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Inspired By A Super Mario Speed Whiz, 'Warpless Run' Has Tera Melos Playing Catch Up

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Inspired By A Super Mario Speed Whiz, 'Warpless Run' Has Tera Melos Playing Catch Up

October 31, 2017 • Brad "Darbian" Myers, who set the world record last week in a 4:56 speedrun of "Super Mario Bros.," plays a slug-starring video game soundtracked by Tera Melos' frenetic prog-punk wallop.

Godflesh, The Mutants Of Industrial Metal, Return With 'Post Self'

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Godflesh, The Mutants Of Industrial Metal, Return With 'Post Self'

October 31, 2017 • The duo today announces Post Self, out Nov. 17, with the bruising title track.

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World Cafe Nashville: Becca Mancari

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October 30, 2017 • Mancari offers stories of wandering and homecoming, colored by a determination to live, artistically, beyond the gender boundaries usually imposed on female artists.

World Cafe Nashville: Becca Mancari

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The 'World Wide Funk' Of Bootsy Collins

October 30, 2017 • The funk master is back with his first album in six years: World Wide Funk. He talks King Records and his relationship with the late Bernie Worrell in an interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

The 'World Wide Funk' Of Bootsy Collins

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As Ever, The Go! Team Is All About Sensory Overload

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As Ever, The Go! Team Is All About Sensory Overload

October 30, 2017 • The video for "Semicircle Song" is a kaleidoscopic wash of bright colors and marching bands, with vocals from the Detroit Youth Choir.

Gingerlys' 'Let Down' Glimmers With Sunny Hooks

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Gingerlys' 'Let Down' Glimmers With Sunny Hooks

October 30, 2017 • The Brooklyn dream-pop band's new song is about "a relationship growing apart from itself."

Playlist: The Roots, And The Reach, Of Fats Domino

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Playlist: The Roots, And The Reach, Of Fats Domino

October 28, 2017 • Hear essential songs by the late architect of rock and roll, plus recordings by artists who influenced him, and those who covered and took inspiration from him.

'We Just Get Out Of Each Others' Faces': The Lemon Twigs On Being Brothers In A Band

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'We Just Get Out Of Each Others' Faces': The Lemon Twigs On Being Brothers In A Band

October 28, 2017 • Brothers Michael and Brian D'Addario are just 18 and 20 years old, but their retro, lush sound goes back decades. Their music has echoes of The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bowie and more.

'We Just Get Out Of Each Others' Faces': The Lemon Twigs On Being Brothers In A Band

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Watch Grizzly Bear Perform 'Four Cypresses' Live In The Studio

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Watch Grizzly Bear Perform 'Four Cypresses' Live In The Studio

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October 27, 2017 • Watch the indie-rock band perform a song from Painted Ruins, its first new album after a five-year hiatus.

Brazilian Post-Punks Rakta Are Living In The Future

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Brazilian Post-Punks Rakta Are Living In The Future

October 27, 2017 • With spitting synths and vocals drenched in reverb, the Brazilian trio's variegated take on deathrock, post-punk and psych challenges the confines of each genre.

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Iron & Wine On World Cafe

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October 26, 2017 • Songwriter Sam Beam returns to the Cafe for a solo set in front of a live audience.

Iron & Wine On World Cafe

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World Cafe Nashville: David Rawlings

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October 27, 2017 • Listen to a session recorded at Sound Stage Studios with longtime partner Gillian Welch.

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Dessa's New Song Defines 'Good Grief' As Pain That Fades

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Dessa's New Song Defines 'Good Grief' As Pain That Fades

October 27, 2017 • "Good Grief" celebrates the idea that there's much to gain from the losses and pain we mourn — but only once we've gained the perspective necessary to put them behind us.

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Gord Downie's Final Album Is A Gift

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October 26, 2017 • In 23 songs, the Tragically Hip frontman, who died last week, casts light outward onto those who mattered to him, with all the detail and generosity that made him one of Canada's most beloved singers.

An Interview With Big Thief's James Krivchenia

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An Interview With Big Thief's James Krivchenia

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October 26, 2017 • The drummer shares why his bandmates kneel when Adrianne Lenker plays solo, the importance of respecting your bandmates, and what it's like to have such a devoted fanbase.