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#Current15: Live Current, Volume 5 (2009)

Live Current, Volume 5
Live Current, Volume 5Aesthetic Apparatus for MPR
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January 10, 2020

Andrew Bird - Fitz and the Dizzy Spells
by MPR
The Hold Steady - Lord, I'm Discouraged
by MPR
Ray LaMontagne - You are the Best Thing
by MPR
Dan Auerbach - Street Walkin'
by MPR
Solid Gold - Get Over It
by MPR
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
by MPR
Robyn Hitchcock - Up To Our Nex
by MPR
M. Ward - Never Had Nobody Like You
by MPR
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
by MPR
Gary Louris and Mark Olson - Turn Your Pretty Name Around
by MPR
Grizzly Bear - While You Wait For The Others
by MPR
Adele - Right As Rain
by MPR
P.O.S. - Savion Glover
by MPR
Ra Ra Riot - Dying Is Fine
by MPR
Yeasayer - Tight Rope
by MPR
Cold War Kids - Sermons Versus The Gospel
by MPR

Live Current is a yearly collection of some of the best in-studio sessions and live performances recorded in a given year. Listen to Volume 5, featuring songs from 2009.

To celebrate #Current15, on January 10, you can hear Jade and Mac Wilson spin tracks from Live Current, Volume 5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

1. Metric - Gimme Sympathy
2. Andrew Bird - Fitz and The Dizzyspells
3. The Hold Steady - Lord, I'm Discouraged
4. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Magick
5. Ray LaMontagne - You are the Best Thing
6. Dan Auerbach - Street Walkin'
7. Solid Gold - Get Over It
8. The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
9. Robyn Hitchcock - Up To Our Nex
10. M. Ward - Never Had Nobody Like You
11. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
12. Gary Louris and Mark Olson - Turn Your Pretty Name Around
13. Grizzly Bear - While You Wait For The Others
14. Adele - Right As Rain
15. P.O.S. - Savion Glover
16. Ra Ra Riot - Dying Is Fine
17. Yeasayer - Tight Rope
18. Cold War Kids - Sermons Versus The Gospel

#Current 15 on air
From January 6 – 24, the 9:30 Coffee Break will ask listeners to share their favorite songs from the past 15 years, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Jade and Mary will play back some of their favorite session tracks, and at 6 p.m. Mark will air the Top 15 songs of each year, selected from your votes in our Top 89 countdown from each year. The Current App hosts a stream dedicated to The Current's first 15 years filled with musical highlights since 2005.

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CDs of Live Current, Volume 5 are available for purchase via Public Media Market. There's a vinyl version available too.