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February 04, 2013

Night Beds - Ramona, from the new album "Country Sleep."

Night Beds - Ramona

Night Beds - Ramona

Jon Schober • Feb 4, 2013

Night Beds - Ramona, from the new album "Country Sleep."

Album Review: Eels - Wonderful Glorious

Album Review: Eels - Wonderful Glorious

Mary Lucia • Feb 4, 2013

Every new Eels record is like checking in on Mark Oliver Everett. How's he doing? Is he in love? Has someone close to him died? Has he gotten another cat?

Music Meeting: Help pick new music for The Current

Music Meeting: Help pick new music for The Current

Feb 4, 2013

Think you have an ear for picking the next hit on The Current? Come to our first public music meeting Tues, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. and help us rate and rank brand new songs before anyone else hears them.

My Bloody Valentine's long-awaited follow-up 'mbv' is here

My Bloody Valentine's long-awaited follow-up 'mbv' is here

Feb 3, 2013

The long-awaited full-length follow-up to My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless" is here.

First Listen: The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, 'The Jazz Age'

First Listen: The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, 'The Jazz Age'

Bob Boilen • Feb 3, 2013

Ferry re-imagines his songs, both solo and with Roxy Music, as the product of a 1920s jazz band. The result is a complete joy, capturing the eccentricity of Ferry's music while still conjuring up the romance of a vintage sound.

New Hot: Next week's three must-hear albums

New Hot: Next week's three must-hear albums

David Safar • Feb 3, 2013

This week on New Hot, read about a band who has collaborated with the likes of Camera Obscura and Arab Strap, a new project with ties to My Morning Jacket and an act who has had their music in over a dozen movies. These are our three recommended releases for Tuesday, February 5.

YourClassical

Friday Five: Farewell Milwaukee, Bob Mould, the Color Pharmacy, more

Andrea Swensson • Feb 1, 2013

Are you sitting at your desk counting down the minutes until Beyoncé Bowl? Or is that just me? Perhaps you’d like to whittle away these remaining Friday afternoon hours with a little YouTube time. Slip on your headphones, crank up the volume, and take in these five fresh videos, all of which emerged from the…

Coffee Break on the Road: Animal Humane Society

Coffee Break on the Road: Animal Humane Society

Feb 1, 2013

On the last Friday of every month The Current's Morning Show takes its Coffee Break on the road. In January, they brought treats from Gigi's Cafe -- and a performance from Actual Wolf -- to the Animal Humane Society.

YourClassical

9:30 Coffee Break: Superbowl

Feb 1, 2013

Feel free to interpret the Superbowl theme however you like, songs about games, watching tv, football, advertisements, etc. What songs do you want to hear for the Coffee Break?

Who Has The Power in Minnesota? Tim Gihring of Minnesota Monthly Tells Us

Who Has The Power in Minnesota? Tim Gihring of Minnesota Monthly Tells Us

Feb 1, 2013

Who has the most power? How do you judge power? And can you get away with saying you are powerful in a state like Minnesota? Tim Gihring from Minnesota Monthly answers our questions.

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