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A still from The Wild Reeds' "Everything Looks Better (In Hindsight)" video.

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First Watch: The Wild Reeds, 'Everything Looks Better (In Hindsight)'

2:58pm May 26, 2016

by Bob Boilen

The sound of The Wild Reeds is the sound of three singers propelled by great rhythms and memorable songs. On "Everything Looks Better," they sing of nostalgia and the ways it tricks memories.

This week's episode of Alt.Latino features a song from Buyepongo.

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Thelma & Luis: An Alt.Latino Road Trip With Attitude

2:34pm May 26, 2016

by Felix Contreras

The lure of the open road was too much to resist this week, so Alt.Latino turns the volume up on a collection that includes Central American heavy metal, Cuban guitar jazz and Brazilian DJs.

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Fox/Soper Duo Opens Portals To Neon Realms In 'I' Video

1:00pm May 26, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

The synth/drum duo whirs and explodes like Sun Ra leading a psychotropic industrial punk band. Faces melt and blizzards dissolve ice mountains in Soper's video.

Lapsley performs live in the studio for KCRW.

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Watch Lapsley Perform 'Love Is Blind' Live In The Studio

12:40pm May 26, 2016

by Jason Bentley

The Liverpool singer performs a ballad from her debut album for KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.

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Songs We Love: Claude VonStroke, 'Who's Afraid Of Detroit (Octave One Remix)'

11:48am May 26, 2016

by Piotr Orlov

A instant community anthem upon its release 10 years ago, the driving tech-house track is reworked by the brotherly Detroit duo that inspired Claude VonStroke.

Michael Chioldi (far left) as Baron Scarpia in a January production of Puccini's Tosca by the newly reformed New York City Opera.

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The Resurrected New York City Opera's Ambitious New Season

11:31am May 26, 2016

by Tom Huizenga

From the ashes of bankruptcy, can a rebooted company relive its glory days? Its new general director discusses the past, present and future.

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Watch A Video For Quilt's 'Padova'

11:14am May 26, 2016

by Bob Boilen

Quilt's music can in fact be a comforting blanket and this video, for the song "Padova," turns grief into imagery that is filled with melancholy and humor.

Fear Of Men's new album, Fall Forever, comes out June 3.

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First Listen: Fear Of Men, 'Fall Forever'

10:45am May 26, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

Jessica Weiss exudes ambivalence as a singer, but the arrangements around her billow and bloom. On Fear Of Men's second album, darkness and light fuse to form multifaceted gems.

William Tyler's new album, Modern Country, comes out June 3.

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First Listen: William Tyler, 'Modern Country'

10:45am May 26, 2016

by Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey

On the guitarist's new album, Tyler's instrumentals stretch past the limits of most lyrics and approach a rare sense of mystery.

Moby's new memoir, Porcelain, is a tale of dance clubs, DJs, and New York City in the 1990s.

In 'Porcelain,' Moby Searches For Validation And Finds Unlikely Success

9:00am May 26, 2016

by NPR Staff

The electronic musician's new memoir traces his journey from Connecticut suburbs to New York City raves. It's a tale of dance clubs, DJs and Manhattan in the 1990s full of self-deprecating humor.

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