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February 06, 2020

The composer and electronic musician hit a wall while making his first solo album in five years. Finishing the record meant finding inspiration in everything from Brian Eno to a tree in his yard.

Inside the controlled chaos of Dan Deacon's 'Mystic Familiar'

Inside the controlled chaos of Dan Deacon's 'Mystic Familiar'

Dave Blanchard • Feb 6, 2020

The composer and electronic musician hit a wall while making his first solo album in five years. Finishing the record meant finding inspiration in everything from Brian Eno to a tree in his yard.

Listen to Looch: talking with Bill DeVille about interviews

Listen to Looch: talking with Bill DeVille about interviews

Mary Lucia • Feb 6, 2020

This week, Mary Lucia welcomes Bill DeVille, and the two pull back the curtain a bit on what it's like to interview the artists you love.

Giveaway: Bryan Ferry Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1974 (Teenage Kicks)

Giveaway: Bryan Ferry Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1974 (Teenage Kicks)

Jim McGuinn • Feb 6, 2020

This week on Teenage Kicks, we dig into a new release from Bryan Ferry, Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1974, and The Current has your chance to win a copy of the album.

Coffee Break: Songs for an adhesive commercial

Coffee Break: Songs for an adhesive commercial

Anna Weggel • Feb 6, 2020

Last night Jill glued her finger to a toy she was fixing and it got us thinking - what songs would work well in an adhesive commercial?

The Chart Show: The Songs You Love

The Chart Show: The Songs You Love

Mark Wheat • Feb 6, 2020

For a band who have already sold out their Valentines Day show at The Turf, Heart Bones like to skew the romance with "Open Relations" climbing to #17 this week.

Listen to Christine And The Queens' new single, 'People, I've Been Sad'

Listen to Christine And The Queens' new single, 'People, I've Been Sad'

Cyrena Touros • Feb 5, 2020

Chris catalogs the shades of melancholy in her gooey synth-pop single.

New voices: a vital soundtrack for turbulent times

New voices: a vital soundtrack for turbulent times

Lou Papineau • Feb 5, 2020

Insightful reflections on identity, creativity, and society from younger artists who were among The Current listeners' favorites on the 2019 lists of the Top 89 Songs and Best New Artists. These diverse musicians are providing a vital soundtrack for these turbulent times.

Coffee Break: Bands that are hard to google

Coffee Break: Bands that are hard to google

Anna Weggel • Feb 5, 2020

We're playing a new band called "FEET" and Jill had the great idea to feature bands that would be hard to google for today's 9:30 Coffee Break. What bands do you want to hear that would fit that bill?

Rock and Roll Book Club: Peter Asher's 'Beatles from A to Zed'

Rock and Roll Book Club: Peter Asher's 'Beatles from A to Zed'

Jay Gabler • Feb 5, 2020

There are few Beatles experts better-qualified than Peter Asher, a British Invasion peer who now hosts a radio show dedicated to the band.

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Today in Music History: Remembering Al De Lory

Feb 5, 2020

Black Sabbath began recording 'Master of Reality'; Paul Simon released his first new song without Art Garfunkel, 'Mother and Child Reunion'; The Rolling Stones performed the halftime show of Super Bowl XL in Detroit; and 'Hello, Goodbye' is No. 1, Today in Music History.

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