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Heavy Rotation: The Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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Heavy Rotation: The Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

February 24, 2018 • This month's playlist includes a new track from an Austin up-and-comer, a song about white privilege from Tune-Yards and a jazz instrumental cover of Amy Winehouse.

Hear Lucius' Song For HBO's 'Girls,' 'Million Dollar Secret'

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Hear Lucius' Song For HBO's 'Girls,' 'Million Dollar Secret'

March 24, 2017 • The song appears in Sunday night's episode.

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Lucius On Mountain Stage

September 29, 2016 • The band, led by singers Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, performs live in West Virginia.

Lucius On Mountain Stage

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Review: Lucius, 'Good Grief'

March 2, 2016 • As rapturous as the band's second album feels in its catchiest moments, it's all in service to songs that touch on the dueling bittersweet experiences of love.

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Watch Lucius, Live In Concert

June 19, 2016 • Watch Lucius bring its vibrant pop spectacle to the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

Encore Week: Lucius, The Record Company, Lucinda Williams And More

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Encore Week: Lucius, The Record Company, Lucinda Williams And More

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July 11, 2016 • Hear from newcomers and veteran artists alike in five recent World Cafe sessions worth another listen.

The Madness Behind Making The Lucius Video, 'Gone Insane'

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The Madness Behind Making The Lucius Video, 'Gone Insane'

May 24, 2016 • The visually twisted video for the Lucius song "Gone Insane" took more than 20,000 photos and a week to shoot.

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March 26, 2016 • Watch the Brooklyn band play new songs from Good Grief at the 2016 Radio Day Stage in Austin.

Watch Every South X Lullaby From SXSW 2016

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Watch Every South X Lullaby From SXSW 2016

March 25, 2016 • Let Lucius, Maren Morris, Timmy Thomas, A-WA, Miya Folick and others sing you to sleep with lullabies performed around Austin, Texas during the wee hours of SXSW.

Watch Tiny Desk Contest Winner Gaelynn Lea Join Lucius On Stage

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Watch Tiny Desk Contest Winner Gaelynn Lea Join Lucius On Stage

March 25, 2016 • After Lucius, which is led by a pair Tiny Desk Contest judges, invited the winner to share the stage at a show in Minneapolis this week, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.

Chvrches, Bombino, Lucius And More At The SXSW Radio Day Stage

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Chvrches, Bombino, Lucius And More At The SXSW Radio Day Stage

March 18, 2016 • Jack Garratt, The Heavy and Hinds also performed at the showcase, curated by public radio stations.

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SXSW Music Festival

South X Lullaby: Lucius

March 15, 2016 • For our first South X Lullaby of SXSW 2016, we met the pop band Lucius on a bridge over Waller Creek at 10:00 p.m. for a ballad about finding your way in the unknown.

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Lucius On World Cafe

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February 10, 2016 • Singers Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig perform songs from their forthcoming album, Good Grief.

Lucius, 'Dusty Trails' (Recorded Live For World Cafe)

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New Music From Ray LaMontagne, Lucius, A Bowie Cover From Glen Hansard, More

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New Music From Ray LaMontagne, Lucius, A Bowie Cover From Glen Hansard, More

January 20, 2016 • Our first new mix of 2016 includes a David Bowie cover from Glen Hansard, premieres from Ray LaMontagne, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down and Laura Gibson and more.

New Music From Ray LaMontagne, Lucius, A Bowie Cover From Glen Hansard, More

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Our Favorite Discoveries From The 2013 CMJ Music Festival

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All Songs Considered

Our Favorite Discoveries From The 2013 CMJ Music Festival

October 22, 2013 • Hear a killer mix of some of the standout bands we found at the 2013 CMJ Music festival, including punk group Priests, rockabilly singer King Dude, '60s-era soul from Nick Waterhouse and more.

Our Favorite Discoveries From The 2013 CMJ Music Festival

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Tweedy And Son Take To The Tunnels, Friends In Tow

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Tweedy And Son Take To The Tunnels, Friends In Tow

August 7, 2014 • Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, joined by son Spencer and members of Lucius, gets out of the rain to perform "High As Hello." Watch the performance — and hear the version on Tweedy's forthcoming album Sukierae.

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Mountain Stage

Lucius On Mountain Stage

July 23, 2013 • Led by two singers, Lucius has won heaps of praise for its eerily tight vocals and lush instrumentation. They sing most lines in tandem, creating an effect that adds to Lucius' crafted indie pop.

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All Songs TV

Lucius, 'Don't Just Sit There'

May 8, 2014 • "Don't Just Sit There," by the great live band Lucius, is one of the most contagious pop songs of the past few years, and now it's got an intriguing illustrated lyric video.

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Lucius on World Cafe

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January 23, 2014 • A five-piece band from Brooklyn, Lucius is led by two singers, Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, who met at Berklee College of Music in Boston. They crafted their unique vocal sound over the decade they've worked together, and now even dress alike.

In Lucius, Two Singers Find An Arresting Harmony

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Music Interviews

In Lucius, Two Singers Find An Arresting Harmony

November 10, 2013 • The New York band's sound veers from girl-group pop to sunbaked psychedelia. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with singers Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, whose entwined vocals are what make the group stand out.

In Lucius, Two Singers Find An Arresting Harmony

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First Listen

First Listen: Lucius, 'Wildewoman'

October 6, 2013 • New Yorkers Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig sing soulfully in unison, but there's more to their magnetic pop music than that: Their songs are spacious and propulsive, the sounds around the edges quirky and sometimes percussive, and the music and the words built for maximum effect in the choruses.

Wildewoman

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