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Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real's new, self-titled album was released August 25.

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Lukas Nelson On Surfing And Stingrays, A Childhood On Tour And His Georgia Love Story

8:10am August 26, 2017

The Texas-born, Hawaii-raised musician has toured with Neil Young and his father, outlaw poet Willie Nelson. The new, self-titled album from his band, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, is out now.

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Vijay Iyer On Jazz's 'History Of Defiance,' His Influences And Playing In A Sextet

8:10am August 26, 2017

The acclaimed jazz pianist and Harvard music professor talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the Vijay Iyer Sextet's new album, Far From Over, and the politics that inspired it.

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Dan Wilson On World Cafe

3:58pm August 25, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

The frontman and songwriter for Semisonic talks about co-writing with artists like Adele, Dixie Chicks and Gabe Dixon, and performs songs from his album Recovered.

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Celebrating 30 Years Of Fresh Air: Brazilian Composer Antônio Carlos Jobim

1:54pm August 25, 2017

In 1988, Terry Gross spoke with Jobim, who wrote "The Girl from Ipanema," one of the songs that started the Bossa nova craze in the United States. Jobim died in 1994.

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The War On Drugs's new album, A Deeper Understanding, reflects lead singer Adam Granduciel's stronger sense of self.

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On Its New Album, The War On Drugs Searches For 'A Deeper Understanding'

5:01am August 25, 2017

by Lindsay Totty

Lead singer Adam Granduciel grappled with anxiety and insecurity while making the band's last album, but this new record is marked by Granduciel's stronger sense of himself as a person and musician.

"Roman" by Mashrou' Leila is Lebanon's song of the summer.

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Hope, Rebellion And Empowerment: The Multifaceted Appeal Of Mashrou' Leila's 'Roman'

6:26pm August 23, 2017

by Ruth Sherlock

The Lebanese alternative rock band's hit single has taken on a life of its own this summer: as an anthem for women's empowerment and as a song of hope for troubled political times.

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