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New Mix: Peter Gabriel, Nick Cave, King Creosote, More

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New Mix: Peter Gabriel, Nick Cave, King Creosote, More

Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are back after a long break with this week's essential new music, including Nick Cave's heartbreaking song "Jesus Alone" and Peter Gabriel's ode to Edward Snowden.

New Mix: Peter Gabriel, Nick Cave, King Creosote, More

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Love Songs You Love To Love

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Love Songs You Love To Love

In honor of Valentine's Day, we asked for your ideal romantic songs. On this week's All Songs Considered, we count down the 10 most popular tunes that make you swoon.

Love Songs You Love To Love

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First Listen: Peter Gabriel, 'Scratch My Back ... And I'll Scratch Yours'

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First Listen: Peter Gabriel, 'Scratch My Back ... And I'll Scratch Yours'

Four years ago, Gabriel released an album on which he covers some of his favorite songs. Now, the objects of his affection reciprocate, as his material is covered by Lou Reed, Arcade Fire, Randy Newman, Regina Spektor, Bon Iver, David Byrne and more.

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Peter Gabriel's Favorite Artists Remake His Music From 'Scratch'

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Peter Gabriel's Favorite Artists Remake His Music From 'Scratch'

On the 2010 album Scratch My Back, Gabriel covered songs by the musicians he loves. For the follow-up, he invited those artists — who include Arcade Fire, Randy Newman, David Byrne, Regina Spektor, Lou Reed, Bon Iver and more — to cover his own material.

Peter Gabriel's Favorite Artists Remake His Music From 'Scratch'

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Peter Gabriel's 'Big Blue' Musical Mashup

For weeks at a time in the early '90s, musicians from around the world converged on the rocker's Real World Studios to meet, mingle and make music. Sixteen years later, the fruits of their experiments are now on record.

Peter Gabriel's 'Big Blue' Musical Mashup

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Guest DJ Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel talks with Bob Boilen about the 25th anniversary release of Gabriel's classic album, So and shares some of the songs by other artists that have influenced his music.

Guest DJ Peter Gabriel

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Peter Gabriel's 'So' At 25, Death Grips, Peter Bjorn And John, More

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Peter Gabriel's 'So' At 25, Death Grips, Peter Bjorn And John, More

This week, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share some of their favorite new music, including a brutally hard rock cut from Metz, and sweet pop from Peter Bjorn and John.

Peter Gabriel's 'So' At 25, Death Grips, Peter Bjorn And John, More

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New Mix: Childish Gambino, Symphonic Peter Gabriel, More

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New Mix: Childish Gambino, Symphonic Peter Gabriel, More

This week on All Songs Considered: the hip-hop alter ego of actor-comedian Donald Glover, plus new finds from Zola Jesus, Megafaun, Youth Lagoon and more.

New Mix: Childish Gambino, Symphonic Peter Gabriel, More

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Peter Gabriel: Renewed And Redeemed

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Peter Gabriel: Renewed And Redeemed

Remarkably, Gabriel unlocks a new dimension of Bon Iver's "Flume." Where Justin Vernon spent an entire album looking inward, Gabriel takes one of its most unassuming gems and locates its grandiosity. For all its plaintive, slow-motion searching, Gabriel's take builds into something ambitious and bold and, well, breathtaking.

'Flume' by Peter Gabriel

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Steve Lillywhite On Peter Gabriel's Third Album

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On Peter Gabriel's third self-titled album, producer Steve Lillywhite made sense of the disparate elements that the sometimes-great second album could not. The 1980 release showcased a more song-oriented Gabriel, but also a bleak side of the former Genesis frontman.

Steve Lillywhite On Peter Gabriel's Third Album

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Billie Holiday, The Magnetic Fields, the Jesus and Mary Chain, More

On this edition of All Songs Considered: rare live recordings from Billie Holiday; inspired new music from the Magnetic Fields and more.

Billie Holiday, The Magnetic Fields, the Jesus and Mary Chain, More

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