Sneak Preview: Death Cab for Cutie, Portishead, Shearwater, My Morning Jacket, More
Hear a sneak preview of CDs due out this Spring, including new music from My Morning Jacket, Shearwater, Elbow, Wolf Parade and more. All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with Stephen Thompson, curator for NPR's Song of the Day, KEXP DJ Cheryl Waters and Mark Wheat, host for The Current about the releases they're most looking forward to in the coming weeks.
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Sneak Preview: Death Cab for Cutie, Portishead, Shearwater, My Morning Jacket, More
Death Cab for Cutie
- Album: Narrow Stairs
- Song: I Will Possess Your Heart
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- "I Will Possess Your Heart"
- Album: Narrow Stairs
- Artist: Death Cab for Cutie
- Label: Atlantic/WEA
- Released: 2008
Elbow
- Album: The Seldom Seen Kid
- Song: Grounds for Divorce
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- "Grounds for Divorce"
- Album: The Seldom Seen Kid
- Artist: Elbow
- Released: 2008
Portishead
- Album: Third
- Song: The Rip
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- "The Rip"
- Album: Third
- Artist: Portishead
- Label: Mercury/Island
- Released: 2008
Cloud Cult
- Album: Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)
- Song: Everybody Here Is a Cloud
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- "Everybody Here Is a Cloud"
- Album: Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)
- Artist: Cloud Cult
- Label: Rebel Group/Earthology
- Released: 2008
Firewater
- Album: Golden Hour
- Song: Some Kind of Kindness
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- "Some Kind of Kindness"
- Album: Golden Hour
- Artist: Firewater
- Label: Bloodshot
- Released: 2008
Orchestra Baobab
- Album: Made in Dakar
- Song: Cabral
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- "Cabral"
- Album: Made in Dakar
- Artist: Orchestra Baobab
- Label: Nonesuch
- Released: 2007
Shearwater
- Album: Rooks
- Song: Rooks
This CD is not yet available for purchase. It's scheduled to be released on June 3.
The Last Shadow Puppets
- Album: Age of the Understatement
- Song: The Age of the Understatement
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- "The Age of the Understatement"
- Album: Age of the Understatement
- Artist: The Last Shadow Puppets
- Label: Domino
- Released: 2008
Wolf Parade
- Album: TBD
- Song: Call it a Ritual
The title for this album is yet to be determined. It's not yet available for purchase and is scheduled to be released June 17. Thanks to Sub Pop for letting us share this excerpt.
Eef Barzelay
- Album: Lose Big
- Song: The Girls Don't Care
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- "The Girls Don't Care"
- Album: Lose Big
- Artist: Eef Barzelay
- Label: 429
- Released: 2008
Fleet Foxes
- Album: Fleet Foxes
- Song: White Winter Hymnal
This CD is not yet available for purchase. It's scheduled to be released June 3.
My Morning Jacket
- Album: Evil Urges
- Song: Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt. 2
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- "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt. 2"
- Album: Evil Urges
- Artist: My Morning Jacket
- Label: Red
- Released: 2008
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