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April 08, 2013

To celebrate Public Radio Music Month, we're having a daily vote for the best in-studio tracks from The Current's performance archive. We've gone through and picked some of the most beloved performances by the staff and by our audience. We'll play the winner during the Live Current track of the day the following day.

The best of the in-studios: The English Beat, The xx and Tori Amos

The best of the in-studios: The English Beat, The xx and Tori Amos

Apr 8, 2013

To celebrate Public Radio Music Month, we're having a daily vote for the best in-studio tracks from The Current's performance archive. We've gone through and picked some of the most beloved performances by the staff and by our audience. We'll play the winner during the Live Current track of the day the following day.

Kurt Vile - Never Run Away

Kurt Vile - Never Run Away

Jon Schober • Apr 8, 2013

Kurt Vile - Never Run Away, from the new album "Wakin On A Pretty Daze"

Album Review: Dawes - Stories Don't End

Album Review: Dawes - Stories Don't End

Jim McGuinn • Apr 8, 2013

As we've seen from earlier songs like "A Little Bit Of Everything," Dawes are not afraid to lay it on thick to find the emotions that resonate, and with "Stories Don't End" seem to have made a conscious decision to put Goldsmith's words front and center.

First Listen: Iron And Wine, 'Ghost On Ghost'

First Listen: Iron And Wine, 'Ghost On Ghost'

Stephen Thompson • Apr 8, 2013

Sam Beam has slowly and subtly built his sound into something lavish and even orchestral in scope, but he still finds a way to wrap his agreeably soft voice around thematically weighty material.

First Listen: The Flaming Lips, 'The Terror'

First Listen: The Flaming Lips, 'The Terror'

Stephen Thompson • Apr 8, 2013

A rewarding new listen from the unassailable Oklahoma on their new studio album, 'The Terror'.

New Hot: Releases across the world, from Philly to Sweden

New Hot: Releases across the world, from Philly to Sweden

David Safar and Jon Schober • Apr 6, 2013

This week on New Hot, read about an English musician whose debut reached #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, the next release from a Swedish brother-sister duo breaking a hiatus and another album from the Philly indie rock scene. These are our three recommended releases for Tuesday, April 9.

Celebrating National Poetry Month with The Current and Teenage Kicks

Celebrating National Poetry Month with The Current and Teenage Kicks

Jacquie Fuller • Apr 5, 2013

What songs have lyrics so beautiful you'd call them poetry? Teenage Kicks on April 6, 2013 is exploring the poetry of modern rock in honor of National Poetry Month.

The Night that James Brown Saved Boston

The Night that James Brown Saved Boston

Brett Baldwin • Apr 5, 2013

Following the tragic assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, there was widespread turmoil throughout the nation's urban centers. On the night of April 5th, James Brown brought the city of Boston together and kept the riots at bay. But it wasn't easy.

Friday Five: Baby Bon Iver, Barbara Jean, Mankwe and more

Friday Five: Baby Bon Iver, Barbara Jean, Mankwe and more

Andrea Swensson • Apr 5, 2013

  Happy Friday! I have quite the range of new videos in store for you today, from the disturbing (baby Bon Iver) to the delicately beautiful (Barbara Jean and her band) to the deeply inspiring (documentaries on creative forces Mankwe and Low). Dig in, and I hope to see you out at one of the…

9:30 Coffee Break: Movie Moments Part 2

9:30 Coffee Break: Movie Moments Part 2

Apr 5, 2013

Yesterday's Coffee Break was such a hit we're keeping it going. We want to know what songs you connect to specific movie moments. Give us your suggestions for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

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