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February 28, 2019

New releases this week include albums from the Japanese House, Weezer, Durand Jones, Hozier, Royal Trux, and the Cactus Blossoms. Plus, two new singles from Carly Rae Jepsen!

Music News: Durand Jones, Weezer, and more new music

Music News: Durand Jones, Weezer, and more new music

Jade and Jay Gabler • Feb 28, 2019

New releases this week include albums from the Japanese House, Weezer, Durand Jones, Hozier, Royal Trux, and the Cactus Blossoms. Plus, two new singles from Carly Rae Jepsen!

Big Thief announce new album, 'U.F.O.F.,' and release its first single

Big Thief announce new album, 'U.F.O.F.,' and release its first single

Bob Boilen • Feb 28, 2019

The song is quieter than might be expected from the band, and would fit right in with the solo album singer Adrianne Lenker released last fall.

Premiere: Dessa's new song 'Grade School Games'

Premiere: Dessa's new song 'Grade School Games'

Simone Cazares • Feb 28, 2019

Hear a brand new single from Dessa. "Grade School Games" comes to listeners just a little over a year since the release of her most recent album, Chime, and gives us a preview of what we can expect from her work with the Minnesota Orchestra this spring.

Coffee Break: Bug bands

Coffee Break: Bug bands

Anna Weggel • Feb 28, 2019

Jake Edwin Charles Kennedy, aka Jake Bugg, was born today in 1994, making him 25 today. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from bands with bug names?

Today In Music History: 'Jagged Little Pill' wins Album of the Year

Today In Music History: 'Jagged Little Pill' wins Album of the Year

Feb 28, 2019

Thin Lizzy's guitarist collapsed; Ray Charles was attacked by a member of his audience; "Brimful of Asha" was No. 1 in the U.K.; 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' hit the top of the charts, and 'Jagged Little Pill' won Album of the Year Today in Music History.

The Chart Show: No Joke, She's Back!

The Chart Show: No Joke, She's Back!

Mark Wheat • Feb 28, 2019

Brandi Carlile lands a fourth track from her latest release on the chart with "Sugartooth", and J.S. Ondara continues to climb after he popped in the studios for a session with The Local Show.

Music News: How did concert tickets get so expensive?

Music News: How did concert tickets get so expensive?

Jay Gabler • Feb 27, 2019

U.K. music fans' jaws are dropping at the cost of tickets for the Who's upcoming tour. How did concerts get so expensive? Also in the news today: Spotify launches in India despite Warner beef, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' to be edited for Chinese release, former Cure drummer Andy Anderson dies at 68, Solange teases new music, and Morrissey collaborators face criticism.

What is Prince's greatest song from 1981?

What is Prince's greatest song from 1981?

Sean McPherson • Feb 27, 2019

We have revved up the Purple Current time machine for 1981, here are the results.

Coffee Break: Modern retro

Coffee Break: Modern retro

Anna Weggel • Feb 27, 2019

February 27 is National Retro Day - a day to reflect on the time before smartphones and the internet and fondly remember a simpler time. Let's take a slight twist on this for today's 9:30 Coffee Break: what songs do you want to hear from modern artists that have a retro throwback sound?

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Aretha: The Queen of Soul - A Life in Photographs'

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Aretha: The Queen of Soul - A Life in Photographs'

Jay Gabler • Feb 27, 2019

Taking stock of Aretha Franklin's incomparable legacy can be overwhelming...so why not start with Meredith Ochs's accessible, photo-heavy introduction to the Queen of Soul?

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