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Mates of State, Sam Phillips, Jethro Tull, More

May 22, 200810:44 AM ET

Mates of State, Sam Phillips, Jethro Tull, More

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Singer-songwriter Sam Phillips makes gorgeously textured, spare acoustic music. Hear a cut from her mesmerizing new CD Don't Do Anything. The keyboard-and-drums duo Mates of State are back with their best album yet, the stunning Re-Arrange Us. Also on the show: the whimsical world of Rupa and the April Fishes, a classic reissued from Jethro Tull, New Orleans pianist Henry Butler, and Rachel Taylor Brown, another great unknown from our Second Stage series.

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Mates of State, Sam Phillips, Jethro Tull, More

My Only Offer

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Mates of State

Song: My Only Offer
from Re-Arrange Us

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Song: Re-Arrange Us
Album: Re-Arrange Us
Artist: Mates of State
Label: Barsuk
Released: 2008

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Can't Come Down

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Sam Phillips

Song: Can't Come Down
from Don't Do Anything

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Album: Don't Do Anything
Artist: Sam Phillips
Label: Nonesuch
Released: 2008

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Wishful Thinking

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Rupa & the April Fishes

Song: Wishful Thinking
from Extraordinary Rendition

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Song: Extraordinary Rendition
Album: Extraordinary Rendition
Artist: Rupa & the April Fishes
Label: Cumbancha
Released: 2008

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Beggar's Farm

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Jethro Tull

Song: Beggar's Farm
from This Was [Bonus Tracks]

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Album: This Was [Bonus Tracks]
Artist: Jethro Tull
Label: Capitol
Released: 2001

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Basin St. Blues

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Henry Butler

Song: Basin St. Blues
from Pianola Live

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Album: Pianola Live
Artist: Henry Butler
Label: Basin Street
Released: 2008

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Stagg Field (The Bomb)

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Rachel Taylor Brown

Song: Stagg Field (The Bomb)
from Half Hours with the Lower Creatures

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Album: Half Hours with the Lower Creatures
Artist: Rachel Taylor Brown
Label: Cutthroat Pop
Released: 2008

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