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New Music Friday: The Top 9 Albums Out On March 27

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New Music Friday: The Top 9 Albums Out On March 27

It's another super-packed release week, with stellar new albums from Pearl Jam, Sufjan Stevens, the producer Knxwledge, Little Dragon and more.

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Isle Of Calm: Stream 6 Hours Of Soothing Music

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Isle Of Calm: Stream 6 Hours Of Soothing Music

Help settle your jangled nerves, slow your heart rate and string up a little hammock for your soul with 6 hours of calming music.

Isle Of Calm: Stream 6 Hours Of Soothing Music

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Clem Snide Returns With 'Hungry Bird'

You might remember the band Clem Snide for the theme song from the defunct TV show Ed. After a hiatus of a few years, the group has just returned with a new CD. Eef Barzelay, the band's frontman, discusses Hungry Bird.

Clem Snide Returns With 'Hungry Bird'

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Song Of The Day

Clem Snide: Pledging Loyalty, With A Catch

In Clem Snide's music, nothing is ever simple: Even its most straightforwardly goodhearted love songs shine a light on the risks involved in revealing your heart. In the deliciously sideways gem "With All My Heart," the band goes to great lengths never to try.

With All My Heart

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Wedding Day Blues: Finding the Perfect Mix CD

Countless music fans have attempted to craft the perfect mix CD — just the thing to put a soundtrack on special occasions. But an hour of love-themed dinner music for a wedding reception isn't as easy to assemble as it may seem.

Wedding Day Blues: Finding the Perfect Mix CD

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Eef Barzelay Of Clem Snide: Tiny Desk Concert
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Eef Barzelay Of Clem Snide: Tiny Desk Concert

Barzelay may be the most underrated songwriter in the business today, with a sneakily firm grasp on poignancy and humor, and his live performances convey a kind of awkwardly fidgety fearlessness. Here, he mixes old and new in a charming four-song set at the NPR Music offices.

Audio Only: Eef Barzelay's Tiny Desk Concert

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Clem Snide: Sneaking Sideways Glances

In the briskly charming "Denise," Clem Snide singer Eef Barzelay (left) stays on the sweet side, even as his affection meanders into obsession. courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Clem Snide: Sneaking Sideways Glances

In "Denise," a briskly charming mid-tempo love song from Clem Snide's recent seventh album The Meat of Life, Barzelay stays on the sweet side ("What we have is more than good / It seems to shine a light behind my eyes"), even as his affection meanders into obsession.

'Denise' by Clem Snide

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