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First Listen: Purling Hiss, 'High Bias'

8:29am October 06, 2016

by Doug Mosurock

If rock music is your salve in hard times, it helps to find something that actually rocks. For its eighth album, Philadelphia's Purling Hiss returns with an unquestionably huge guitar record.

Drive-By Truckers performs American Band live at OPB in Portland, Ore.

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First Listen Live: Drive-By Truckers, 'American Band'

6:59pm October 05, 2016

by Jerad Walker

Filmed live at OPB in Portland, Ore., the long-running rock group tackles social and political issues with firebrand zeal. Watch Drive-By Truckers perform American Band in its entirety.

Local Natives plays a Field Recording at WNYC Transmitter Park.

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Local Natives Strips Down Its Sound For A Riverside Show

4:28pm October 05, 2016

by Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey

Watch the California band play "Fountain Of Youth" on an overcast summer evening in Brooklyn.

Weaves' self-titled debut album is available now.

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Weaves On World Cafe

3:45pm October 05, 2016

Watch the energetic Toronto art-rock quartet fend off chaos in a performance of "One More," recorded live in the World Cafe studio.

A still from Grimes' "World Princess Part II" video.

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Grimes Just Dropped Seven New Videos

3:22pm October 05, 2016

by Robin Hilton

In a series of Tweets, Grimes says the videos were shot guerrilla-style over a two-week period while traveling through Europe.

Hear new music from Socks In The Frying Pan in this week's show.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: More New Sounds

3:16pm October 05, 2016

Host Fiona Ritchie handpicks highlights from an impressive crop of new releases.

Clockwise from upper left: Solange, Black Honey, Gillian Welch, Major Stars

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New Mix: Solange, Gillian Welch, Cuddle Magic, More

2:26pm October 05, 2016

We've got a lot of sounds on this week's show, from Solange's powerful meditation on being black in America, to the gentle folk of Gillian Welch. But some sounds are a lot louder than the others.

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In his new memoir, Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen reflects on how home, roots and family helped shape him and his music.

Bruce Springsteen: On Jersey, Masculinity And Wishing To Be His Stage Persona

2:25pm October 05, 2016

"People see you onstage and, yeah, I'd want to be that guy," Springsteen says. "I want to be that guy myself very often."

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Leftover Salmon performs on Mountain Stage.

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Leftover Salmon On Mountain Stage

1:48pm October 05, 2016

The veteran band plays its unique blend of country, bluegrass and Cajun music live in West Virginia.

Jonny Greenwood performs in a scene from Radiohead's new video for the song "The Numbers."

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Watch: Radiohead, Paul Thomas Anderson Collaborate On New Video For 'The Numbers'

1:11pm October 05, 2016

by Robin Hilton

The latest video from Radiohead is a field recording of Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke performing "The Numbers," from the band's latest album A Moon Shaped Pool.