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First Listen: Surfer Blood, 'Pythons'

Surfer Blood's new album, Pythons, comes out June 11. Frank Maddocks/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen

First Listen: Surfer Blood, 'Pythons'

On its second album, the beachy pop-rock band balances its fussy, studio-bound side with rich full-band chemistry and songs whose hooks pop into your thoughts days later. Pythons is more streamlined and straight-ahead than 2010's Astro Coast, but it's still catchy as anything.

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New Flaming Lips, Surfer Blood, Sufjan Stevens, More

Clockwise from upper left: Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens, Maria Schneider, Surfer Blood. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Flaming Lips, Surfer Blood, Sufjan Stevens, More

Bob and Robin are joined this week by friends from NPR Music, who share new tracks from The Flaming Lips, Surfer Blood, Sufjan Stevens, Miyazaki, Maria Schneider and more.

This Week's Mix: New Flaming Lips, Surfer Blood, Sufjan Stevens, More

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SXSW 2010: Surfer Blood, Live In Concert

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SXSW 2010: Surfer Blood, Live In Concert

The Florida band's self-described "anthemic, bombastic, life-affirming indie-pop" project seems to have arisen as spontaneously as its name, which came up when one of Surfer Blood's members shouted it out in a car at random. The group performed at NPR Music's daytime party in Austin, Texas, on March 18.

Listen Now: Surfer Blood In Concert

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Surfer Blood: All The Right Spots

In the irresistible "I'm Not Ready," Surfer Blood proves that its astronomically fun debut was no fluke. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Surfer Blood: All The Right Spots

In the irresistible "I'm Not Ready," the band proves that its astronomically fun debut was no fluke.

'I'm Not Ready' by Surfer Blood

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A Pink Floyd Cover From The Hotrats, Sounds From Sweden, Surfer Blood And More
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All Songs Considered

A Pink Floyd Cover From The Hotrats, Sounds From Sweden, Surfer Blood And More

On this All Songs Considered, we've got Sweden's jj and Fredrik. Plus The Besnard Lakes, Surfer Blood, Midlake, singer-songwriter Josiah Wolf and The Hotrats covering a classic from Pink Floyd.

A Pink Floyd Cover From The Hotrats, Sounds From Sweden, Surfer Blood And More

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