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Mountain Stage
2:23 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

Paula Cole On Mountain Stage

Originally published on Tue May 21, 2013 7:13 pm

Paula Cole makes her second appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va. When Cole first appeared on Mountain Stage in the fall of 1996, she was still a relative unknown to the public at large, despite earning high praise from peers for her work as a backing vocalist for Peter Gabriel, as well as her debut album Harbinger.

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All Songs Considered
11:41 am
Tue May 21, 2013

New Music: Mount Kimbie, Laura Mvula, Jagwar Ma, More

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Clockwise from upper left: Mount Kimbie, Laura Mvula, Jagwar Ma, Leah Siegel of Firehorse

Originally published on Tue May 21, 2013 1:03 pm

This week on All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton offer up a musical sampler of many styles from around the world. There's an upbeat, atmospheric cut with amazing harmonies from the magnetic Laura Mvula, a voice you'll hear a lot more of this year; Firehorse's blazing combination of neo-soul, hip-hop and electronic beats; a heavy, hypnotic track from New York duo Small Multiples and some transfixing psych-pop from Jagwar Ma.

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Music
11:05 am
Tue May 21, 2013

Treetop Flyers, The Mountain Moves, feature CD, 5/24

The debut album 'The Mountain Moves' from Treetop Flyers – who named themselves after a Stephen Stills song – effortlessly captures the spirit of late-1960s west coast pop-rock: the Byrds, America, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

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Live in Concert
10:20 am
Tue May 21, 2013

First Listen Live: Queens Of The Stone Age, '...Like Clockwork'

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Originally published on Tue May 21, 2013 1:45 pm

Queens of the Stone Age's first album in six years follows an unusually chaotic stretch for the band: Lineup and label changes, frontman Josh Homme's lengthy stint in the hit supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, and what Homme calls "a manic year" all inform the brooding, stormy sound of ...Like Clockwork.

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World Cafe
7:02 am
Tue May 21, 2013

The National On World Cafe

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The National.

The National's rise has been slow and steady, to match the growth and evolution of its dour but beautiful rock sound. In this installment of World Cafe, the band tells host David Dye how sleep deprivation led its members to craft more straightforward songs on their new album, Trouble Will Find Me.

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Favorite Sessions
5:31 am
Tue May 21, 2013

The National: Falling For 'Graceless'

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The National performs live at The Cutting Room studios in New York City.

Seeing The National live in concert can be an intense and cathartic experience. Seeing the band play new songs in the cozy confines of The Cutting Room Studios takes that experience to a new level. The band is in fine form here, as it performs "Graceless," one of the many stand-outs on the new Trouble Will Find Me.

Watch the rest of WFUV's studio session with The National at WFUV.org.

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The Record
1:15 am
Tue May 21, 2013

The Doors' Keyboard Counterpoint Goes Silent: Remembering Ray Manzarek

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Ray Manzarek (far right) stands with fellow members of The Doors Jim Morrison (from right), Robby Krieger and John Densmore in 1968. Manzarek died Monday in Germany. He was 74.

Originally published on Tue May 21, 2013 11:43 am

Music Reviews
2:24 pm
Mon May 20, 2013

Aesop Rock And Kimya Dawson Showcase Their Strengths

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The Uncluded features Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson.

Originally published on Mon May 20, 2013 7:16 pm

Mountain Stage
12:56 pm
Mon May 20, 2013

Loudon Wainwright III On Mountain Stage

Originally published on Mon May 20, 2013 7:16 pm

Loudon Wainwright III makes his 14th appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va. Wainwright first played Mountain Stage in 1988 — at that time, he was already regarded as one of America's finest singer-songwriters. Since that time, Wainwright's sardonic, poignant wit has helped him win armloads of awards and countless more fans.

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