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New Mix: Shakey Graves, The War On Drugs, The Mountain Goats, More

Clockwise from upper left: Shakey Graves, Trio Mediaeval, The Mountain Goats, Mr. Mitch, The War On Drugs, Elliot Moss, GAS Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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All Songs Considered

New Mix: Shakey Graves, The War On Drugs, The Mountain Goats, More

Special guests from the NPR Music team join All Songs Considered this week to share some of their favorite releases from April.

New Mix: Shakey Graves, The War On Drugs, The Mountain Goats, More

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Orgone Gives 'I Sold My Heart To The Junkman' The Funk Cover It Deserves

Orgone's new single, I Sold My Heart To The Junkman, comes out April 21. Ryan Chin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Orgone Gives 'I Sold My Heart To The Junkman' The Funk Cover It Deserves

A Los Angeles funk band and a New Orleans icon transform a jazz ballad turned girl-group number into an irresistibly boogieable groove — on a soul label out of suburban Ohio. Yeah, sure.

Orgone, 'I Sold My Heart To The Junkman'

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Orgone Sets Funk Phasers to 'Killion'

KEXP

When the San Francisco-based funk-soul band Orgone came to the KEXP studios in Seattle, the group had listeners everywhere dancing in their cubicles. Among original funk songs led by guitar wizard Sergio Rios, Orgone also performed covers by Isaac Hayes and K.C. and the Sunshine Band.

Orgone in Studio on KEXP 1/29/08

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