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Tuesday February 15, 2022

New Mix: The Suffers, S. Carey, Lady Dan, more

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New Mix: The Suffers, S. Carey, Lady Dan, more

February 15, 2022 • All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR Music editor Hazel Cills share their favorite new tracks of the week, including the soulful sounds of The Suffers, the frenetic electronica of Whatever The Weather and more.

New Mix: The Suffers, S. Carey, Lady Dan, more

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Sunday February 13, 2022

Drummer Howard Grimes, the backbone of Memphis soul, dies at 80

Drummer Howard Grimes, who played for Al Green and Ann Peebles, was a foundation of 1970s Memphis soul. Howard Grimes hide caption

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Drummer Howard Grimes, the backbone of Memphis soul, dies at 80

February 13, 2022 • His beats on songs including Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" served as a crucial foundation for the burgeoning Memphis soul sound of the 1970s.

Sunday February 6, 2022

Syl Johnson, Chicago soul singer widely sampled in hip-hop, is dead at 85

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Syl Johnson, Chicago soul singer widely sampled in hip-hop, is dead at 85

February 6, 2022 • The singer's 1968 hit "Different Strokes" became a popular hip-hop sample used by artists like Wu-Tang Clan, Public Enemy and Kanye West.

Wednesday February 2, 2022

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Whatever The Weather, '17ºC'

February 2, 2022 • U.K. producer Loraine James tames her aggressive style for an "ambient-minded" project.

Saturday January 29, 2022

Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young in protest against Spotify

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Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young in protest against Spotify

January 29, 2022 • The singer-songwriter is the first high-profile musician to join Young's protest against the streaming service over its hosting of Joe Rogan's podcast.

Monday January 24, 2022

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Two Shell, 'home'

January 24, 2022 • The track has received co-signs from Four Tet and Ross From Friends.

Tuesday January 18, 2022

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Jenny Hval, 'Year of Love'

January 18, 2022 • The Norwegian pop experimentalist trains her encompassing talent for shibboleth deconstruction towards a new "normcore institution" — her own marriage.

Thursday January 13, 2022

Boy Harsher (feat. Mariana Saldaña), 'Machina'

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Boy Harsher (feat. Mariana Saldaña), 'Machina'

January 13, 2022 • Boy Harsher teams up with fellow darkwaver Mariana Saldaña of BOAN for a pulsing, '80s-inspired synth-pop track that single-handedly demands a fog machine for your listening pleasure.

Sunday January 9, 2022

Michael Lang, a co-creator of the Woodstock festival, has died at 77

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Michael Lang, a co-creator of the Woodstock festival, has died at 77

January 9, 2022 • Lang helped make Woodstock a defining moment of the 1960s. He once called it "a test of whether people of our generation really believed in one another and the world we were struggling to create."

Sunday December 19, 2021

Drakeo the Ruler, a rising force in West Coast rap, has died at age 28

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Drakeo the Ruler, a rising force in West Coast rap, has died at age 28

December 19, 2021 • The rapper was hailed as "the most original West Coast stylist in decades." He was reportedly stabbed at the Once Upon a Time in LA music festival.

Saturday December 18, 2021

Kangol Kid, hip-hop pioneer, has died at 55

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Kangol Kid, hip-hop pioneer, has died at 55

December 18, 2021 • As a member of the hip-hop group UTFO, he was part of a pioneering era of New York City rap in the early 1980s. The Brooklyn group was best known for their 1984 hit song "Roxanne, Roxanne."

Thursday December 16, 2021

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The Best Music Of 2021: NPR Staff Picks

NPR Music 2021 Staff Picks: Hazel Cills

December 16, 2021 • The NPR Music editor shares her favorite albums and songs of 2021.

Saturday December 11, 2021

Fatima Al Qadiri, Danny Harle, and UNIIQU3 all land on NPR Music's best electronic music of 2021 list. Photo Illustration by Renee Klahr/NPR; Getty Images hide caption

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Best Music Of 2021

The Best Electronic Music of 2021

December 11, 2021 • From Jersey club to the U.K. underground, 2021's best electronic music looks like a complex melting pot of genre and history.