Bon Iver's Justin Vernon Returns With The Volcano Choir, Music From Senegal And More

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On this edition of All Songs Considered we've got an unusual new project from Victoria Bergsman. Known as the singer for the Swedish band The Concretes and the Peter Bjorn and John song "Young Folks," Bergsman mixes her distinctive voice and Swedish pop sounds with Sufi devotional music from Pakistan for a new band she calls Taken By Trees. Also on the show: The New Jersey-based duo Cymbals Eat Guitars, Headless Heroes cover the music of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon returns with a group of friends called Volcano Choir, Algerian singer Khaled, and Senegalese artist Baaba Maal.

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Bon Iver's Justin Vernon Returns With The Volcano Choir, Music From Senegal And More

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Taken by Trees

  • Artist: Taken by Trees
  • Album: East of Eden
  • Song: To Lose Someone
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  • "To Lose Someone"
  • Album: East of Eden
  • Artist: Taken by Trees
  • Label: Rough Trade US
  • Released: 2009
 
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Cymbals Eat Guitars

  • Artist: Cymbals Eat Guitars
  • Album: Why There Are Mountains
  • Song: And the Hazy Sea
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  • "And the Hazy Sea"
  • Album: Why There Are Mountains
  • Artist: Cymbals Eat Guitars
  • Label: Sister's Den
  • Released: 2009
 
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Headless Heroes

  • Artist: Headless Heroes
  • Album: Silence of Love
  • Song: Nobody's Baby Now
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  • "Nobody's Baby Now"
  • Album: Silence of Love
  • Artist: Headless Heroes
  • Label: Headless Heroes
  • Released: 2008
 
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Volcano Choir

  • Artist: Volcano Choir
  • Album: Unmap
  • Song: Seeplymouth
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  • "Seeplymouth"
  • Album: Unmap
  • Artist: Volcano Choir
  • Label: Jagjaguwar
  • Released: 2009
 
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Khaled

  • Artist: Khaled
  • Album: Liberté
  • Song: Hiya Ansadou [Come on, Let's Go]
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  • "Hiya Ansadou [Come on, Let's Go]"
  • Album: Liberte
  • Artist: Khaled
  • Label: Wrasse
  • Released: 2009
 
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Baaba Maal

  • Artist: Baaba Maal
  • Album: Television
  • Song: Television
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  • "Television"
  • Album: Television
  • Artist: Baaba Maal
  • Label: Palm Pictures
  • Released: 2009
 

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