Review All Songs Considered A Folk Rock Dream Team, The Tallest Man On Earth, A Tribute To George Harrison, More July 20, 2009 Hear new music from The Monsters of Folk, Jim James, The Tallest Man on Earth, and more. A Folk Rock Dream Team, The Tallest Man On Earth, A Tribute To George Harrison, More Listen · 34:56 34:56 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106813395/106800854" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music Lists Year In Review: The Top Pop Of 2008 Fresh Air December 16, 2008 Rock critic Ken Tucker offers up his top 10 lists of the best albums and singles of 2008.music. Here's his look at some of his own favorites. Year In Review: The Top Pop Of 2008 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98327691/98333639" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Best Music Of 2008 NPR Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2008 December 15, 2008 NPR listeners cast tens of thousands of ballots, but in the end, only a handful of votes separated some of the bands. See and hear what NPR listeners picked as the best albums of 2008. NPR Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2008 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98092448/98092782" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Best Music Of 2008 The Year In Music From All Songs Considered December 8, 2008 On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen talks with Carrie Brownstein, Stephen Thompson, and Robin Hilton about the year in music. The Year In Music From All Songs Considered Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97939029/97939838" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review New Music The Best CDs of 2008 (So Far) June 25, 2008 Music reviewers generally wait until November and December to assess the year in music. But 2008's halfway point seems like a good place to stop and look back at six busy months full of critics' darlings, Internet sensations and even, in a grim commercial climate, commercial hits. The Best CDs of 2008 (So Far) Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91883649/91892234" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Live in Concert Jim James Of My Morning Jacket In Concert June 19, 2008 Hear the lead singer for My Morning Jacket recorded live, in a solo acoustic performance at St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, TX. Jim James gave an intimate show for just a few hundred people, a day after his full band played a sold-out show for thousands as part of the South by Southwest festival. Hear acoustic versions of some of My Morning Jacket's best songs, including selections from their new album, Evil Urges. Jim James in Concert Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91719100/91715175" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Music Reviews 'Evil Urges' from My Morning Jacket Fresh Air June 13, 2008 Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Evil Urges, the new album by the Kentucky indie-rock band My Morning Jacket. The band moves away from their Southern influences, instead using Manhattan as their muse for the album. 'Evil Urges' from My Morning Jacket Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91473602/91475619" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Music Reviews Lil Wayne, My Morning Jacket Release New CDs June 10, 2008 Music critic Josh duLac looks at some of this week's new releases, including albums from Lil Wayne, My Morning Jacket and Solomon Burke. Lil Wayne, My Morning Jacket Release New CDs Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91342802/91343403" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review All Songs Considered Sneak Preview: Death Cab for Cutie, Portishead, Shearwater, My Morning Jacket, More April 10, 2008 Hear a sneak preview of CDs due out this spring, including new music from My Morning Jacket, Shearwater, Elbow, Wolf Parade, and more. Sneak Preview: Death Cab for Cutie, Portishead, Shearwater, My Morning Jacket, More Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89528513/89528512" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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All Songs Considered SXSW Review March 20, 2008 All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen, NPR's Song of the Day curator Stephen Thompson and Carrie Brownstein, Monitor Mix blogger and former guitarist for Sleater-Kinney, review their week at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, TX. They discovered and saw a lot of great bands including My Morning Jacket and a dozen other acts webcast Live by NPR Music. On this edition of All Songs Considered they share their most memorable moments. SXSW Review Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88670991/88671093" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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My Morning Jacket. null/null hide caption toggle caption null/null SXSW Music Festival SXSW 2008: My Morning Jacket March 13, 2008 A warm swell fills the room when My Morning Jacket takes the stage, but there's also unmistakable energy. The band performs songs from its new album, Evil Urges, at SXSW.
SXSW Music Festival My Morning Jacket, Yo La Tengo at SXSW March 13, 2008 A warm swell fills the room when a My Morning Jacket album comes on. The band's songs possess unmistakable roots in American music forms — country, folk, classic rock — wrapped in reverb and Jim James' soaring voice. They performed with Yo La Tengo and The Whigs at SXSW.
All Songs Considered Guest DJ M. Ward November 17, 2006 New-folk artist M. Ward talks about his latest CD, Post-War and shares some of his favorite recordings. Guest DJ M. Ward Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15961159/15961162" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Song Of The Day An Early Live Gem from a Band on the Verge October 31, 2006 This live version of "Lowdown," a gem from My Morning Jacket's At Dawn, serves as a great way to bring the uninitiated into the band's chiming majesty. At times, the screaming-arrow lead guitars thoroughly overshadow Jim James' voice. Somehow, though, the unassuming and beautiful melody prevails.
All Songs Considered Fall Look Ahead 2006 September 21, 2006 All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with NPR reviewers Robert Christgau, Meredith Ochs, Tom Moon and Will Hermes about the CDs they're most looking forward to this Fall. Fall Look Ahead 2006 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15961122/15961125" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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