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Songs We Love: Clams Casino, 'A Breath Away (Feat. Kelela)'

9:59am June 30, 2016

by Timmhotep Aku

The bedroom producer is now a professional musician, with his first proper album on the way. Kelela uses his murky backdrop to sing a beautiful pop song about a romance on the rocks.

"For me to just be like, 'This is me and I'm putting it out there,' — it takes a minute," says Dev Hynes, who records as Blood Orange.

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Dev Hynes On Taking Time With His Music: 'I Want It To Be The Most Me'

7:20am June 30, 2016

by NPR Staff

The producer known as Blood Orange says his new album is for everyone who grows up feeling "underappreciated." To serve them, he has to be wholly himself.

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First Listen: Inter Arma, 'Paradise Gallows'

7:00am June 30, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

The Richmond metal band's new album both expands and contracts the realms of extreme music; it's huge in scope and sound, with instrumental passages that take their time even as they destroy.

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First Listen: The Julie Ruin, 'Hit Reset'

12:03am June 30, 2016

by Ann Powers

After stints in Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, Kathleen Hanna still finds new ways to rage and inspire. On her new album at the helm of The Julie Ruin, she transforms anger into a source of power and fun.

Guitarist Scotty Moore, left, helped define Elvis Presley's early sound. Moore died June 28.

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Scotty Moore, Essential Rock 'N' Roll Sideman, Dies At 84

7:44pm June 29, 2016

by Andrew Limbong

The guitarist played lead on Elvis Presley's early recordings, and was part of some of the most iconic moments in rock 'n' roll history. Moore died Tuesday after a long illness.

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Hayes Carll performs live at WXPN's Non-COMMvention in Philadelphia.

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Hayes Carll On World Cafe

3:45pm June 29, 2016

The experiences of divorce and raising a son inform the Texas singer-songwriter's new music.

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Viking's Choice: Dogbreth, 'Hoarder House'

2:26pm June 29, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

Dogbreth's huggable power-pop is the work of punks who write youthful, larger-than-life songs that still wrinkle at the edges.

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Jazz Legend Allen Toussaint's Touch And Timing Shine On His Last Record

1:24pm June 29, 2016

by Kevin Whitehead

The New Orleans-based musician completed recording his final album a month before he died last November. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead calls American Tunes a "fond last look" at Toussaint's talent.

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Angel Olsen in a scene from her new video for the song "Shut Up Kiss Me"

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Melodrama On Skates: Angel Olsen Shares 'Shut Up Kiss Me'

12:40pm June 29, 2016

by Sophie Kemp

In a video shot like a '70s horror movie, Olsen shares a new song from the forthcoming My Woman.

Clockwise from upper left: Big Thief, Japanese Breakfast, Margaret Glaspy, Overcoats

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Your Favorite New Musicians Of 2016 (So Far)

12:21pm June 29, 2016

All Songs Considered asked you to share your favorite new artist of the first half of 2016. Here's your top 10.

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