
Lars Gotrich
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Starflyer 59's Déjame Dormir strips away layers of distortion and feedback for something soft and sleepy.
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It takes a village to make the music we love. We remember the singers, songwriters, composers, instrumentalists, producers and journalists that we lost in 2024.
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The band performs its revved-up take on roots music at the Tiny Desk.
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NPR Music's Lars Gotrich and Sheldon Pearce round up the most exciting albums out this Friday, and reflect on the history of instrumental music as protest. Featured albums: • The Smile, 'Cutouts' • Blood Incantation, 'Absolute Elsewhere' • Half Waif, 'Meet Me at the Maypole' • Darius Jones, 'Legend of e'Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye)' • Yasmin Williams, 'Acadia' • Godspeed You! Black Emperor, 'NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD' Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org For a longer list of new albums out Oct. 4 and to stream our New Music Friday playlist, visit https://npr.org/music.
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Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Lars Gotrich from NPR Music round up the best new releases out Friday, from artists like Jamie xx, BLACKSTARKIDS and Bob Dylan.
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We update our running list of the year's best songs with the shapeshifting rock of Caleb Landry Jones, Angélica Garcia's dystopian grooves, a searing look at infidelity from Damien Jurado and more. Featured songs and artists: 1. Caleb Landry Jones: "Hey Dawn," from Hey Gary, Hey Dawn 2. Angélica Garcia: "El Que," from Gemelo 3. Damien Jurado & The Fremont Abbeye: "Sheets ('24)," from Sheets ('24) 4. Laura Marling: "Patterns," from Patterns In Repeat 5. Carlos Ares: "Cigarra," from Peregrino 6. Melt-Banana: "Stopgap," from 3+5Feedback, questions, comments or suggestions always welcome: allsongs@npr.org
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There’s a righteous fury to Mdou Moctar’s music, but also a reminder the good fight is always worth fighting.
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This Tiny Desk is the atmospheric folk band’s first live performance in seven years.
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The shoegaze scene never made another record like Starflyer 59’s surfy bummer Gold… until now. A new album inspires this playlist of artists returning to old bands, former sounds and beloved songs.
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The artist crams more than two decades of music, from solo material to Against Me! cuts, into her performance.