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Mounds of salt dot the landscape in a new video for Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie's song "The Few Of Us Left."

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The World's Largest Salt Flat, Set To A Celestial Score

11:32am October 27, 2016

by Robin Hilton

The desolate landscape of Salar de Uyuni provides the backdrop for a song by Stars Of The Lid's Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie. "The Few Of Us Left" refers to the people who harvest salt on the flats.

Mozart died 225 years ago at age 35. A new, enormous box set contains all of his music.

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240 Hours, 22 Pounds: A Mammoth Mozart Box Set Aims At More Than 'Complete'

9:14am October 27, 2016

by Tom Huizenga

The new complete edition, commemorating the 225th anniversary of the Austrian composer's death, is an extravagant Mozart resource.

Jim James' new album, Eternally Even, comes out Nov. 4.

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First Listen: Jim James, 'Eternally Even'

8:25am October 27, 2016

by Jason Heller

The My Morning Jacket frontman adopts the role of gravel-voiced doomsayer in a new solo album that takes grim foreboding and makes it funky.

Kristin Hersh's new album, Wyatt At The Coyote Palace, comes out Nov. 15.

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First Listen: Kristin Hersh, 'Wyatt At The Coyote Palace'

7:00am October 27, 2016

by Ann Powers

In an album named for her teenage son, the singer-songwriter and punk mystic reflects upon some of her life's most perception-altering junctures.

Lambchop's new album, FLOTUS, is out Nov. 4.

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First Listen: Lambchop, 'FLOTUS'

7:00am October 27, 2016

by Jason Heller

Kurt Wagner's ambition has taken a hard left on the Nashville group's new album, which ditches Lambchop's typical organic feel for something far more progressive.

Hiss Golden Messenger performs live in Philadelphia for a WXPN "Free At Noon" concert.

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Hiss Golden Messenger On World Cafe

4:54pm October 26, 2016

by David Dye

The latest record from M.C. Taylor's band is a stylistically eclectic road album about the need to get back home. Hear the conversation and performance.

"Writing without performing is not interesting," Charles Aznavour says. His U.S. tour ends in Hollywood this week.

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At 92, Charles Aznavour Is Still With His First Love — His Audience

4:47pm October 26, 2016

by Robert Siegel

"They are my confidantes," the French-born singer-songwriter says. He speaks to NPR's Robert Siegel about his current U.S. tour, his early days in New York and his role as an Armenian ambassador.

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NxWorries' new album, Yes Lawd!, is out now.

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Songs We Love: NxWorries, 'Starlite'

2:00pm October 26, 2016

by Briana Younger

Anderson .Paak's storytelling is a dream snapped back to reality, while Knxwledge's blaxploitation-inspired production is a time capsule set to music.

This week's show includes music from composer and harpist William Jackson.

Music & Culture

The Thistle & Shamrock: Sea Sound

1:48pm October 26, 2016

Host Fiona Ritchie picks music, old and new, that conveys images and moods of the sea.

Latino Noir: Private Eyes And Really Bad Vatos

12:32pm October 26, 2016

by Felix Contreras

Good guys, bad guys, cops and intrigue — it's all part of the world of Latino noir fiction. Author Carmen Amato takes us on a tour of the genre.

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