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Despite their name, Warpaint's members are seriously good at collaborating

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Despite their name, Warpaint's members are seriously good at collaborating

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Warpaint's rhythm section talks about how the whole band shared writing credits on their latest album, as well as some of their extracurricular collaborations.

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Warpaint returns, radiating

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Warpaint returns, radiating

The LA-based group was, naturally, waylaid by the pandemic — just enough to write a new record, Radiate Like This.

Warpaint returns, radiating

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Josh Homme's Rotating Supergroup The Desert Sessions Returns For 'Vols. 11 & 12'

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Josh Homme's Rotating Supergroup The Desert Sessions Returns For 'Vols. 11 & 12'

Musicians on the Queens of the Stone Age frontman-led album include ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Primus' Les Claypool.

Josh Homme's Rotating Supergroup The Desert Sessions Returns For 'Vols. 11 & 12'

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Weekend LISTening: 10 Bands Keeping The Grateful Dead Alive

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Weekend LISTening: 10 Bands Keeping The Grateful Dead Alive

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Consider yourself a Deadhead? Here's a list of contemporary artists that require your attention.

Warpaint On World Cafe

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Warpaint On World Cafe

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On its new album, the L.A. band's atmospheric grooves are more extroverted than ever before. Hear a powerful performance recorded live in the studio.

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Warpaint On World Cafe

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Warpaint On World Cafe

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The foursome learned a lot from touring, and stripping the songs to their essence was the big takeaway. Their most recent album, self-titled Warpaint, is the first on which their drummer, Stella Mozgawa, has been part of the creative process all the way through. Today, we will chat with her about the band's artistic growth and what kind of effect listening to a lot of hip-hop has had on the band's sound.

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First Listen: Warpaint, 'Warpaint'

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First Listen: Warpaint, 'Warpaint'

The L.A. band's swirling sound is full of mysterious buzzes and coos, and there's a sense of everything-in-its-right-place grace and impeccability to it, yet the songs themselves never feel icy or distant. Warpaint's self-titled second album feels fashionable, sure, but not at the expense of approachability.

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Warpaint On World Cafe

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The Los Angeles post-punk foursome is playing the festival circuit this summer. Here a live performance and an interview with World Cafe host David Dye.

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Warpaint On 'World Cafe: Next'
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Warpaint On 'World Cafe: Next'

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The all-female quartet from Los Angeles has quickly gained popularity by mixing dreamlike sequences of psychedelia, post-punk and funk. The group's debut full-length follows in the wake of the deafening buzz created by the 2008 EP Exquisite Corpse.

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