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Melody's Echo Chamber "Cross My Heart" still.

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Melody's Echo Chamber Makes Psychedelic Music For An Enchanted Planet

11:00am June 13, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

Melody Prochet's wildly imaginative "Cross My Heart" is set to a surreal animation like something out of a Moebius comic strip, bubbling vegetation, cosmic deer and glowing ocarinas included.

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Watch Vance Joy's Pop-Up Show At A Skateboarding Park

10:47am June 13, 2018

by Gini Mascorro

The Australian artist's rise to stardom had the unlikeliest of beginnings.

Auditions Begin For 'Hamilton' In Puerto Rico

10:35am June 13, 2018

by Daniella Cheslow

Playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda has promised to play the lead in a January 2019 production.

Cuban rap trio Orishas returns after a 10-year hiatus with their new album Gourmet.

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Veranuevo: 5 Latin Songs To Kick Off Your Summer

9:02am June 13, 2018

Start your summer with the first installment in a weekly Spotify playlist of Latin music, featuring new songs from reggaeton reina Ivy Queen, Cuban hip-hop gods Orishas and more.

Muncie Girls' Fixed Ideas comes out Aug. 31.

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Muncie Girls' Pop-Punk Blast 'Picture Of Health' Is Absolutely Fetching

9:00am June 13, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

For Fixed Ideals, out Aug. 31, the U.K. pop-punk trio sharpens its sound by slowing down (just a smidge) to make a bigger impact.

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Ben Gibbard Talks About Death Cab For Cutie's New Album And First Single, 'Gold Rush'

8:47am June 13, 2018

by Bob Boilen

Death Cab for Cutie is coming out with a new album called Thank You For Today. Lead singer Ben Gibbard talks with All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen about the first single, "Gold Rush."

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On 'Childqueen,' Kadhja Bonet Makes Nearly Every Sound Herself

5:58pm June 12, 2018

by Tom Moon

Kadhja Bonet grew up in a family surrounded by music — she learned to play the violin and the viola, studied music theory, but then pursued a degree in film. After graduating, she dove back into music. Her sophomore album, Childqueen shows Bonet's idiosyncratic talent.

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Clockwise from upper left: Donny McCaslin, M. Ward, Sad Baxter, Angelo De Augustine, Sorry

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New Mix: M. Ward, David Bowie Saxophonist Donny McCaslin, Sad Baxter, More

12:06pm June 12, 2018

This week's show features exhilarating art-rock from saxophonist and Bowie backer Donny McCaslin, subtle shade from M. Ward's surprise album, buoyant, heartwrenching pop from Sad Baxter and more.

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Kanye West and Kid Cudi's debut joint album Kids See Ghosts is perhaps the strongest of the albums West has produced and released in 2018.

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The Strange, Subdued Catharsis Of Kanye And Cudi's 'Kids See Ghosts'

11:44am June 12, 2018

by Sidney Madden

Kanye West and Kid Cudi's first joint album is stirringly reminiscent of each man's creative peak, but somehow lacks the luster or beautiful oddity, of what this moment should feel like for rap fans.

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Cumulus' 'Retreat' Is A Catchy Reminder That You Deserve Respect

11:25am June 12, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

Cumulus is working on its second record right now, but today offers a hook-filled anthem about consent.