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  • The Canadian collective, now on hiatus, released a self-titled album to wide critical acclaim eight years ago. Hear the group perform songs from that record on this archived session of World Cafe from 2006.
  • Download new music from rap icon Talib Kweli, art-rock star St. Vincent, veteran dance-rock band Metronomy, rising folk star Hurray for the Riff Raff, NPR favorite Damien Jurado and more.
  • The Wytches' furious, hair-flinging psych-rock isn't the stuff of back-porch acoustic sessions. But don't tell that to singer-guitarist Kristian Bell, recorded here in Austin, Texas.
  • Hear brand new cuts from The Black Keys and Swans, plus our latest musical discoveries, including singer Dylan Shearer, who channels Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd.
  • "My microphone stand was a broom handle," says singer Guy Garvey of his band's early days. The UK alt-rockers have been at it a quarter century, driven by what he calls a kind of foolhardy enthusiasm.
  • As an innovator of punk 10 years before the genre had a name, Wayne Kramer has seen some things. His new autobiography is no fairy tale, though there is something magical about it.
  • Dave Wakeling is still touring like a man 30 years his younger. He recently recorded a new studio album, Here We Go Love.
  • Less than a year after the momentous Capacity, Big Thief debuts "Not" and "Terminal Paradise" for the Franco-German public broadcaster ARTE.
  • Our look at the best albums out on May 4 includes the joyful pop of Frank Turner, soul singer Leon Bridges, the alien synth sounds of Lucrecia Dalt, the return of the iconic '90s band Belly and more.
  • After some ups and downs, Zoe Reynolds persisted and independently released her debut album. Hear a live performance.
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