New Mix: Wilco, Sleigh Bells, The Julie Ruin, JEFF The Brotherhood, More
On this week's All Songs Considered, we share songs that are punk in spirit, synth-fueled, noisy and touched with real-life tragedy.
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Like The Olympics, The Music World Is Full Of The Competitive Spirit
Who needs the Olympics? Renee Montagne talks with music commentator Miles Hoffman about the intense world of classical music competitions.
'Ghost' Soprano Marni Nixon, Who Voiced Blockbuster Musicals, Dies At 86
You might not know Marni Nixon's name, but you've probably heard her. Nixon dubbed the voices for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, Natalie Wood in West Side Story and Deborah Kerr in The King and I.
Peter Bjorn And John On World Cafe
The Swedish pop-rock trio performs songs from its new album, Breakin' Point.
Metropolis: 07/23/2016
KCRW's Jason Bentley spins music by The Avalanches, A Tribe Called Quest, Paradis and more in this week's two-hour EDM mix.
Songs We Love: Glass Animals, 'Youth'
Even with Glass Animals' perky, high-pitched synths and rich R&B drums, you can't help but sense tragedy in the air — especially when the song is paired with a video about a lost boy.
R&B Singer Maxwell Is Majestic — And Vulnerable — On 'blackSUMMERS'night'
Maxwell creates an atmosphere of free-floating sensuality on his new album. Critic Ken Tucker says the record is "dreamy and roomy enough to accommodate a wide array of emotions."
Syrian Suicide Bomber Injures 12 In Southern Germany
The man's request for asylum had been rejected; he was supposed to be deported to Bulgaria, according to German media reports.
Viking's Choice: Pylon, 'Beep (Live, 1983)'
With Live, recorded at Pylon's final show in 1983, we hear a document that breathes and heaves, as these post-punk-disco mutants perform at the height of their evolution.
Xenia Rubinos: Tiny Desk Concert
On Black Terry Cat and in the NPR Music offices, Rubinos' music uses her Afro-Caribbean roots as a jumping-off point for inventive, provocative songs.