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Zao's new album, The Well-Intentioned Virus, comes out Dec. 9.

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First Listen: Zao, 'The Well-Intentioned Virus'

3:10pm December 01, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

For two decades, the band has maintained a mix of thoughtfulness and savagery unparalleled in metal. This is peak Zao, back with its most feral and fully realized offering in years.

Maria Taylor's new album, In The Next Life, comes out Dec. 9.

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First Listen: Maria Taylor, 'In The Next Life'

1:54pm December 01, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

The Azure Ray singer fills her warm, reflective new album with gorgeous, touching songs about family, legacy and the pursuit of contentment.

We Banjo 3 performs live for Mountain Stage in Charleston, W.Va.

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We Banjo 3 On Mountain Stage

1:47pm December 01, 2016

Hear the Irish band play its mix of swing, soul and banjo live onstage in West Virginia.

Peter Silberman is the singer from The Antlers.

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All Songs +1: Peter Silberman On Compassion, Impermanence And Hearing Loss

1:31pm December 01, 2016

by Bob Boilen

The Antlers' singer discusses coming back to music after temporarily losing his hearing and how that's changed his sound.

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Watch Róisín Murphy Perform 'Exploitation' Live For KCRW

1:00pm December 01, 2016

by Jason Bentley

The Irish art pop musician showcases her singular aesthetic in a live performance for KCRW.

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Recommended Dose: Our Favorite Dance Tracks Of November

11:41am December 01, 2016

We've got ambient atmospherics for a time of tension. Hear new music from Dedekind Cut, Visible Cloaks, Tycho, Yussef Kamaal, MJ Guider and Burial.

Strand of Oaks' Tim Showalter. His new album, Hard Love, will be out Feb. 17, 2017.

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Hear Strand Of Oaks' Anthemic New Song, 'Radio Kids'

10:30am December 01, 2016

by Bruce Warren

"Radio was my freedom as a kid," Strand of Oaks' Tim Showalter says. "No internet, no scene, no way to find music except radio."

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Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Live In Concert

10:29am December 01, 2016

by Bob Boilen

Watch the singer and her band perform three ferocious songs from her "Lincoln Center Out Of Doors" set, recorded live at New York's Damrosch Park.

Nina Kraviz's new album, fabric 91, comes out Dec. 9.

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First Listen: Nina Kraviz, 'Fabric 91'

9:19am December 01, 2016

by Piotr Orlov

The Russian DJ/producer's complex mix for the London nightclub takes a journey through techno's small-town past toward an unreleased future.

Preoccupations' new self-titled album is out now.

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Songs We Love: Preoccupations, 'Memory'

9:00am December 01, 2016

by Megan Buerger

Inspired by Mohammed Bouazizi's self-immolation, Vancouver director Kevan Funk visualizes the relief, recovery and rebirth of Preoccupations' droning and dissonant 12-minute epic.