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Sharon Van Etten covers Skeeter Davis on the Resistance Radio: The Man In The High Tower

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Sharon Van Etten Asks Why The Sun Still Shines For 'The Man In The High Castle'

10:47am March 03, 2017

by Robin Hilton

Sharon Van Etten's cover of the 1962 song "The End Of The World" comes from a unique and entirely imagined soundtrack to the Amazon series The Man In The High Castle.

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Caroline Spence On The Stories Behind Her Beautiful New Record 'Spades & Roses'

9:58am March 03, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Caroline Spence explains the stories behind each song — concern for a friend, a hotel in Amarillo — of her beautiful sophomore record.

Ninet Tayeb performs perform a Tiny Desk Concert on Feb. 14, 2017. (Marian Carrasquero/NPR)

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Ninet: Tiny Desk Concert

9:55am March 03, 2017

by Bob Boilen

One of Israel's very popular artists may be walking a similar path to early-career Joan Jett — she brought that same intensity to the Tiny Desk.

Joshua James' new album, My Spirit Sister, comes out April 7.

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Songs We Love: Joshua James, 'Pretty Feather'

9:00am March 03, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

The second single from My Spirit Sister is dark, stark Americana, featuring James' knockout voice as he meditates on what happens when love's lightness becomes heavy.

Lou Reed performs in Sweden in 1977. The musician's widow, Laurie Anderson, is donating his personal archive of recordings, photos and business records to the New York Public Library.

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Lou Reed's Demos, Papers And Record Collection Soon To Be Public

6:34pm March 02, 2017

by Rick Karr

Reed's widow, Laurie Anderson, is donating his personal archive to the New York Public Library on the occasion of what would have been his 75th birthday.

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Ryan Adams, 'Prisoner' (Live)

4:46pm March 02, 2017

by Jason Bentley

The songwriter performs the title track from his latest album in a solo acoustic session.

Gregorio Uribe performs at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

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Latin Roots: Gregorio Uribe Big Band

3:58pm March 02, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

Fusing cumbia rhythms with the 1940s flair of American brass, this band is explosive and undeniably danceable.

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Listen: Lorde Returns With New Song 'Green Light,' Announces New Record 'Melodrama'

3:03pm March 02, 2017

by Robin Hilton

Lorde is back with a feverish, dance-pop thumper called "Green Light." Apart from a single on the Hunger Games soundtrack, it's her first new solo music since her 2013 debut Pure Heroine.

Tash Sultana performs at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

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Tash Sultana On World Cafe

2:55pm March 02, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

Hear a performance from this guitar prodigy, looping master and righteous singer — she plays every instrument herself, live onstage.

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Thanks For Listening To Every Song In The Austin 100

2:32pm March 02, 2017

Thanks For Listening To Every Song In The Austin 100