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First Listen: Cloud Cult, 'Love'

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First Listen

First Listen: Cloud Cult, 'Love'

The Twin Cities band's ninth album bursts with warmth, whether in spare examinations of faith or in big-hearted explosions of ecstatic celebration. At times, Cloud Cult's music recalls the larger-than-life reverie of The Polyphonic Spree, but the music on Love feels more personal and fragile.

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Cloud Cult's 'Love' Channels A Life Tested By Loss

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Music Interviews

Cloud Cult's 'Love' Channels A Life Tested By Loss

Frontman Craig Minowa talks about tragedy in his past and how the group's new album, Love, reflects his own healing process.

Cloud Cult's 'Love' Channels A Life Tested By Loss

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New Music From The Knife, Four Tet And (Oh Yeah) My Bloody Valentine

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New Music From The Knife, Four Tet And (Oh Yeah) My Bloody Valentine

Our latest weekly mix includes songs from some of the year's most anticipated new albums, including the long-awaited My Bloody Valentine record, and an epic electronic jam from The Knife. We've also got new music from Four Tet, Cloud Cult, Malian kora player Ballake Sissoko and more!

New Music From The Knife, Four Tet And (Oh Yeah) My Bloody Valentine

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Studio Sessions

Cloud Cult: Musical and Visual Instruments

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The large Minneapolis-based band has earned a reputation for playing each of their sets with a multimedia component: Live painting. The group visits WNYC's Soundcheck for an interview and studio performance.

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Cloud Cult On World Cafe

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World Cafe

Cloud Cult On World Cafe

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The Minnesota band Cloud Cult includes a cellist, a violinist ... and a painter! Listen to its orchestrated pop and watch as one member creates a work of art in the WXPN studios.

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Sneak Preview: Death Cab for Cutie, Portishead, Shearwater, My Morning Jacket, More

Hear a sneak preview of CDs due out this spring, including new music from My Morning Jacket, Shearwater, Elbow, Wolf Parade, and more.

Sneak Preview: Death Cab for Cutie, Portishead, Shearwater, My Morning Jacket, More

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