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Friday January 30, 2015

The Decemberists, 'Make You Better' (Live)

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The Decemberists, 'Make You Better' (Live)

KCRW

January 30, 2015 • The folk-rock band, newly returned from a hiatus, performs "Make You Better" live in the studio.

Wednesday January 28, 2015

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Greylag, 'Arms Unknown' (Live)

OPB

January 28, 2015 • The band's moody, autumnal "Arms Unknown" receives a welcome jolt of gritty electric guitar.

Tuesday January 27, 2015

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Tiny Desk

Bobby Bare Jr.: Tiny Desk Concert

January 27, 2015 • The Nashville singer writes with acidic wit in lines worthy of his old mentor, Shel Silverstein.

Bobby Bare Jr.: Tiny Desk Concert

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Nathaniel Rateliff, 'Still Trying' (Live)

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Nathaniel Rateliff, 'Still Trying' (Live)

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January 27, 2015 • "Still Trying" reflects on struggling with alcoholism and losing the battle with one's own will. Rateliff performs the song live at Brighton Music Hall in Boston.

Monday January 26, 2015

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Favorite Sessions

Meatbodies, 'Mountain' (Live)

KEXP

January 26, 2015 • The band lifts the riff-heavy "Mountain" from sludgy depths into a woozy, psychedelic headspace.

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All Songs TV

Songs We Love: Girlpool, 'Chinatown'

January 26, 2015 • When Harmony Tividad and Cleo Tucker harmonize, it's like a lightning bolt to the gut.

Chinatown

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Songs We Love: Andrew Combs, 'Nothing To Lose'

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Songs We Love: Andrew Combs, 'Nothing To Lose'

January 26, 2015 • For any young artist, an important leap happens when influences are absorbed and the act of mining the past transforms into something personal.

Thursday January 22, 2015

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The Budos Band, 'The Sticks' (Live)

KCRW

January 22, 2015 • Watch the Afro-soul collective perform "The Sticks" live on Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Tuesday January 20, 2015

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Tiny Desk

Rubblebucket: Tiny Desk Concert

January 20, 2015 • Even without its confetti cannon, the band brings a fun mix of brass and brash to the NPR offices.

Rubblebucket: Tiny Desk Concert

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Parquet Courts, 'What Color Is Blood' (Live)

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Parquet Courts, 'What Color Is Blood' (Live)

OPB

January 20, 2015 • Watch the band play "What Color Is Blood" on a stage made of trees at Oregon's Pickathon festival.

Friday January 16, 2015

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Lisa Mitchell, 'Wah Ha' (Live)

KCRW

January 16, 2015 • Watch the Australian singer perform the soft, airy folk-pop song "Wah Ha" live in the studio.

Thursday January 15, 2015

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Adventures, 'Heavenly'

January 15, 2015 • Adventures' debut culls from an emo and alt-rock era whose output feels eternal. In the "Heavenly" video, the band plays in a dollhouse while a Claymation character curls up into a sad little ball.

Wednesday January 14, 2015

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Favorite Sessions

Pieta Brown, 'Letter In Hand' (Live)

Folk Alley

January 14, 2015 • The singer performs "Letter In Hand," which she describes as a freedom song.

Tuesday January 13, 2015

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Tiny Desk

Daniel Lanois: Tiny Desk Concert

January 13, 2015 • The producer presides over an all-instrumental, free-form trio with drummer Brian Blade and bassist Jim Wilson. Lanois never says a word, but he sculpts some serious, hypnotic sounds.

Daniel Lanois: Tiny Desk Concert

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Monday January 12, 2015

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Alvvays, 'Archie, Marry Me' (Live)

KEXP

January 12, 2015 • The Toronto band channels a throwback pop-rock sound that's eternally appealing. Watch the group perform the witty, wistful "Archie, Marry Me" in the studio.