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April 25, 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: First Aid Kit, Fitz and the Tantrums and the Lumineers

The best of the in-studios: First Aid Kit, Fitz and the Tantrums and the Lumineers

Apr 25, 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.

Andy Burrows - Keep On Moving On

Andy Burrows - Keep On Moving On

Apr 25, 2013

Andy Burrows - Keep On Moving On, from the new album "Company."

New music: Icelandic post-rockers Sigur Ros take a dark turn with "Isjaki"

New music: Icelandic post-rockers Sigur Ros take a dark turn with "Isjaki"

Apr 24, 2013

Members of Icelandic post-rock act Sigur Ros have promised that the band's new album will find them exploring a "darker" and "more aggressive" sound, and their new song bears out that prediction with a dense, rhythmic and driving sound.

Tickle Torture talks public nudity, confetti cannons, and being compared to the Purple One

Tickle Torture talks public nudity, confetti cannons, and being compared to the Purple One

Andrea Swensson • Apr 24, 2013

  It’s nearing bar close on a Saturday night at the 331 Club, and somehow, over the last half hour, amid a flurry of flashing laser lights and flutters of metallic confetti, Elliott Kozel has removed his skin-tight black pants and is running through the crowd completely naked. On second thought, he’s not completely naked,…

YourClassical

9:30 Coffee Break: Peppy Tune, Dark Lyrics

Apr 24, 2013

Suggest a song for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that may sound upbeat and peppy but with lyrics that are much more dark.

Eating and Drinking with Supertaster James Norton: Quesarito

Eating and Drinking with Supertaster James Norton: Quesarito

Apr 24, 2013

Today James Norton spoke to The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about his adventures in the realm of secret fast food menues. James shared thoughts about the secret menus and his thoughts about Chipotle's secret menue Quesarito.

The best of the in-studios: Michael Kiwanuka, Blitzen Trapper and Mates of State

The best of the in-studios: Michael Kiwanuka, Blitzen Trapper and Mates of State

Apr 24, 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 Lonely Wild - Everything You Need

The Lonely Wild - Everything You Need

Apr 24, 2013

The Lonely Wild - Everything You Need, from the new album "The Sun As It Comes."

Nashville quartet Leagues brings their moody indie sound to The Current studio

Nashville quartet Leagues brings their moody indie sound to The Current studio

Mark Wheat and Peter Valelly • Apr 23, 2013

A handful of early tracks from Leagues' 2011 debut EP stirred up some blog attention, and in January of this year they returned with a debut full-length, You Belong Here. The band's solemn, moody indie sound has earned comparisons to the National and others.

YourClassical

Conversation with Nick Drake producer Joe Boyd

Apr 23, 2013

In only 26 years Nick Drake was able to leave a legacy of music that still inspires musicians as diverse as Robert Smith, Kate Bush, and Beck. His soothing voice and gentle guitar has made songs like, "Pink Moon," and "One of These Things First" endure and become more popular than they were when they were released.

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