Jacob Ganz
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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Highly emotional rock that reads as low-stakes at first, Lost in the Dream is evocative and pleasant if you let it float by in the background. But it's made with hooks that sink in deep.
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The cello ensemble plays all 20 of the songs written and published as sheet music — but not recorded — by Beck.
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Hear two different versions of one song, "Death of a Party," from Blur's career-spanning box set.
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A huge appetite for drugs, a U.F.O. cult, great songs — just a few parts of the Tim Maia story.
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The Nova Scotian stalwarts attribute their longevity to a tight code of democracy and avoiding the spotlight.
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Director Nicolas Winding Refn explains how he chose the swooning electronic pop songs that underscore the emotion in his new film, about a stuntman and getaway driver whose emotional awakening is interrupted by bursts of brutal violence.
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JD Samson explains how politics and dance music can mix, even in songs without an explicit message.
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The difference between writing books and capsule reviews, web and print, and how pop is like zydeco.
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The New Yorker's classical music critic answers questions about his job and his daily routine.
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In rock and roll terms, the Portland-based band is a veteran act. When they started playing together 17 years ago, they had no idea the gig would last. Now, Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss have put out their eighth album, called American Gong.