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New Music Friday For Nov. 23: 6 Albums You Should Hear Now

My Brightest Diamond's A Million And One is on our short list of the best new albums out on Nov. 23. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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All Songs Considered

New Music Friday For Nov. 23: 6 Albums You Should Hear Now

This week's essential new releases includes the warped and wild pop sounds of My Brightest Diamond, a stunning instrumental record from Ed Harcourt, punk with heart and humor from Art Brut and more.

New Music Friday For Nov. 23: 6 Albums You Should Hear Now

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New Mix: Bon Iver, The White Stripes, Lambchop, More

Clockwise from upper left: Bon Iver, the cover art for The White Stripes' Get Behind Me Satan, Thor & Friends, Kurt Wagner of Lambchop. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: Bon Iver, The White Stripes, Lambchop, More

Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton return from break with new music by some of their all-time favorite artists, including unexpected sounds from Bon Iver and a previously unreleased White Stripes song.

New Mix: Bon Iver, The White Stripes, Lambchop, More

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Song Of The Day

Ed Harcourt: Ode To A Drunk Dialer

Lots of people have friends prone to "drunk dialing" — calling late at night after a few drinks only to babble incoherently, usually into voicemails heard the next morning. In "You Only Call Me When You're Drunk," Ed Harcourt finds a way to spin that phenomenon into a moving mini-opera.

You Only Call Me When You're Drunk

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Ed Harcourt: Hope For Hopeless Romantics

"It's not easy to be happy," Ed Harcourt sings in "Haywired," adding, "Get away with it." Steve Gullick hide caption

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Song Of The Day

Ed Harcourt: Hope For Hopeless Romantics

It's no secret that brains and hearts speak vastly different languages, but British singer Ed Harcourt is conversant in both. "Haywired," from his stellar new album Lustre, finds him sounding perfectly suited to the swooning, swooping sound of falling in love.

Haywired

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