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New Mix: Courtney Barnett, Ben Gibbard And Tycho, Sparks, More

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New Mix: Courtney Barnett, Ben Gibbard And Tycho, Sparks, More

All Songs host Bob Boilen shares his favorite songs of the week, including a long-overdue celebration of Sparks, a Ben Gibbard collaboration with Tycho, the return of Courtney Barnett and more.

New Mix: Courtney Barnett, Ben Gibbard And Tycho, Sparks, More

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Ambience, Vocalized: Instrumentalist Tycho Adds Saint Sinner's Vocals To 'Weather'

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Ambience, Vocalized: Instrumentalist Tycho Adds Saint Sinner's Vocals To 'Weather'

Tycho, whose real name is Scott Hansen, is famous for his ambient instrumental tracks. But for Tycho's latest album, Weather, Hansen enlisted Saint Sinner to add vocals to the ambience.

Ambience, Vocalized: Instrumentalist Tycho Adds Saint Sinner's Vocals To 'Weather'

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Recommended Dose: Our Favorite Dance Tracks Of November

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Recommended Dose: Our Favorite Dance Tracks Of November

We've got ambient atmospherics for a time of tension. Hear new music from Dedekind Cut, Visible Cloaks, Tycho, Yussef Kamaal, MJ Guider and Burial.

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Tycho: Music By A Visual Imagineer

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Tycho: Music By A Visual Imagineer

On the new album Awake, Scott Hansen has taken his passion for design and merged it with his interest in ambient music.

Tycho: Music By A Visual Imagineer

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