NPR Music
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— Bob Boilen, Host, All Songs ConsideredIt was clear from the outset, those very first harmonies, that this was to be a playful, fun-filled day at the…
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— Mallika Seshadri, NPRMany of the biggest hits in pop music used to have something in common: a key change, like the one you hear in Whitney Houston's "I…
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— Stephen Thompson, Writer/Editor, NPR MusicNow that we're back to recording Tiny Desk concerts in the office, home concerts mostly happen under special…
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Christine McVie, the British-born Fleetwood Mac vocalist, songwriter and keyboard player whose cool, soulful contralto helped define such classics as "You…
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— Meaghan Garvey, NPR MusicWe use the word "apocalypse" to mean catastrophe, though the Greek word it's derived from signifies a revelation. Natalie…
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— Jewly Hight, Contributor, NPR MusicA dozen or so years ago, the title track of Caitlin Rose's debut album Own Side Now found her torn between craving…
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— Sasha Geffen, NPR MusicIn a 1997 documentary about Björk, U2 frontman Bono spoke of the Icelandic pop star's voice as a weapon. "The girl has a voice…
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— Stephen Thompson, Writer/Editor, NPR MusicThe Tiny Desk often forces radical changes to an artist's sound and style, but Santigold faced more than…
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— Terry Gross, Host, Fresh AirAl Yankovic — aka the parody artist known as "Weird Al" — wants to change the way you think about the accordion. He first…
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— Bob Boilen, Host, All Songs ConsideredToday, right here, we get to peek into the decked-out living room of producer Adrian Sherwood's home and watch…