Janelle Monáe performs at the Greek Theatre on June 28 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
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Shovels & Rope performs at the 2017 Newport Folk Festival. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption
Shovels & Rope, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017
Cover Stories, a new compilation of artists covering Brandi Carlile's The Story, comes out May 5. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Arcade Fire by Guy Aroch, Tegan And Sara, Shovels & Rope by Leslie Ryann Mckellar, HAIM by Tom Beard Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Shovels & Rope performs live for Mountain Stage in Charleston, W.Va. Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage hide caption
Shovels & Rope On Mountain Stage
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Shovels & Rope's new album, Little Seeds, comes out Oct. 7. Leslie Ryan McKellar/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Shovels & Rope's new album, Little Seeds, comes out Oct. 7. Leslie Ryann Mckellar/Courtesy of the aritst hide caption
Shovels & Rope On World Cafe
Shovels and Rope in a still from the video for "St. Anne's Parade." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Shovel & Rope's cover album, Busted Jukebox Volume 1, comes out Nov. 20. Courtesy of the artist. hide caption
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Shovels & Rope On Mountain Stage
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Shovels & Rope's new album, Swimmin' Time, comes out Aug. 26. Leslie Ryan McKellar/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Swimmin' Time
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Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent of Shovels and Rope perform at the 2014 Newport Folk Festival. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption
Shovels & Rope In Concert
Shovels & Rope, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2013
Shovels and Rope plays a Tiny Desk Concert in June 2013. Chloe Coleman/NPR hide caption