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Matt Berninger's First Solo Album Was Inspired By Willie Nelson's 'Stardust'

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Matt Berninger's First Solo Album Was Inspired By Willie Nelson's 'Stardust'

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The National's lead singer set out to create something warm and welcoming on his new album, Serpentine Prison.

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Cozy Up With Andrew Bird As He Performs Holiday Songs From 'Hark!'

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Cozy Up With Andrew Bird As He Performs Holiday Songs From 'Hark!'

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Bird's holiday album is a collection of covers and originals that some might not view as Christmas material at all.

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Our 2020 Nashville Music Recap

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Our 2020 Nashville Music Recap

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In this episode, World Cafe's Nashville correspondent and NPR pop critic Ann Powers brings you some of the artists from the Music City that you might have missed this year.

Our 2020 Nashville Music Recap

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Owen Pallett Is A Home-Recording Wizard

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Owen Pallett Is A Home-Recording Wizard

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In this session, what you're going to hear are solo performances — just Pallett, using effects and looping to create layers of sound.

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Hear World Cafe Interviews With 12 Of This Year's Grammy Nominees

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Hear World Cafe Interviews With 12 Of This Year's Grammy Nominees

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Get acquainted (or re-acquainted) with the artists and albums nominated this year by listening to their World Cafe sessions.

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Billie Eilish On Speaking Up, Staying Hopeful And Keeping Busy During Lockdown

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Billie Eilish On Speaking Up, Staying Hopeful And Keeping Busy During Lockdown

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Eilish and her brother and producer, Finneas, have been spending their time in quarantine writing new music. Hear about their songwriting process, plus a performance of three songs.

Billie Eilish On World Cafe

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Listen To The War And Treaty Perform 4 Songs From 'Hearts Town'

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Listen To The War And Treaty Perform 4 Songs From 'Hearts Town'

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Married and musical duo Tanya Blount-Trotter and Michael Trotter Jr's second full-length tackles topics of jealousy in relationships gone wrong and one of Michael's lowest moments.

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Real Estate Performs 3-Song Quarantine Set For 'World Cafe'

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Real Estate Performs 3-Song Quarantine Set For 'World Cafe'

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The full band got together to record performances exclusively for World Cafe and you'll hear how they decided to tweak the tracks from their new album, The Main Thing.

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Sarah Jarosz Stays Home And Explores A New 'World'

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Sarah Jarosz Stays Home And Explores A New 'World'

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On her new album, World on the Ground, Sarah Jarosz explores the real and imaginary characters of her hometown.

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Nap Eyes' Nigel Chapman Is Always On The Brink Of A New Discovery

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Nap Eyes' Nigel Chapman Is Always On The Brink Of A New Discovery

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The Nap Eyes frontman's wheels are always turning, about himself, about creativity, about the universe and about music.

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The Honesty & Self-Reflection Of The Indigo Girls

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The Honesty & Self-Reflection Of The Indigo Girls

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The accomplished songwriters are tireless activists for causes ranging from gun control to indigenous rights to the removal of confederate monuments from town squares.

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