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Saturday December 22, 2012

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Best Music Of 2012

NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2012

December 22, 2012 • The albums that sum up our year span genres and borders. From Astro to Wadada Leo Smith, Fiona Apple to Frank Ocean, here are 50 albums that made 2012 great.

"ILLuminate (featuring Kendrick Lamar)"

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Friday September 14, 2012

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World Cafe

Dirty Projectors On World Cafe

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September 14, 2012 • The prolific indie-rock band returns with a new album, Swing Lo Magellan, and a short film.

Dirty Projectors On World Cafe

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Friday August 17, 2012

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Live in Concert

Dirty Projectors In Concert

August 17, 2012 • The band gave a strange, beautiful and entirely memorable performance from the nation's capital.

Dirty Projectors In Concert

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Saturday July 14, 2012

Dirty Projectors: A Polarizing Sound At The Fringes Of Pop

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Music Interviews

Dirty Projectors: A Polarizing Sound At The Fringes Of Pop

July 14, 2012 • Singer-guitarist Dave Longstreth says the essence of Dirty Projectors' music isn't its difficulty, but rather a commitment to the process of songwriting.

Dirty Projectors: A Polarizing Sound At The Fringes Of Pop

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Friday July 13, 2012

You Can't Always Get What You Want: On Music And Expectation

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The Record

You Can't Always Get What You Want: On Music And Expectation

July 13, 2012 • New album releases are a little like birthdays: what you hope for isn't always what you get. But being aware of your own expectations can help you listen to music on its own terms.

Tuesday July 10, 2012

How Doo-Wop Unlocks The New Album By Dirty Projectors

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All Songs Considered

How Doo-Wop Unlocks The New Album By Dirty Projectors

July 10, 2012 • Swing Lo Magellan, a new album from a band that always delivers the unexpected, has echoes of a familiar sound.

'Offspring Are Blank' by Dirty Projectors

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Tuesday April 10, 2012

Dirty Projectors, Hot Chip, Japandroids And More

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All Songs Considered

Dirty Projectors, Hot Chip, Japandroids And More

April 10, 2012 • On this week's show, Bob Boilen and Jacob Ganz discuss music that wants to punch you in the face, and why the band Hot Chip reminds Jacob of the classic slacker film Dazed and Confused.

Dirty Projectors, Hot Chip, Japandroids And More

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Tuesday January 24, 2012

A Quarter-Century Of Banging, And Still As Fresh As Ever

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Deceptive Cadence

A Quarter-Century Of Banging, And Still As Fresh As Ever

January 24, 2012 • The venerable new music collective celebrates its 25th anniversary with a free double CD.

Wednesday July 14, 2010

Five Great Cover Songs From 2010 (So Far)

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All Songs Considered

Five Great Cover Songs From 2010 (So Far)

July 14, 2010 • See St. Vincent, Beck, The Dirty Projectors and more perform some of the year's best cover songs.

Tuesday July 13, 2010

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All Songs Considered

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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Thursday April 15, 2010

We Asked For It: Songs You Wish Were On 'Glee'

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We Asked For It: Songs You Wish Were On 'Glee'

April 15, 2010 • We can already tell that the rest of Glee's first season is going to be fall-down ridiculous. Now that we've got some basic story lines, we're ready to pass some more song suggestions along to creator Ryan Murphy. We've highlighted some of the best user suggestions here.

Thursday December 31, 2009

World Cafe

Vintage Cafe: Dirty Projectors

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December 31, 2009 • Dirty Projectors visited the World Cafe studios back in 2009 after the release of Bitte Orca. The album found the band continuing its trademark experimentation.

Vintage Cafe: Dirty Projectors

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Monday December 7, 2009

The Best Music Of 2009

All Songs Considered Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2009

December 7, 2009 • We could tell early on that 2009 was going to be an outstanding year for music. Here are the top 25, as selected by All Songs Considered listeners.

All Songs Considered Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2009

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Thursday June 18, 2009

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Music Reviews

Dirty Projectors: Balancing Head And Heart

June 18, 2009 • The experimental rock band based in New York draws on early vocal music, modern soul and other sources, defying categorization in the process. According to critic Will Hermes, the band's new album, Bitte Orca, is a breakthrough.

Dirty Projectors: Balancing Head And Heart

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Saturday May 30, 2009

First Listen

Exclusive First Listen: Dirty Projectors

May 30, 2009 • In what's already an unusually strong year for music, Dirty Projectors' Bitte Orca still stands out as one of 2009's most unusual and refreshingly unpredictable records. Hear the album in its idiosyncratic entirety.