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Friday January 31, 2014

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Son Lux, 'Alternate World'

January 31, 2014 • The electro-beat guru's song gets a steamy and thought-provoking treatment in its new video.

Wednesday January 29, 2014

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Sebadoh, 'A State Of Mine'

January 29, 2014 • In its latest video, the band finds itself fretting about the trappings of adulthood: fears about making enough money, learning valuable life lessons and caring for their children.

Monday January 27, 2014

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Tiny Desk

Angel Olsen: Tiny Desk Concert

January 27, 2014 • The powerful singer previews songs from her album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness. Watch her and you'll see calm in her eyes; listen to her and you'll sense torment in her heart.

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Favorite Sessions

Helmet, 'Blacktop' (Live)

KEXP

January 27, 2014 • Page Hamilton and his crew were a huge deal in the early 1990s, but his more recent material has gone, for lack of a better term, unsung. Watch him perform "Blacktop" live in KEXP's studios.

Sunday January 26, 2014

5 Things To Know About The Grammy Awards Show

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5 Things To Know About The Grammy Awards Show

January 26, 2014 • Among other things, Daft Punk is up for Album of the Year, the Beatles will get a Lifetime Achievement award and Madonna and Beyoncé might perform together.

Thursday January 23, 2014

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The Zolas, 'Ancient Mars'

January 23, 2014 • The mysterious case of Elisa Lam, who died while traveling alone in Los Angeles, inspires a transfixing new video from a Canadian pop duo.

Wednesday January 22, 2014

Joe Henry performed some new, unreleased material live on KEXP. Charina Pitzel/KEXP hide caption

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Favorite Sessions

Joe Henry, 'Swayed' (Live)

KEXP

January 22, 2014 • The gifted producer and songwriter visits KEXP to perform material from his upcoming album Invisible Hour. Watch Henry perform "Swayed" in KEXP's Seattle studios.

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D/A/D, 'Orion Beach'

January 22, 2014 • Fun-loving electronic aliens hit up an island to discover the secrets of the universe and shred the gnar in the computer-animated video for "Orion Beach."

Monday January 20, 2014

NPR

Tiny Desk

Robert Glasper Experiment: Tiny Desk Concert

January 20, 2014 • The pianist builds R&B with old-school values: singers who don't need software, live improvising, hand-built beats.

Robert Glasper Experiment: Tiny Desk Concert

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Thursday January 16, 2014

Jamestown Revival performed live on KCRW. Rob LaFond/KCRW hide caption

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Favorite Sessions

Jamestown Revival, 'California' (Live)

KCRW

January 16, 2014 • Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance are old friends who grew up in Texas. They formed Jamestown Revival before moving to L.A., which is where they performed "California" live on Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan brought her cool, underground electro-pop to globalFEST at Webster Hall in New York City on Jan. 12, 2014. Ebru Yildiz for NPR hide caption

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Yasmine Hamdan: globalFEST 2014

January 16, 2014 • A solo artist based in Europe after a childhood split between Lebanon, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and Greece, Hamdan blends new material with reworked traditional songs in a smoky-cool electro-pop setting.

Hear Excerpts From Yasmine Hamdan Live At globalFEST 2014

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The Ukrainian "punk-folk" band DakhaBrakha brought its singular style to globalFEST at Webster Hall in New York City on Jan. 12, 2014. Ebru Yildiz for NPR hide caption

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DakhaBrakha: globalFEST 2014

January 16, 2014 • The group mixes everything from punk-pop to traditional Ukrainian songs in cool yet beguiling textures, often with the close harmonies usually associated with Balkan music.

Hear DakhaBrakha Live At globaFEST 2014

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Congolese-Belgian artist Baloji started his globalFEST set at New York City's Webster Hall on Jan. 12, 2014 in high fashion — but by the end, he was working hard in rolled-up shirtsleeves. Ebru Yildiz for NPR hide caption

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Baloji: globalFEST 2014

January 16, 2014 • A Congolese-Belgian hip-hop artist pairs lilting African soukous with the swagger of American soul.

Hear Baloji Live At globalFEST 2014

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Monday January 13, 2014

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Afro Blue: Tiny Desk Concert

January 13, 2014 • Playful and unassuming, the nine members of Afro Blue seem like average college students. But don't let that fool you: They sing as one refined and powerful voice, perfectly blended and mature.

Afro Blue: Tiny Desk Concert

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Jon Hopkins, 'Open Eye Signal' (Live)

KEXP

January 13, 2014 • The British producer recently visited Seattle to play the Decibel electronic music festival. That meant making a stop by KEXP's studios to perform "Open Eye Signal" from last year's Immunity.