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Aesop Rock And Kimya Dawson Showcase Their Strengths

As The Uncluded, the two cancel each other's weaknesses — Dawson gains heft, while Aesop Rock lightens up. Critic Robert Christgau says the collaborative album is almost like two halves of a whole.
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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Dawn McCarthy On World Cafe

The singers perform classic Everly Brothers tunes from their new album, What the Brothers Sang.
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Dawes Knows Where It's Been And Where It's Headed

Dawes has just released its third album, Stories Don't End. The band has cited Neil Young and Crosby, Stills & Nash among its influences, but channels them with good humor and confidence that its own distinctiveness will shine through.
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When The Right One Comes Along: How 'Nashville' Tells Stories In Song

The mostly unreleased songs on the TV show Nashville are easily woven into the drama. They appear organically in living room songwriting sessions, late night honky-tonks or stadium dress rehearsals. But someone has to track them all down.
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Covering Pop Hits On YouTube Is Starting To Pay

Now that YouTube runs advertising on videos of cover songs, musicians like Tyler Ward are working with agencies to negotiate higher shares of that revenue.
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Balancing Influences: Saxophonist Mahanthappa Blends Styles

Rudresh Mahanthappa's work always seems to be filed under jazz, but it's hard to find a style he doesn't touch: hip-hop, country, metal and soul fused with traditional sounds from India, Africa and Indonesia. And he makes it rock.

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