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Blind Pilot On Mountain Stage

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Mountain Stage

Blind Pilot On Mountain Stage

In the five years between Blind Pilot's sophomore album and its 2016 follow-up, Israel Nebeker's 13-year relationship ended and his father died. And Then Like Lions is the stunning result of loss.

Blind Pilot On Mountain Stage

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New Mix: Regina Spektor, Lowell, Angelica Garcia, More

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New Mix: Regina Spektor, Lowell, Angelica Garcia, More

On this week's All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen and Stephen Thompson play the first single from Regina Spektor's latest album, new rap from Hamilton's Daveed Diggs and more.

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Song Premiere: Blind Pilot, 'Umpqua Rushing'

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All Songs Considered

Song Premiere: Blind Pilot, 'Umpqua Rushing'

The first song from And Then Like Lions (out August 12) is a hazy, quiet beauty that builds slowly but persistently.

Song Premiere: Blind Pilot, 'Umpqua Rushing'

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On Thanksgiving, Four Musicians Show Mutual Gratitude

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Music Interviews

On Thanksgiving, Four Musicians Show Mutual Gratitude

Ari Shapiro speaks with four artists — Oregon's Blind Pilot, Nashville's Rayland Baxter, Atlanta's Raury and Colombia's Kali Uchis — about a fellow musician they're grateful for.

On Thanksgiving, Four Musicians Show Mutual Gratitude

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Studio Sessions

Hugging Highway 1: Blind Pilot's Bicycle Tours

Blind Pilot conducted its first tour on a pair of bicycles, riding from Vancouver to San Francisco. Though the group now tours in a van, its members look back fondly on their early days, which included campfires and unexpected attention from truckers.

Hugging Highway 1: Blind Pilot's Bicycle Tours

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Song Of The Day

Blind Pilot: Devotion And Doubt

Blind Pilot's Israel Nebeker has a voice that radiates authenticity: Not only is his tone utterly convincing, but he also has a way of relating to listeners' lives in ways even more experienced singers can't muster. In "One Red Thread," salvation and surrender are intertwined to the point where they're indistinguishable.

One Red Thread

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Second Stage

Blind Pilot: 'Oviedo'

Blind Pilot is the musical project of Portland, Ore. natives Ryan Dobrowski and Israel Nebeker. The two recorded their debut album, 3 Rounds and a Sound, after completing a tour that took them from Vancouver all the way to San Francisco — by bike. Nebeker says the group now plays as a nine-piece collective, but you would never know it from listening to 3 Rounds. The group offers a minimalist folk sound built on Nebeker's simple acoustic guitar and Dobrowski's sparse drumming.

"Oviedo"

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Blind Pilot, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2012

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Newport Folk Festival

Blind Pilot, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2012

Since expanding from a duo into a sextet, Blind Pilot has given its warmly catchy, charming folk-pop a bit of a kick. The band's albums are stuffed with ringers: It's never released a bad song.

Blind Pilot, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2012

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Blind Pilot: An Unlikely Force Of Nature

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Song Of The Day

Blind Pilot: An Unlikely Force Of Nature

In "We Are the Tide," Blind Pilot's sweet folk-pop gets a welcome jolt of propulsive percussion.

We Are the Tide

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Best Music Of 2008

Top 10 Great Unknowns, From Second Stage

It was an unusually strong year for great unknown artists. While bigger, more established bands continued to attract the most attention, smaller, lesser-known acts made the most memorable music of 2008. All of the great unknown artists featured here made music that was inspired, original and heartfelt.

Top 10 Great Unknowns, From Second Stage

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World Cafe

Blind Pilot: Folk-Pop Rides Road Bikes

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Last year, Blind Pilot renounced traditional tour transportation and embarked on a trip that took it from Vancouver to San Francisco by bicycle. While on tour, it recorded its debut album, 3 Rounds and a Sound, which exhibits a minimalist folk-pop style driven by simple acoustic guitar, sparse drumming and captivating vocals.

Blind Pilot: Folk-Pop Rides Road Bikes

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SXSW 2009: Blind Pilot

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SXSW Music Festival

SXSW 2009: Blind Pilot

The Portland duo acquired a van to reach SXSW, ditching its usual touring transportation: a pair of bicycles. Now filled out with additional players, the band will showcase its rustic folk-pop.

Blind Pilot In Concert At SXSW 3/19/09

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