Music speaks truth to anger and frustration, but also provides a sense of hope and beauty. Rashida Chavis for NPR hide caption
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Brown Bird's new album, Axis Mundi, comes out April 28. Mikael Kennedy/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Clockwise from upper left: Built To Spill, Brown Bird, Holly Miranda, The Milk Carton Kids Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Rhode Island folk duo Brown Bird perform a studio session for Folk Alley. Folk Alley hide caption
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Brown Bird performs at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival. Shantel Mitchell for NPR hide caption
Brown Bird: Newport Folk 2011
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