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The Bottle Rockets will release South Broadway Athletic Club on Oct. 2. Otis Gibbs/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Bottle Rockets, 'Monday (Everytime I Turn Around)'

The St. Louis roots-rock vets return with another heartland epic to help you get through real life.

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Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ gives a Gershwin classic an expressive, evocative twist with the đàn bâù, a traditional Vietnamese instrument. Nguyen Nhat Hoang/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Singer-songwriter Amy Bezunartea ponders sexism in "Oh The Things A Girl Must Do." Michael Cohen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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U.K. DJs Idjut Boys will release their new album, Versions, on August 28. Yaru Haruimai/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Songs We Love: Idjut Boys, 'Kenny Dub Headband'

London duo pays tribute to a fallen friend in this spaced-out disco dub track.

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William Schimmel distills Mahler's lengthy Ninth Symphony down to under seven minutes. Illustration by Joan Chiverton hide caption

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The New York rock band Gold released a self-titled album in April. Carrie Jordan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Songs We Love: Gold, 'Wake Of The World'

This skeletal rock song is a brilliantly written reminder that, while life is good, it could be so much better.

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