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Heavy Rotation: 5 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

8:36pm December 04, 2013

The DJs at public radio stations listen to a lot of songs every day. Download five of their recent favorites, including songs from The Milk Carton Kids, Cayucas, Chance the Rapper, Miranda Dodson and Katie Mullins.

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Heavy Rotation: Download 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

5:11am November 13, 2013

Download two handfuls of our favorite new songs, including music by British producer Tourist., German pop act Claire, New York City dance duo Holy Ghost!, rapper Jean Grae, punk-pop trio Upset, fiddle prodigy Sarah Jarosz and more.

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NPR Music's 50 Favorite Songs Of 2013 (So Far)

11:56am October 09, 2013

We made you a doozy of a mix — 50 of NPR Music's favorite songs from the first half of 2013, including hip-hop anthems, dudes with beards, avant-garde lullabies, dance-music stompers, tear-jerking ballads, funk odysseys and synth-pop singalongs.

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'90s Nostalgia Revisited: 6 Musicians We Miss

8:11am September 13, 2013

by Ann Powers

We all know what's most often excavated: Nirvana's roar, Biggie's cool murmur, the futuristic sigh of Aaliyah. But there's more to the decade than those obvious landmarks.

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

10:57am July 17, 2013

Download new music from EDM star Pretty Lights, Bon Iver side project The Shouting Matches, hip-hop recluse Quasimoto, teenage sensation Lorde and many more.

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Graveola celebrates its hometown of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in the song "Babulina's Trip."

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DJ Betto Arcos Spins The Latest From Brazil

5:02pm June 23, 2013

by NPR Staff

The host of KPFK's Global Village brings samba, reggae and more to weekends on All Things Considered.

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Heavy Rotation: 5 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

5:16pm June 06, 2013

In this installment of Heavy Rotation, we partner with KCRW to bring you an exclusive download from Laura Mvula's Morning Becomes Eclectic session, as well as music from the post-punk band Savages, Portland songwriter Nick Jaina, Baltimore rapper Ellis and funk guitarist Shuggie Otis.

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

1:28pm April 15, 2013

Download new music from hip-hop veteran N.O.R.E., indie-rock favorites Telekinesis and Phosphorescent, soul man Charles Bradley, folksinger Samantha Crain and many more in this special edition of Heavy Rotation.

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Aly Spaltro, aka Lady Lamb the Beekeeper.

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Heavy Rotation: 5 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

9:57am March 26, 2013

Our panel of public-radio music obsessives has five more favorites to share. Download new music from CHVRCHES, Joey Bada$$, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper and Frightened Rabbit, plus a sick remix of Tame Impala by Australian producer Light Year.

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