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On 'the record,' boygenius honors how friendship shapes our very sense of self

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On 'the record,' boygenius honors how friendship shapes our very sense of self

The friendship shared by Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus isn't just the backdrop for their album as boygenius: It's the subject of many of these songs, built into their very structures.

On its full-length album 'the record,' boygenius' friendship has never been stronger

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On its full-length album 'the record,' boygenius' friendship has never been stronger

NPR's Miles Parks speaks to the members of indie supergroup boygenius about its new full-length album, the record.

On its full-length album 'the record,' boygenius' friendship has never been stronger

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A Halloween mix: Phoebe Bridgers and Andrew Bird, Sunny War, John Cale, more

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A Halloween mix: Phoebe Bridgers and Andrew Bird, Sunny War, John Cale, more

All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a collaboration between Phoebe Bridgers and Andrew Bird, John Cale's first new album in a decade and more.

A Halloween mix: Phoebe Bridgers and Andrew Bird, Sunny War, John Cale, more

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New Mix: Phoebe Bridgers, Wilco, Quinn Christopherson, more

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New Mix: Phoebe Bridgers, Wilco, Quinn Christopherson, more

All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a live recording for the 20th anniversary of Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, a new single from Phoebe Bridgers and more.

New Mix: Phoebe Bridgers, Wilco, Quinn Christopherson, more

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Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf: Episode 2 With Phoebe Bridgers

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Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf: Episode 2 With Phoebe Bridgers

Before we announce this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner, we're asking our judges to share their favorite entries in a weekly livestreamed series. In this episode, Phoebe Bridgers shares her picks.

Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf: Episode 2 With Phoebe Bridgers

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Not My Job: We Quiz Singer Songwriter Phoebe Bridgers On Feeble Bridges
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Not My Job: We Quiz Singer Songwriter Phoebe Bridgers On Feeble Bridges

We have three questions for Bridgers about bridges that have fallen over, collapsed or otherwise done a bad job of spanning things.

Not My Job: We Quiz Singer Songwriter Phoebe Bridgers On Feeble Bridges

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'I Can't Wait To Hate Tour Again': Phoebe Bridgers On Her Breakout Year
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'I Can't Wait To Hate Tour Again': Phoebe Bridgers On Her Breakout Year

Songwriter Phoebe Bridgers has had a big year, but it's also been bittersweet. With four Grammy nominations for work on her acclaimed 2020 album Punisher, Bridgers, like most touring musicians, has been stuck at home. She talks to Sam about her love/hate relationship with touring, how she aims for the universal in the specificity of her lyrics, and her hopes for music—and everyone—in 2021... or whenever the pandemic ends.

'I Can't Wait To Hate Tour Again': Phoebe Bridgers On Her Breakout Year

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Hear World Cafe Interviews With 12 Of This Year's Grammy Nominees

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Hear World Cafe Interviews With 12 Of This Year's Grammy Nominees

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In advance of Sunday night, get acquainted (or re-acquainted) with the artists and albums nominated this year.

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Phoebe Bridgers' 'Punisher' Is An Album For The Moment

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Phoebe Bridgers' 'Punisher' Is An Album For The Moment

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Since its release, fans are sharing stories of personal connection to Bridgers' latest album, one that's made many feel less alone in a time of self-isolation.

Phoebe Bridgers On World Cafe

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NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of June

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NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of June

From the foreboding final track of Run The Jewels' RTJ4 to pianist Jenny Lin's heart-soothing Philip Glass performance to SAULT's timely Untitled (Black Is), hear the voices of the NPR Music staff share their picks.

NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of June

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