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New Music Friday For July 13: Seven Albums You Should Hear Now

Wiz Khalifa's long-awaited Rolling Papers 2 is on our short list for the best albums out on July 13. Jimmy Fontaine/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday For July 13: Seven Albums You Should Hear Now

July 13, 2018 • Our quick run through the best new albums out this week includes Wiz Khalifa's long-awaited followup to Rolling Papers, a brighter outlook for Dirty Projectors, the calming sounds of Luluc and more.

New Music Friday: July 13

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The Cowboy Junkies On Mountain Stage

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The Cowboy Junkies On Mountain Stage

January 28, 2013 • Hear the long-running band perform songs from its four-album "Nomad Series," live in West Virginia.

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Cowboy Junkies On Mountain Stage

August 7, 2009 • Cowboy Junkies' landmark record The Trinity Session made the band members cult heroes, and they've continued to release moody albums filled with original material and interpretations of classic country and gospel songs.

Listen Now: Cowboy Junkies In Concert

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Cowboy Junkies On Mountain Stage

March 9, 2010 • The moody folk-pop band has visited Mountain Stage eight times since 1992. But for this go-'round, Cowboy Junkies went back even further, reinterpreting material from the group's classic 1988 album The Trinity Session.

Cowboy Junkies in Concert on Mountain Stage - 06/09/2009

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Family Ties Bind Cowboy Junkies' New Album

May 20, 2007 • After 20 years and 11 albums, the Cowboy Junkies are looking inward. Their latest album focuses on the big events in their lives over the years — marriage, settling down and starting families of their own.

Family Ties Bind Cowboy Junkies' New Album

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Cowboy Junkies, A Long Way from 'Trinity'

September 22, 2004 • It's been nearly 17 years since the Junkies recorded their debut album, The Trinity Session. Singer Margo Timmins and her brother Michael stop by NPR.

Cowboy Junkies, A Long Way from 'Trinity'

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Cowboy Junkies

May 31, 2001 • The Cowboy Junkies are survivors. They've just released their 11th CD — this time on their very own label. Writer Will Hermes thinks it's one of their best recordings. (4:30) The CD is Open by the Cowboy Junkies. It's on Latent Records.

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Cowboy Junkies: Tiny Desk Concert

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Cowboy Junkies: Tiny Desk Concert

April 26, 2012 • Make a list of bands with integrity, still highly respected and still making music after 25 years, and that list will have Cowboy Junkies near the top. The band remains prolific, tender and poignant, as evidenced by this performance at the NPR Music offices.

Cowboy Junkies: Tiny Desk Concert

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Regina Spektor, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood Does Avant-Garde Classical, More

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Regina Spektor, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood Does Avant-Garde Classical, More

February 28, 2012 • Hear new music from Spektor's upcoming album, a collaboration between Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and Polish avant-garde composer Krzysztof Penderecki, and more.

Regina Spektor, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood Does Avant-Garde Classical, More

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New Music: James Blake, Yuck, Cowboy Junkies

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New Music: James Blake, Yuck, Cowboy Junkies

January 25, 2011 • This week's episode o features the Swedish sisters in First Aid Kit covering a blues classic, an ode to Vic Chesnutt from Cowboy Junkies, and more musical discoveries.

New Mix: James Blake Sings, Cowboy Junkies On Vic Chesnutt, And More

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Cowboy Junkies To Release Vic Chesnutt Tribute Album

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Cowboy Junkies To Release Vic Chesnutt Tribute Album

November 22, 2010 • It's been nearly a year since the much-beloved singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt tragically took his own life. Now the Cowboy Junkies are remembering the late artist with a new tribute album of his songs.

New Album From Cowboy Junkies Rich With Exotic Tales

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New Album From Cowboy Junkies Rich With Exotic Tales

July 13, 2010 • Frontman Michael Timmins tells how one of the standout tracks from the band's latest album came to be. Timmins lived briefly in China and spent his time making recordings of exotic sounds. Those tapes are the foundation for the new record.

New Music From Panda Bear, The Walkmen

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New Music From Panda Bear, The Walkmen

July 13, 2010 • On this edition of All Songs Considered, we've got preview cuts from two of 2010's most anticipated albums: Panda Bear's Tomboy and The Walkmen's Lisbon.

New Music From Panda Bear, The Walkmen

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Cowboy Junkies: To China And Back

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Cowboy Junkies: To China And Back

June 19, 2010 • The band's new album, Renmin Park, was inspired by songwriter Michael Timmins' three-month stay in rural China. The record features an adventurous combination of the group's laid-back sound with traditional Chinese music, modern rock and Timmins' own field recordings.

Cowboy Junkies: To China And Back

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Dengue Fever, Cowboy Junkies Revisited, Black Mountain, More

February 21, 2008 • On this edition of All Songs Considered: Cambodian-inspired rock from LA's Dengue Fever; Baltimore's dream pop duo Beach House; and recapturing the banjo with Otis Taylor.

Dengue Fever, Cowboy Junkies Revisited, Black Mountain, More

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Death Cab for Cutie, Sam Cooke, John Vanderslice

August 24, 2005 • New music from Death Cab for Cutie; Remembering 9-11 with John Vanderslice; The madcap music of Shel Silverstein; Country rebels The Highwaymen; A 1963 live recording by Sam Cooke and more.

Death Cab for Cutie, Sam Cooke, John Vanderslice

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Fats Waller, Cowboy Junkies, The Pixies

May 4, 2004 • African blues meet New York in Otis Taylor; new music from the Cowboy Junkies; Providence folk duo Atwater-Donnelly; eclectic geek rockers They Might Be Giants and more.

Fats Waller, Cowboy Junkies, The Pixies

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