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Dana Falconberry: Tiny Desk Concert

Dana Falconberry performs a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C., on May 12, 2013. Gabriella Demczuk/NPR hide caption

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Tiny Desk

Dana Falconberry: Tiny Desk Concert

Falconberry's songs are gentle, almost invariably delicate, sometimes mysterious and frequently feather-light. But her music's sweet, intricate softness never stands in for strength. Watch her and five bandmates perform three songs from her recent album Leelanau.

Dana Falconberry: Tiny Desk Concert

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First Listen: Sam Phillips, 'Push Any Button'

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First Listen: Sam Phillips, 'Push Any Button'

Packing 10 songs into just 29 minutes, Push Any Button was inspired by the pop music of the late '60s — and, thematically speaking, by the idea of viewing the present through the prism of the past.

Sam Phillips, 'Push Any Button'

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