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The leaders of the bands Against Me! and Worriers discuss working together and surviving as artists.

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All Songs +1: Laura Jane Grace And Lauren Denitzio On Surviving In Punk

By Robin Hilton

The outspoken leaders of the bands Against Me! and Worriers discuss gender identity in art, being a punk musician in 2015 and the new Worriers album Imaginary Life, which Grace produced.

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Positive No, 'Pedal Through'

In Girl Band's latest noise-punk blitzkrieg, "Paul" is an actor overcome with rage on a kids show.

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First Watch: Girl Band, 'Paul'

The New Orleans trumpeter's funky new band creates dance music to ward off despair.

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Terence Blanchard Feat. The E-Collective: Tiny Desk Concert

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Drum Fill Friday

Puzzler: Name That Drum Fill

by Robin Hilton

August 7, 2015 • Our recurring puzzler for careful listeners, this week featuring a selection of fills handpicked by All Songs Considered co-host Robin Hilton. Hear the drum fill and match it to the song.

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New Music: Escort, 'Animal Nature'

by Katie Presley

August 7, 2015 • Modern Brooklyn cool meets '70s Manhattan glitter in the return of a disco house mega-group.

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All Songs +1: Laura Jane Grace And Lauren Denitzio On Surviving In Punk

by Robin Hilton, Daoud Tyler-Ameen

August 7, 2015 • The outspoken leaders of the bands Against Me! and Worriers discuss gender identity in art, being a punk musician in 2015 and the new Worriers album Imaginary Life, which Grace produced.

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Guster Wants You To Open Their Fall Tour

by Katie Presley

August 6, 2015 • In a nod to its roots, the alt-rock quartet is looking for college or high-school bands to open their national tour this fall.

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Song Premiere: Shawn Colvin, 'Hold On'

by Katie Presley

August 6, 2015 • The "Sunny Came Home" singer-songwriter previews her second album of covers with a simple, beautiful interpretation of Tom Waits.

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New Music: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

by Katie Presley

August 5, 2015 • Platinum-selling Seattle duo return with a direct, emotive take on parenting and change.

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Viking's Choice: Pleasure Leftists, 'Protection'

by Lars Gotrich

August 5, 2015 • Gloom can be thrilling. No, really. Pleasure Leftists' moody, relentlessly driving post-punk track is spun out of orbit by a warbly bass line and vocals that wail sky-high.

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The National's Matt Berninger Has A New Band

by Stephen Thompson

August 4, 2015 • Hear EL VY's dark and driving "Return To The Moon," in which Berninger teams up with Brent Knopf of Menomena and Ramona Falls.

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Guest DJ: Sylvan Esso

by Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton

August 4, 2015 • Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn break down the components of their electro-folk sound and share songs by some of the other artists who've inspired them.

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Song Premiere: Robert Forster, 'Learn To Burn'

by Lars Gotrich

August 4, 2015 • Seven years after the Go-Betweens member's last album, Songs To Play is Forster's most diverse and playful solo record.

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Song Premiere: Lou Barlow, 'Moving'

by Robin Hilton

August 4, 2015 • A fidgety rumination on his recent decision to stop trying to be happy in Los Angeles and move back to his home state of Massachusetts.

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How Do I Play DJ Without Embarrassing Myself?

by Stephen Thompson

August 1, 2015 • You're in the passenger seat. The driver asks you to pick the music. What's an insecure DJ to do?

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Viking's Choice: The Hand, 'Slow Bullet'

by Lars Gotrich

July 31, 2015 • Featuring a former member of Low, this barn-burner howls like Crazy Horse gone noise-rock.

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Mac DeMarco Explains His Mini-Album Of Love Songs, Track By Track

by Jacob Ganz

July 31, 2015 • The lived-in, sun-bleached songs on Another One explore adjacent angles on love that's simply not going to work out.

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Nerds!

The Best Dance Tracks We Heard This Month

by Sami Yenigun, Otis Hart

July 31, 2015 • This month's mix features boogie from Australia, funk and techno from London, deep house from Paris, broken beats from Berlin, and a remix of one of last year's most memorable songs.

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Guest DJ: Leon Bridges

by Bob Boilen

July 28, 2015 • The soul singer, who just released his debut album, unearths the roots of his retro sound as this week's All Songs Considered Guest DJ.

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Song Premiere: Palehound, 'Cushioned Caging'

by Katie Presley

July 27, 2015 • On Ellen Kempner's latest grungy treat of a single, her moxie can't be stifled by fuzzed-out production.

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All Songs + 1: Josh Ritter's 'Sermon on the Rocks'

by Bob Boilen

July 27, 2015 • A singer-songwriter tells the tale of a "risky teen" and a Bible school intervention in the lead single from his forthcoming album, Sermon On The Rocks.

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Songs We Love: Patty Griffin, 'Rider of Days'

by Katie Presley

July 27, 2015 • The uniquely affecting folk giant is at the top of her formidable game in a slow-burning track from her forthcoming album.

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Dreams Do Come True: Sufjan Stevens At Newport Folk

by Bob Boilen

July 26, 2015 • An audience both very young and somewhat old sang in unison with Stevens' powerful, gentle songs Saturday at the Newport Folk Festival.

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