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Squealy-fuzz-pop trio Upper Wilds creates insidiously catchy melodies hidden in explosive sonic textures. They play very fast love songs from ‘Venus,’ remotely from their practice space. (episode)
This week, returns for Animal Collective and Anjimile; and Orquesta Akokán’s nuevo mambo. Plus, British producer Quantic and Colombian folklore singer-songwriter Nidia Góngora. (article)
Guitar innovator and part-time sound technician Guy Buttery plays Indian classical music-inspired tunes remotely from South Africa on baritone guitar and surbahar (bass sitar.) (episode)
Michigan-based Laurel Premo plays American roots music on fiddle and banjo, but recasts those tunes on electric guitar and lap steel guitar. She plays songs from her latest, Golden Loam. (episode)
This week, David Keenan, Imarhan, and Cate Le Bon all release new music in Adele’s enormous shadow. Plus, electro-acoustic songs by Lotic and serpentwithfeet. (article)
Austin-based singer/songwriter Buffalo Nichols plays music that holds the country’s truest values and rawest emotions - the Blues. It's just him and his guitar, as he performs remotely. (episode)
Puerto Rican composer/performer/educator Angélica Negrón writes for chamber ensembles, orchestras, films, and robots. She triggers sounds via plant art into a sonic dreamscape. (episode)
Road-tested Memphis band plays songs from their 2015 album 'All A Man Should Do,' in-studio. (From the Archives, 2015.) (episode)
This week, a shiny new song from Robert Glasper and eagerly-awaited returns for Cat Power and Mitski. Plus, Spanish rapper Tangana on belief and miracles. (article)
The Brooklyn alt-R&B-slash-melancholy-pop band called Wet (who were a trio at the time), performs in-studio. (From the Archives, 2016) (episode)