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'It Rains Love' On Lee Fields And The Expressions

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World Cafe

'It Rains Love' On Lee Fields And The Expressions

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Run your finger across the song titles and liner notes of Lee Fields' latest album and you might guess Fields is a singer invested in spreading love through soulful music.

Lee Fields On World Cafe

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On April 5

Titanic Rising, from the artist known as Weyes Blood, is on our short list for the best new albums out on April 5. Kathryn Vetter Miller/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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All Songs Considered

New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On April 5

Hear the nihilist rock of PUP, R&B singer Khalid, the celestial, Enya-inspired pop of Weyes Blood and more on our list of the best new albums out on April 5.

New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On April 5

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When Lee Fields Says There Will 'Never Be Another You,' Believe It

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When Lee Fields Says There Will 'Never Be Another You,' Believe It

Most of Fields' songs have been about love won, fought over and lost; it's a testament to his talent that each new one can feel like he's singing his heart out for the first time.

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First Listen: Lee Fields, 'Emma Jean'

Lee Fields' new album, Emma Jean, comes out June 3. Danny Miller/Leon Michels/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen

First Listen: Lee Fields, 'Emma Jean'

The veteran soul singer weaves his rugged and ragged pleas with the darling accompaniment of his backing band to produce a record that bleeds triumph and lovesickness all at once.

Emma Jean

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First Listen: Lee Fields, 'Emma Jean'

Lee Fields' new album, Emma Jean, comes out June 3. Danny Miller/Leon Michels/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen

First Listen: Lee Fields, 'Emma Jean'

The veteran soul singer weaves his rugged and ragged pleas with the darling accompaniment of his backing band to produce a record that bleeds triumph and lovesickness all at once.

Emma Jean

Audio for First Listens is no longer available after the album is released.

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Lee Fields: Older And Closer To Perfection

In a curious case of musical evolution, the older Lee Fields becomes, the closer he gets to perfecting the sound of soul that he grew up with. His latest release, My World, finds an ideal middle ground between the slow grind of Southern blues and the faster, funkier stylings of retro-soul.

Lee Fields: Older And Closer To Perfection

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Concerts

In Concert: Lee Fields And The Expressions

Lee Fields is a bona fide soul singer. He's been performing and recording since the '70s, and he's been amazingly prolific, releasing 15 full-length records on different labels. His latest, My World, came out in June.

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Live in Concert

Three Big Bands, One Small Stage

NPR Music boldly attempts what few have done before: Deep soul, indie funk and polyglot jazz share a stage and a bill. In Lee Fields and The Expressions, The Phenomenal Handclap Band and Fight the Big Bull with Steven Bernstein, we're bringing you three very different, very large bands, recorded live from Joe's Pub in New York City.

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