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Rhiannon Giddens Speaks For The Silenced

3:00pm May 11, 2017

by Terry Gross

Giddens' Freedom Highway is an exploration of African-American experiences accompanied by the banjo, with "a sound, that deepness, that quality is what people associated with American music."

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Laura Marling, 'Soothing' (Live)

1:22pm May 11, 2017

by Jason Bentley

The English singer-songwriter's expanded sound is evident in this live performance of a gorgeous track from Semper Femina.

The Como Mamas' new album, Move Upstairs, is out May 19.

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First Listen: The Como Mamas, 'Move Upstairs'

1:02pm May 11, 2017

by Alison Fensterstock

The family gospel trio's new album is soul-stirring praise music married to the electric rhythms of Memphis.

Now, Now is back again in its original duo form, with KC Dalager and Brad Hale.

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Songs We Love: Now, Now, 'SGL'

10:00am May 11, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Five years past the much-beloved Threads, Now, Now returns as a duo. Hear the heart-throbbing pop song with a karaoke-bar blast radius.

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Jesse Hale Moore On World Cafe

6:00am May 11, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

The Philly singer's falsetto-laden debut album, Green End, is a meditation on heartbreak — but he performs it now with a heart repaired.

M.A.K.U Soundsystem's latest album is Mezcla.

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M.A.K.U SoundSystem On World Cafe

6:00am May 11, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

The eight-piece band playfully explores its Colombian roots in a live session.

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The Longest Note Record Gets Broken, Or Maybe Not

5:00am May 11, 2017

There was some confusion over who has been able to hold the longest note on a wind instrument using the technique called circular breathing.

Nick Hakim's new album, Green Twins, is out May 19.

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First Listen: Nick Hakim, 'Green Twins'

12:00am May 11, 2017

by Jenny Gathright

The soul singer's debut album is both irresistible and challenging.

Chastity Brown's new album, Silhouette Of Sirens, comes out May 19.

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First Listen: Chastity Brown, 'Silhouette Of Sirens'

12:00am May 11, 2017

by Jewly Hight

Silhouette Of Sirens is a work of brooding soul by a voice we need right now.

Land Of Talk's Elizabeth Powell. The band's new album, Life After Youth, is out May 19.

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First Listen: Land Of Talk, 'Life After Youth'

12:00am May 11, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

On the Montreal-based indie-pop band's first album in seven years, Elizabeth Powell's voice captures a just-right mix of sweetness and ache.