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Discussion: Our Favorite Music Of The Year (So Far)

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Discussion: Our Favorite Music Of The Year (So Far)

This week on All Songs Considered, Bob and Robin are joined by NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Ann Powers to discuss their favorite surprises, artists, albums and songs from the first half of 2012.

Discussion: Our Favorite Music Of The Year (So Far)

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Japandroids: One Part Classic Rock, One Part Punk

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Japandroids: One Part Classic Rock, One Part Punk

The duo, which sounds like Tom Petty after some Red Bull-and-vodkas, hones the scream to an art.

Japandroids: One Part Classic Rock, One Part Punk

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Sunday

First Listen: Japandroids, 'Celebration Rock'

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First Listen

First Listen: Japandroids, 'Celebration Rock'

Celebration Rock is the sound of a band streamlining its boundless energy in an effort to craft the awesomest possible moment, in the moment, only to top it seconds later.

Hear 'Celebration Rock' In Its Entirety

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Tuesday

Dirty Projectors, Hot Chip, Japandroids And More

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Dirty Projectors, Hot Chip, Japandroids And More

On this week's show, Bob Boilen and Jacob Ganz discuss music that wants to punch you in the face, and why the band Hot Chip reminds Jacob of the classic slacker film Dazed and Confused.

Dirty Projectors, Hot Chip, Japandroids And More

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Monday

How To Succeed In The Music Business (By Trying Really, Really Hard)

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How To Succeed In The Music Business (By Trying Really, Really Hard)

The new reality of the music industry offers more control for musicians alongside a sometimes crushing responsibility. Sometimes, living the dream means selling your belongings to pay your rent.

How To Succeed In The Music Business (By Trying Really, Really Hard)

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Sunday

Bonnaroo 2010: Japandroids In Concert

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Live From Bonnaroo

Bonnaroo 2010: Japandroids In Concert

David Prowse and Brian King make a big, sloppy, winning noise out of nothing more than guitar, drums and emotional lyrics about youth and love. Packing a whole lot of rumination on life, death and priorities into a few disarming bursts of sentiment, the duo performs live at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn.

Listen Now: Japandroids In Concert

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Tuesday

Japandroids: A Frantic Invasion

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Favorite Sessions

Japandroids: A Frantic Invasion

KEXP

Out of the hallways at KEXP, passersby could hear an explosive, enthusiastic burst of guitars and drums. The sound was huge, but it came from only two scrawny young men, each playing furiously. Japandroids may be a duo, but it sure doesn't sound like one.

Session Spotlight: Hear Japandroids Perform 'Heart Sweats'

Saturday

Recent Highlights From 'Song Of The Day'
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Recent Highlights From 'Song Of The Day'

NPR Music's Song of the Day features a new track every weekday, with analysis of the music, links to each artist's Web sites and, of course, a chance to hear the song itself. Here, Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson talks about recent selections by Malcolm Middleton, Japandroids and My Morning Jacket's Jim James.

Recent Highlights From 'Song Of The Day'

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Friday

Japandroids: Enjoying Time While It Lasts
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Song Of The Day

Japandroids: Enjoying Time While It Lasts

A guitar-and-drums duo, Japandroids plays cacophonous, careening rock 'n' roll that's bolstered by the raw, honest and sometimes heartbreaking sincerity of its lyrics. Members Brian King and David Prowse know perfectly well what it's like to be young, stupid, in love and frustrated with the prospects of getting older, as they demonstrate on "Young Hearts Spark Fire."

'Young Hearts Spark Fire' by Japandroids

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Review

All Songs Considered

Jack White Goes Drumming, Acoustic Radiohead, Vienna Teng, More

On this edition of All Songs Considered, The Dead Weather, Japandroids, Vienna Teng, St. Vincent, Bill Callahan and an acoustic version of "Creep" from a new deluxe edition of Radiohead's Pablo Honey.

Jack White Goes Drumming, Acoustic Radiohead, Vienna Teng, More

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