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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

March 31, 2018 • Hear songs from a Chicago rapper who examines black identity, another single from Belly after a 22-year hiatus, and a few artists who stood out at SXSW.

Elizabeth And The Catapult On Mountain Stage

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Elizabeth And The Catapult On Mountain Stage

April 24, 2014 • The band showcases its smart fusion of coffeehouse folk, scrappy jazz and daring indie pop. Singer Elizabeth Ziman opens the set with a cover of Daniel Johnston's "True Love Will Find You in the End."

Elizabeth And The Catapult On Mountain Stage

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Elizabeth And The Catapult: Sophisticated Pop

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Elizabeth And The Catapult: Sophisticated Pop

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August 13, 2009 • A New York band that plays smart, jazz-tinged, sometimes-topical indie-pop music, Elizabeth and the Catapult fuses sweet chamber-pop melodies with the charismatic vocals of Elizabeth Ziman. Hear the group in a session from WXPN.

Elizabeth and the Catapult In Studio On World Cafe 8/13/09

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Concerts

Elizabeth And The Catapult In Concert

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July 17, 2009 • A New York band that plays smart, jazz-tinged, sometimes-topical indie-pop music, Elizabeth and the Catapult fuses sweet chamber-pop melodies with the charismatic vocals of Elizabeth Ziman. Hear the group perform live in concert from WXPN in Philadelphia.

Elizabeth And The Catapult In Concert

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Music Interviews

Song For Our Times: Elizabeth And The Catapult

June 10, 2009 • Just about everyone has been affected by the financial crisis, directly or indirectly. Songwriter Elizabeth Ziman used it as creative inspiration. She wrote a song about the crisis on Wall Street for her band, Elizabeth and The Catapult. "Taller Children" is the title track on her new album.

Song For Our Times: Elizabeth And The Catapult

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Best CDs of 2006

Discoveries of 2006 from WFUV's 'City Folk Morning'

December 19, 2006 • Claudia Marshall, host of City Folk Morning on New York-based NPR station WFUV, compiled this list of the year's best discoveries: breakthrough artists likely to make a bigger mark in the months and years to come.

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Elizabeth And The Catapult In Concert

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October 29, 2010 • From the playful energy of the inner child to the lyrical complexities that define adulthood, the trio's latest release is a great blend of song, style and meaning. Hear the subtle jazz and orchestral touches live in concert at noon ET.

Elizabeth And The Catapult In Concert

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