Summer Music Preview
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with several reviewers about the summer's most anticipated CD releases. Hear sneak previews of new music from Beck, Randy Newman, solo work from Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, Kimya Dawson (the singer behind the Juno soundtrack), the Hold Steady, Missy Elliott and more. Guests for the program are: Will Hermes (reviewer for All Things Considered, Spin and Entertainment Weekly), Amy Phillips (Senior Editor for Pitchforkmedia.com), and Bruce Warren (Assistant General Manager for programming at WXPN and Executive Producer for World Cafe).
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Summer Music Preview
Delta Spirit
- Album: Ode to Sunshine
- Song: Trashcan
This album will be released on August 26.
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- "Trashcan"
- Album: Ode to Sunshine
- Artist: Delta Spirit
- Label: Rounder
- Released: 2007
The Hold Steady
- Album: Stay Positive
- Song: Constructive Summer
This album will be released on July 14.
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- "Constructive Summer"
- Album: Stay Positive
- Artist: The Hold Steady
- Label: Vagrant
- Released: 2008
Beck
- Album: Modern Guilt
- Song: Chemtrails
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- "Chemtrails"
- Album: Modern Guilt
- Artist: Beck
- Label: Interscope
- Released: 2008
Black Kids
- Album: Partie Traumatic
- Song: I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You
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- "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You"
- Album: Partie Traumatic
- Artist: Black Kids
- Label: Red Ink
- Released: 2008
Randy Newman
- Album: Harps and Angels
- Song: Harps and Angels
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- "Harps and Angels"
- Album: Harps and Angels
- Artist: Randy Newman
- Label: Nonesuch
- Released: 2008
Conor Oberst
- Album: Conor Oberst
- Song: Lenders in the Temple
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- "Lenders in the Temple"
- Album: Conor Oberst
- Artist: Conor Oberst
- Label: Merge
- Released: 2008
Golden Animals
- Album: Free Your Mind and Win a Pony
- Song: Try On Me
This album will be released July 1.
Eliza Carthy
- Album: Dreams of Breathing Underwater
- Song: Follow the Dollar
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- "Follow the Dollar"
- Album: Dreams of Breathing Underwater
- Artist: Eliza Carthy
- Label: Topic
- Released: 2008
Hercules and Love Affair
- Album: Hercules & Love Affair [Bonus Tracks]
- Song: You Belong
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- "You Belong"
- Album: Hercules & Love Affair [Bonus Tracks]
- Artist: Hercules and Love Affair
- Label: Mut
- Released: 2008
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