 2012
Bruce SpringsteenIt's Hard to be a Saint "Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ"
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  • "It's Hard to be a Saint "
  • Album: "Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ"
  • Artist: Bruce Springsteen
  • Released: 1990
Justin Townes EarleHarlem River BluesHarlem River Blues
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  • "Harlem River Blues"
  • Album: Harlem River Blues
  • Artist: Justin Townes Earle
  • Released: 2010
FoxygenShuggieWe are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Music
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  • "Shuggie"
  • Album: We are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Music
  • Artist: Foxygen
  • Released: 2013
The HolliesLong Cool Woman In A Black Dress30th Anniversary Collection 1963-1993
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  • "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress"
  • Album: 30th Anniversary Collection 1963-1993
  • Artist: The Hollies
  • Released: 1993
PhishBack on the TrainFarmhouse
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  • "Back on the Train"
  • Album: Farmhouse
  • Artist: Phish
  • Released: 2000
Tim MaiaQue BelezaNobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia
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  • "Que Beleza"
  • Album: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia
  • Artist: Tim Maia
  • Released: 2012
Steely DanBodhisttavaCountdown To Ecstasy
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  • "Bodhisttava"
  • Album: Countdown To Ecstasy
  • Artist: Steely Dan
  • Released: 1998

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