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All Songs Considered

Bob Boilen's Top 20 Albums of 2013

December 16, 2013 • The host of All Songs Considered shares the albums he loved this year. Many of Bob Boilen's favorite albums of 2013 were danceable. Many were intimate. Some managed to be both at once.

Paying The Piper: Music Streaming Services In Perspective

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Paying The Piper: Music Streaming Services In Perspective

July 28, 2013 • As more music becomes available for free online, concepts of music ownership start to break down. A musician, a songwriter and Spotify's director of Artist Services share their viewpoints on the ongoing controversy over royalty payments made by streaming services.

Paying The Piper: Music Streaming Services In Perspective

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Atoms For Peace: Thom Yorke's Electronic Shadow-World

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Atoms For Peace: Thom Yorke's Electronic Shadow-World

February 28, 2013 • Inside the famously fevered head of the Radiohead lead singer, the ghosts and phantoms are still working overtime. Hear a review of his new project.

Atoms For Peace: Thom Yorke's Electronic Shadow-World

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A Secret Atoms For Peace Track, Roxy Music As '20s Jazz, More

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All Songs Considered

A Secret Atoms For Peace Track, Roxy Music As '20s Jazz, More

January 30, 2013 • On this week's show we've got a hard-to-find cut from Thom Yorke's latest project, Atoms For Peace. You'll also hear Bryan Ferry's Roxy Music re-imagined as '20s jazz instrumentals. (It's not as crazy as you'd think). Plus the shape-shifting sounds of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Night Beds and more.

A Secret Atoms For Peace Track, Roxy Music As '20s Jazz, More

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It's Never Early To Think About 2013's Best Music

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It's Never Early To Think About 2013's Best Music

December 30, 2012 • Are people still talking about 2012? Bring on 2013! Here, NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson discusses forthcoming albums by Atoms for Peace, Aaron Neville, Kacey Musgraves and Rhye.

It's Never Early To Think About 2013's Best Music

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Thom Yorke And Friends On Making Music As Atoms For Peace

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All Songs Considered

Thom Yorke And Friends On Making Music As Atoms For Peace

January 29, 2013 • The Radiohead singer put together his latest band while on tour for his 2006 solo album. He and bandmates Nigel Godrich and Joey Waronker talk with Bob Boilen about their new album, Amok.

Listen: Thom Yorke on 'Amok'

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Atoms For Peace, Tilly & The Wall, Woods, More

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Atoms For Peace, Tilly & The Wall, Woods, More

September 11, 2012 • Radiohead's Thom Yorke, producer Nigel Godrich, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and drummer Joey Waronker are back as Atoms For Peace, with a sneak preview of their latest album.

Atoms For Peace, Tilly & The Wall, Woods, More

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