Review Music Articles Elusive Fol Chen Offers Dark, Whimsical Debut Fresh Air February 11, 2009 • Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the debut release by the L.A. band Fol Chen. The album is called Part 1: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made. Elusive Fol Chen Offers Dark, Whimsical Debut Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100569984/100579414" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Articles Fiction Family Debut Is Delicate And Industrious Fresh Air January 26, 2009 • The band Fiction Family may be new, but its members are old hands at the music business. Jon Foreman of Switchfoot and Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek collaborated on the new album. Ken Tucker has a review. Fiction Family Debut Is Delicate And Industrious Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/99864867/99864919" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Articles Jeb Loy Nichols Mixes It Up In 'Parish Bar' Fresh Air January 14, 2009 • Jeb Loy Nichols has recorded a half-dozen albums since the late 1990s and before that, fronted the band The Fellow Travelers. Rock critic Ken Tucker says Nichols' new album, called Parish Bar, coheres as one of his more adventurous musical experiments. Jeb Loy Nichols Mixes It Up In 'Parish Bar' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/99341806/99352069" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Music Articles Erin McCarley And The New Economy Of Pop January 9, 2009 • Ken Tucker reviews Erin McCarley's new album, Love, Save The Empty, and considers the changing economics of pop music.
Music Articles Year In Review: The Top Pop Of 2008 Fresh Air December 16, 2008 • Rock critic Ken Tucker offers up his top 10 lists of the best albums and singles of 2008.music. Here's his look at some of his own favorites. Year In Review: The Top Pop Of 2008 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98327691/98333639" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Articles Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Follow-Up Album Fresh Air December 4, 2008 • Music critic Ken Tucker reviews Fearless the second studio album by country-music singer/songwriter Taylor Swift. It debuted as number one on Billbaord's Top Country Music Albums. Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Follow-Up Album Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97800838/97800961" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Articles One Critic, Three New Pop Singles Fresh Air November 25, 2008 • Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews a trio of new pop singles: Pink's "So What," Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," and "Crush," from onetime American Idol sensation David Archuleta. One Critic, Three New Pop Singles Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97447610/97447609" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Articles A Pretender's Aching, 'Concrete' Return Fresh Air November 11, 2008 • Chrissie Hynde has gathered up a new batch of Pretenders — including the great drummer Jim Keltner — and wants you to know she's still up for some adventure, anger and lust. A Pretender's Aching, 'Concrete' Return Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96865732/96865448" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Articles 'Tell-Tale Signs' Exposes Bob Dylan Bootlegs Fresh Air October 30, 2008 • Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Tell-Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series, Vol 8. It is the latest in Columbia Records' officially-released collection of previously unreleased or alternate tracks by Bob Dylan. 'Tell-Tale Signs' Exposes Bob Dylan Bootlegs Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96321222/96321220" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Articles Taking Measure Of 'Dear Science' Fresh Air October 22, 2008 • Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews TV On The Radio's new album Dear Science. The New York quintet's fourth studio album debuted at number four on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart. Taking Measure Of 'Dear Science' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95980398/95980508" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Articles Saadiq Revisits R&B Past In 'The Way I See It' Fresh Air October 10, 2008 • Raphael Saadiq, the lead vocalist in the late-1980s R&B band Tony! Toni! Tone!, has emerged as solo artist with his new album The Way I See It. Rock critic Ken Tucker has a review. Saadiq Revisits R&B Past In 'The Way I See It' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95597193/95600117" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Articles Bluesman Elvin Bishop, Rolling Stylishly On Fresh Air October 1, 2008 • Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the guitarist and singer's new album, The Blues Rolls On. Released in early September, the disc includes collaborations with B.B. King, George Thorogood, James Cotton and more. Bluesman Elvin Bishop, Rolling Stylishly On Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95247090/95244228" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Articles After 37 Years, Zwerling Closer To 'Pop Heaven' Fresh Air September 17, 2008 • Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Hold Up The Sky, Andy Zwerling's first album in 37 years. Zwerling's previous album, a retrospective called Somewhere Near Pop Heaven, became a surprise hit in Croatia in 2003. After 37 Years, Zwerling Closer To 'Pop Heaven' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94718933/94719456" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Music Articles Novelist, Songwriter Say 'You Are All My People' September 10, 2008 • Jonathan Lethem and Walter Salas-Humara sat down to write an album in 48 hours. Rock critic Ken Tucker has some thoughts about the result. Novelist, Songwriter Say 'You Are All My People' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94463941/94469346" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Music Articles Alejandro Escovedo: Music To Heal The Spirit Fresh Air August 13, 2008 • Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Real Animal, the new album by Austin, Texas-based underground legend Alejandro Escovedo. Alejandro Escovedo: Music To Heal The Spirit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93562893/93567702" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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