"I tried to get the sexy gorilla costume. But they're out, so I got the standard one," Neko Case says. "But there's still boobies." Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption
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Luscious Jackson has reconvened after more than a decade for its new album, Magic Hour, which comes out Nov. 5. Doug Seymour/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Ethan Johns On World Cafe
"[Lou Reed] really saw the beauty of life, and wanted to be a person who could live in that beauty as often as possible," longtime publicist Bill Bentley says. Karl Walter/Getty Images hide caption
Lou Reed. Jean Baptiste Mondino/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
World Cafe Remembers Lou Reed
Clockwise from upper left: Death Cab For Cutie, Milosh, Swearin', La Luz Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Modern Kin performs live for opbmusic. Nathan Tang/opbmusic hide caption
The latest video directed by Tyler The Creator is from an artist who wishes to remain anonymous. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Adele. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
BoDeans recently performed live on Mountain Stage. Josh Saul/Mountain Stage hide caption
BoDeans On Mountain Stage
San Fermin performs at a Tiny Desk Concert on Sept. 19, 2013. Abbey Oldham/NPR hide caption
Julia Holter performs live on KEXP. Bebe Labree Besch/KEXP hide caption
Arcade Fire's new album, Reflektor, comes out Tuesday. JF Lalonde/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Swearin's new album, Surfing Strange, comes out Nov. 5. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Surfing Strange
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Cut Copy's new album, Free Your Mind, comes out Nov. 5. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Cut Copy, 'Free Your Mind'
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