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href="https://www.npr.org/2012/04/19/150914119/mickey-hart-pop-from-other-worlds"><time datetime="2012-04-19"><span class="date">April 19, 2012  </span></time>The former Grateful Dead drummer incorporates sampled sounds of the cosmos in "Who Stole the Show?"</a></p> </div> <article id="res150907558" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'Who Stole the Show?' by Mickey Hart Band</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"150914119:150907558","available":true,"duration":231,"title":"\u0027Who Stole the Show?\u0027 by Mickey Hart Band","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDEyLzA0LzIwMTIwNDE4X3NvdGRfc3RvbGV0aGVzaG93Lm1wMz9kPTIzMSZlPTE1MDkxNDExOSZzYz1zaXRlcGxheWVy","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/04\/19\/150914119\/mickey-hart-pop-from-other-worlds","slug":"song of the 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Marling's gorgeous harmony tags along like a sad-sack friend, while imbuing the song with a tangible sense of hope and beauty.</a></p> </div> <article id="res130975885" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'The Water' by Johnny Flynn</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"130976470:130975885","available":true,"duration":253,"title":"\u0027The Water\u0027 by Johnny Flynn","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDEwLzExLzIwMTAxMTAxX3NvdGRfdGhld2F0ZXIubXAzP2Q9MjUzJmU9MTMwOTc2NDcwJnNjPXNpdGVwbGF5ZXI=","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2010\/11\/01\/130976470\/johnny-flynn-ancient-and-modern","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> <time class="audio-module-duration" datetime="P4M,13S"> <span class="audio-module-duration__initial-value">4:13</span> </time> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"130976470","mediaId":"130975885","title":"Johnny Flynn: Ancient And Modern","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130976470/130975885" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"130976470","mediaId":"130975885","title":"Johnny Flynn: Ancient And Modern","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130976470/130975885" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130976470/130975885" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Thursday <time datetime='2010-07-22'>July 22, 2010</time></h2> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 2000; --source-height: 1125; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2010/07/22/128691918/michael-leonhart-and-the-avramina-7-merry-abandon"> <picture> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/07/leonhart_wide-1baf7e2df4b4dd87aa4613928f7f36bf0c4f91b7.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/07/leonhart_wide-1baf7e2df4b4dd87aa4613928f7f36bf0c4f91b7.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/07/leonhart_wide-1baf7e2df4b4dd87aa4613928f7f36bf0c4f91b7.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/07/leonhart_wide-1baf7e2df4b4dd87aa4613928f7f36bf0c4f91b7.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/07/leonhart_wide-1baf7e2df4b4dd87aa4613928f7f36bf0c4f91b7.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/07/leonhart_wide-1baf7e2df4b4dd87aa4613928f7f36bf0c4f91b7.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/07/leonhart_wide-1baf7e2df4b4dd87aa4613928f7f36bf0c4f91b7.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/07/leonhart_wide-1baf7e2df4b4dd87aa4613928f7f36bf0c4f91b7.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/07/leonhart_wide-1baf7e2df4b4dd87aa4613928f7f36bf0c4f91b7.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Michael Leonhart And The Avramina 7: Merry Abandon" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Michael Leonhart's "The Story of Echo Lake" is a nimble, insinuating track with an inventive and unexpected storyline. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> courtesy of the artist </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> courtesy of the artist </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> Review </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/4703895/song-of-the-day">Song Of The Day</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2010/07/22/128691918/michael-leonhart-and-the-avramina-7-merry-abandon" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"david-browne","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2010\/07\/22\/128691918\/michael-leonhart-and-the-avramina-7-merry-abandon","clickPosition":"2.5"}' >Michael Leonhart And The Avramina 7: Merry Abandon</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2010/07/22/128691918/michael-leonhart-and-the-avramina-7-merry-abandon"><time datetime="2010-07-22"><span class="date">July 22, 2010  </span></time><em>Seahorse and the Storyteller</em> is a true concept album, which tells the story of "two mythical creatures who meet, fall in love and begin piecing together the mysteries of each other's past." One of its key songs is "The Story of Echo Lake," sung in the voice of the Seahorse character as he embarks on a search of his family's origins.</a></p> </div> <article id="res128678525" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'The Story of Echo Lake' by Michael Leonhart and the Avramina 7</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"128691918:128678525","available":true,"duration":296,"title":"\u0027The Story of Echo Lake\u0027 by Michael Leonhart and the Avramina 7","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDEwLzA3LzIwMTAwNzIyX3NvdGRfZWNob2xha2UubXAzP2Q9Mjk2JmU9MTI4NjkxOTE4JnNjPXNpdGVwbGF5ZXI=","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2010\/07\/22\/128691918\/michael-leonhart-and-the-avramina-7-merry-abandon","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> <time class="audio-module-duration" datetime="P4M,56S"> <span class="audio-module-duration__initial-value">4:56</span> </time> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"128691918","mediaId":"128678525","title":"Michael Leonhart And The Avramina 7: Merry Abandon","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/128691918/128678525" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"128691918","mediaId":"128678525","title":"Michael Leonhart And The Avramina 7: Merry Abandon","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/128691918/128678525" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/128691918/128678525" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Monday <time datetime='2010-02-01'>February 1, 2010</time></h2> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 1320; 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Veirs' "July Flame" is a litany of warm-weather imagery: kites, lemonade, fireworks, a "sweet summer peach." All very indie Normal Rockwell — until she arrives at the simple, five-word chorus: "Can I call you mine?"</a></p> </div> <article id="res123206546" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'July Flame' by Laura Veirs</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"123211099:123206546","available":true,"duration":0,"title":"\u0027July Flame\u0027 by Laura Veirs","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDEwLzAyLzIwMTAwMjAxX3NvdGRfanVseWZsYW1lLm1wMz9lPTEyMzIxMTA5OSZzYz1zaXRlcGxheWVy","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2010\/02\/01\/123211099\/laura-veirs-thoughts-of-summertime","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"123211099","mediaId":"123206546","title":"Laura Veirs: Thoughts Of Summertime","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/123211099/123206546" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"123211099","mediaId":"123206546","title":"Laura Veirs: Thoughts Of Summertime","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/123211099/123206546" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/123211099/123206546" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Wednesday <time datetime='2010-01-13'>January 13, 2010</time></h2> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 593; --source-height: 334; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2010/01/13/122524935/dawes-country-rock-craggy-and-effervescent"> <picture> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/01/dawes_wide-b552688cd8e83e6fbc63714a0124fb42691034ad.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/01/dawes_wide-b552688cd8e83e6fbc63714a0124fb42691034ad.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/01/dawes_wide-b552688cd8e83e6fbc63714a0124fb42691034ad.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/01/dawes_wide-b552688cd8e83e6fbc63714a0124fb42691034ad.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/01/dawes_wide-b552688cd8e83e6fbc63714a0124fb42691034ad.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/01/dawes_wide-b552688cd8e83e6fbc63714a0124fb42691034ad.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/01/dawes_wide-b552688cd8e83e6fbc63714a0124fb42691034ad.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/01/dawes_wide-b552688cd8e83e6fbc63714a0124fb42691034ad.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/sotd/2010/01/dawes_wide-b552688cd8e83e6fbc63714a0124fb42691034ad.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Dawes: Country-Rock, Craggy And Effervescent" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Dawes' members are country-rock hippies at heart, if "When You Call My Name" is any indication. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> courtesy of the artist </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> courtesy of the artist </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/4703895/song-of-the-day">Song Of The Day</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2010/01/13/122524935/dawes-country-rock-craggy-and-effervescent" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"david-browne","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2010\/01\/13\/122524935\/dawes-country-rock-craggy-and-effervescent","clickPosition":"2.7"}' >Dawes: Country-Rock, Craggy And Effervescent</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2010/01/13/122524935/dawes-country-rock-craggy-and-effervescent"><time datetime="2010-01-13"><span class="date">January 13, 2010  </span></time>Dawes' sound is craggy and weathered, as if the musicians had spent years hauling their butts from one roadhouse to another. In the case of "When You Call My Name," the song is driven by a nagging guitar-twang lead straight out of The Flying Burrito Brothers' <em>The Gilded Palace of Sin</em>, as well as glorious harmonies.</a></p> </div> <article id="res122502513" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'When You Call My Name' by Dawes</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"122524935:122502513","available":true,"duration":0,"title":"\u0027When You Call My Name\u0027 by Dawes","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDEwLzAxLzIwMTAwMTEyX3NvdGRfbXluYW1lLm1wMz9lPTEyMjUyNDkzNSZzYz1zaXRlcGxheWVy","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2010\/01\/13\/122524935\/dawes-country-rock-craggy-and-effervescent","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"122524935","mediaId":"122502513","title":"Dawes: Country-Rock, Craggy And Effervescent","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122524935/122502513" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"122524935","mediaId":"122502513","title":"Dawes: Country-Rock, Craggy And Effervescent","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122524935/122502513" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122524935/122502513" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Monday <time datetime='2009-10-19'>October 19, 2009</time></h2> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 2000; 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With it, A Place to Bury Strangers returns rock to where it sometimes belongs: to the claustrophobic basement clubs where volume, sweat, passion and a couple of drinks make for an intoxicating world of their own.</a></p> </div> <article id="res113929178" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'In Your Heart' by A Place to Bury Strangers</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"113931015:113929178","available":true,"duration":0,"title":"\u0027In Your Heart\u0027 by A Place to Bury Strangers","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDA5LzEwLzIwMDkxMDE5X3NvdGRfaGVhcnQubXAzP2U9MTEzOTMxMDE1JnNjPXNpdGVwbGF5ZXI=","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2009\/10\/19\/113931015\/a-place-to-bury-strangers-loud-and-proud","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"113931015","mediaId":"113929178","title":"A Place To Bury Strangers: Loud And Proud","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/113931015/113929178" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"113931015","mediaId":"113929178","title":"A Place To Bury Strangers: Loud And Proud","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/113931015/113929178" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/113931015/113929178" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Wednesday <time datetime='2009-09-23'>September 23, 2009</time></h2> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 1000; --source-height: 563; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2009/09/23/113123051/tim-buckley-tingling-the-spine-and-the-brain"> <picture> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/firstlisten/2009/buckley/buckley2_wide-2ab30227a643c417742242346374e83fa60720f3.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/firstlisten/2009/buckley/buckley2_wide-2ab30227a643c417742242346374e83fa60720f3.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/firstlisten/2009/buckley/buckley2_wide-2ab30227a643c417742242346374e83fa60720f3.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/firstlisten/2009/buckley/buckley2_wide-2ab30227a643c417742242346374e83fa60720f3.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/firstlisten/2009/buckley/buckley2_wide-2ab30227a643c417742242346374e83fa60720f3.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/firstlisten/2009/buckley/buckley2_wide-2ab30227a643c417742242346374e83fa60720f3.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/firstlisten/2009/buckley/buckley2_wide-2ab30227a643c417742242346374e83fa60720f3.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/firstlisten/2009/buckley/buckley2_wide-2ab30227a643c417742242346374e83fa60720f3.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/music/firstlisten/2009/buckley/buckley2_wide-2ab30227a643c417742242346374e83fa60720f3.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Tim Buckley: Tingling The Spine And The Brain" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> </div> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> courtesy of the artist </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> Review </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/4703895/song-of-the-day">Song Of The Day</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2009/09/23/113123051/tim-buckley-tingling-the-spine-and-the-brain" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"david-browne","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2009\/09\/23\/113123051\/tim-buckley-tingling-the-spine-and-the-brain","clickPosition":"2.9"}' >Tim Buckley: Tingling The Spine And The Brain</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2009/09/23/113123051/tim-buckley-tingling-the-spine-and-the-brain"><time datetime="2009-09-23"><span class="date">September 23, 2009  </span></time>On a pivotal night in March 1967, Buckley brought along a clutch of new material he was about to record for his expansive second album, <em>Goodbye and Hello</em>. One of those songs, "Troubadour," never made it to the finished record, but it's indicative of the ways in which Buckley was already pushing the limits of so-called folk-rock.</a></p> </div> <article id="res113118865" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'Troubadour' by Tim Buckley</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"113123051:113118865","available":true,"duration":0,"title":"\u0027Troubadour\u0027 by Tim Buckley","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDA5LzA5LzIwMDkwOTIzX3NvdGRfdHJvdWJhZG91ci5tcDM\/ZT0xMTMxMjMwNTEmc2M9c2l0ZXBsYXllcg==","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2009\/09\/23\/113123051\/tim-buckley-tingling-the-spine-and-the-brain","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"113123051","mediaId":"113118865","title":"Tim Buckley: Tingling The Spine And The Brain","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/113123051/113118865" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"113123051","mediaId":"113118865","title":"Tim Buckley: Tingling The Spine And The Brain","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/113123051/113118865" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/113123051/113118865" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Wednesday <time datetime='2009-08-12'>August 12, 2009</time></h2> <article class="item no-image has-audio"> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> Review </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/4703895/song-of-the-day">Song Of The Day</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2009/08/12/104086728/camera-obscura-cynical-but-sweet" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"david-browne","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2009\/08\/12\/104086728\/camera-obscura-cynical-but-sweet","clickPosition":"2.10"}' >Camera Obscura: Cynical But Sweet</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2009/08/12/104086728/camera-obscura-cynical-but-sweet"><time datetime="2009-08-12"><span class="date">August 12, 2009  </span></time>In jaded times, getting swept off one's feet isn't what it used to be. Tracyanne Campbell, lead singer of Glasgow's Camera Obscura, seems to know this better than anyone. But "French Navy" is such a rush, emotionally and musically, that it's the farthest thing from gloomy.</a></p> </div> <article id="res104085994" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'French Navy' by Camera Obscura</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"104086728:104085994","available":true,"duration":0,"title":"\u0027French Navy\u0027 by Camera Obscura","audioUrl":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/sotd\/2009\/05\/20090513_sotd_frenchnavy.mp3?e=104086728&sc=siteplayer","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2009\/08\/12\/104086728\/camera-obscura-cynical-but-sweet","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> <a class="audio-module-listen" href="https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/sotd/2009/05/20090513_sotd_frenchnavy.mp3?e=104086728&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer"> <b class="audio-module-listen-inner"> <b class="audio-module-listen-icon icn-play"></b> <b class="audio-module-listen-text"> <b class="audio-module-cta"> Listen </b> </b> </b> </a> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"104086728","mediaId":"104085994","title":"Camera Obscura: Cynical But Sweet","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-download"><a href="https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/sotd/2009/05/20090513_sotd_frenchnavy.mp3?e=104086728&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_download","storyId":"104086728","mediaId":"104085994","title":"Camera Obscura: Cynical But Sweet","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="icn-download"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Download</b></a> </li> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104086728/104085994" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"104086728","mediaId":"104085994","title":"Camera Obscura: Cynical But Sweet","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104086728/104085994" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104086728/104085994" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Tuesday <time datetime='2009-08-11'>August 11, 2009</time></h2> <article class="item no-image has-audio"> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> Review </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/4703895/song-of-the-day">Song Of The Day</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2009/08/11/111777319/maia-sharp-a-protest-song-against-change" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"david-browne","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2009\/08\/11\/111777319\/maia-sharp-a-protest-song-against-change","clickPosition":"2.11"}' >Maia Sharp: A Protest Song Against Change</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2009/08/11/111777319/maia-sharp-a-protest-song-against-change"><time datetime="2009-08-11"><span class="date">August 11, 2009  </span></time>"Death by Perfection" breaks little musical ground. Sharp's warm, honeyed voice recalls Bonnie Raitt's, and her producer, Don Was, mines the comfortable adult-rock groove he's used with many artists before. Raitt herself, in lovely vocal form, even pops up for a cameo.</a></p> </div> <article id="res111773196" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'Death by Perfection' by Maia Sharp</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"111777319:111773196","available":true,"duration":0,"title":"\u0027Death by Perfection\u0027 by Maia Sharp","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDA5LzA4LzIwMDkwODExX3NvdGRfZGVhdGhieXBlcmZlY3Rpb24ubXAzP2U9MTExNzc3MzE5JnNjPXNpdGVwbGF5ZXI=","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2009\/08\/11\/111777319\/maia-sharp-a-protest-song-against-change","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"111777319","mediaId":"111773196","title":"Maia Sharp: A Protest Song Against Change","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111777319/111773196" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"111777319","mediaId":"111773196","title":"Maia Sharp: A Protest Song Against Change","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111777319/111773196" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111777319/111773196" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Tuesday <time datetime='2009-08-04'>August 4, 2009</time></h2> <article class="item no-image has-audio"> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> Review </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/4703895/song-of-the-day">Song Of The Day</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2009/08/04/111535873/three-fantastic-a-hot-pop-apocalypse" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"david-browne","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2009\/08\/04\/111535873\/three-fantastic-a-hot-pop-apocalypse","clickPosition":"2.12"}' >Three Fantastic: A 'Hot' Pop Apocalypse</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2009/08/04/111535873/three-fantastic-a-hot-pop-apocalypse"><time datetime="2009-08-04"><span class="date">August 4, 2009  </span></time>As Three Fantastic's "Hot Summer Day" revs up, the band unleashes a litany of environmental disasters: Trees burn to cinders and oceans boil; even the air conditioners are at loose ends. In other words, this is a warm-weather ode to global warming.</a></p> </div> <article id="res111535830" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'Hot Summer Day' by Three Fantastic</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"111535873:111535830","available":true,"duration":0,"title":"\u0027Hot Summer Day\u0027 by Three Fantastic","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDA5LzA4LzIwMDkwODA0X3NvdGRfaG90c3VtbWVyZGF5Lm1wMz9lPTExMTUzNTg3MyZzYz1zaXRlcGxheWVy","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2009\/08\/04\/111535873\/three-fantastic-a-hot-pop-apocalypse","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"111535873","mediaId":"111535830","title":"Three Fantastic: A &#39;Hot&#39; Pop Apocalypse","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111535873/111535830" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"111535873","mediaId":"111535830","title":"Three Fantastic: A &#39;Hot&#39; Pop Apocalypse","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111535873/111535830" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111535873/111535830" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Monday <time datetime='2009-05-04'>May 4, 2009</time></h2> <article class="item no-image has-audio"> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> Review </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/4703895/song-of-the-day">Song Of The Day</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2009/05/04/103777663/charles-spearin-nursing-home-improv" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"david-browne","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2009\/05\/04\/103777663\/charles-spearin-nursing-home-improv","clickPosition":"2.13"}' >Charles Spearin: Nursing Home Improv</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2009/05/04/103777663/charles-spearin-nursing-home-improv"><time datetime="2009-05-04"><span class="date">May 4, 2009  </span></time>Over a period of months, Spearin recorded his neighbors in Toronto as they talked about their lives and counted their blessings. He then recorded music to accompany the voices, playing off the cadences and rhythms of their speaking voices. The result, heard in "Mrs. Morris," feels more like jazz than documentary.</a></p> </div> <article id="res103775043" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'Mrs. Morris' by Charles Spearin</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"103777663:103775043","available":true,"duration":0,"title":"\u0027Mrs. Morris\u0027 by Charles Spearin","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDA5LzA1LzIwMDkwNTA0X3NvdGRfbXJzbW9ycmlzLm1wMz9lPTEwMzc3NzY2MyZzYz1zaXRlcGxheWVy","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2009\/05\/04\/103777663\/charles-spearin-nursing-home-improv","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"103777663","mediaId":"103775043","title":"Charles Spearin: Nursing Home Improv","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103777663/103775043" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"103777663","mediaId":"103775043","title":"Charles Spearin: Nursing Home Improv","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103777663/103775043" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103777663/103775043" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Thursday <time datetime='2009-04-30'>April 30, 2009</time></h2> <article class="item no-image has-audio"> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> Review </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/4703895/song-of-the-day">Song Of The Day</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2009/04/30/103653131/the-wooden-birds-the-dark-side-of-quiet" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"david-browne","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2009\/04\/30\/103653131\/the-wooden-birds-the-dark-side-of-quiet","clickPosition":"2.14"}' >The Wooden Birds: The Dark Side Of Quiet</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2009/04/30/103653131/the-wooden-birds-the-dark-side-of-quiet"><time datetime="2009-04-30"><span class="date">April 30, 2009  </span></time>With The Wooden Birds' "Sugar," American Analog Set's Andrew Kenny gets quieter than usual. "Sugar" embodies his revamped, stripped-down approach: muted, unplugged, pretty. It feels a bit like a folkish Yo La Tengo outtake, but in this case, the lulling mood is also disquieting.</a></p> </div> <article id="res103651994" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'Sugar' by The Wooden Birds</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"103653131:103651994","available":true,"duration":0,"title":"\u0027Sugar\u0027 by The Wooden Birds","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDA5LzA0LzIwMDkwNDMwX3NvdGRfc3VnYXIubXAzP2U9MTAzNjUzMTMxJnNjPXNpdGVwbGF5ZXI=","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2009\/04\/30\/103653131\/the-wooden-birds-the-dark-side-of-quiet","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"103653131","mediaId":"103651994","title":"The Wooden Birds: The Dark Side Of Quiet","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103653131/103651994" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"103653131","mediaId":"103651994","title":"The Wooden Birds: The Dark Side Of Quiet","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103653131/103651994" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103653131/103651994" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Friday <time datetime='2009-04-03'>April 3, 2009</time></h2> <article class="item no-image has-audio"> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> Review </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/4703895/song-of-the-day">Song Of The Day</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2009/04/03/100333371/death-a-long-forgotten-rock-relic-reborn" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"david-browne","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2009\/04\/03\/100333371\/death-a-long-forgotten-rock-relic-reborn","clickPosition":"2.15"}' >Death: A Long-Forgotten Rock Relic, Reborn</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2009/04/03/100333371/death-a-long-forgotten-rock-relic-reborn"><time datetime="2009-04-03"><span class="date">April 3, 2009  </span></time>With its evocations of both the MC5 and Thin Lizzy, Death's "Keep on Knocking" sounds like it was cut 34 years ago. In fact, it was. From the opening power chords to bassist-singer Bobby Hackney's rushed, garbled vocal, the song has the harried, live-for-the-moment desperation that's always made for great rock 'n' roll.</a></p> </div> <article id="res100332352" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'Keep on Knocking' by Death</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"100333371:100332352","available":true,"duration":0,"title":"\u0027Keep on Knocking\u0027 by Death","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDA5LzAyLzIwMDkwMjA2X3NvdGRfa25vY2tpbmcubXAzP2U9MTAwMzMzMzcxJnNjPXNpdGVwbGF5ZXI=","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2009\/04\/03\/100333371\/death-a-long-forgotten-rock-relic-reborn","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"100333371","mediaId":"100332352","title":"Death: A Long-Forgotten Rock Relic, Reborn","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100333371/100332352" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"100333371","mediaId":"100332352","title":"Death: A Long-Forgotten Rock Relic, Reborn","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100333371/100332352" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100333371/100332352" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Friday <time datetime='2008-08-29'>August 29, 2008</time></h2> <article class="item no-image has-audio"> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> Review </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/4703895/song-of-the-day">Song Of The Day</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2008/08/29/90511054/lyrics-born-hip-hops-simple-pleasures" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"david-browne","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2008\/08\/29\/90511054\/lyrics-born-hip-hops-simple-pleasures","clickPosition":"2.16"}' >Lyrics Born: Hip-Hop's Simple Pleasures</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2008/08/29/90511054/lyrics-born-hip-hops-simple-pleasures"><time datetime="2008-08-29"><span class="date">August 29, 2008  </span></time>Lyrics Born, an indie rapper from San Francisco, recalls a time when hip-hop was almost invariably fun, brisk, and at least somewhat lighthearted. "I Like It, I Love It" speaks to a moment when hip-hop, pop, R&B, and a sing-along hook rolled together as one.</a></p> </div> <article id="res90495135" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'I Like It, I Love It' by Lyrics Born</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"90511054:90495135","available":true,"duration":0,"title":"\u0027I Like It, I Love It\u0027 by Lyrics Born","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDA4LzA1LzIwMDgwNTE2X3NvdGRfaWxpa2VpdGlsb3ZlaXQubXAzP2U9OTA1MTEwNTQmc2M9c2l0ZXBsYXllcg==","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2008\/08\/29\/90511054\/lyrics-born-hip-hops-simple-pleasures","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"90511054","mediaId":"90495135","title":"Lyrics Born: Hip-Hop&#39;s Simple Pleasures","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90511054/90495135" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"90511054","mediaId":"90495135","title":"Lyrics Born: Hip-Hop&#39;s Simple Pleasures","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90511054/90495135" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90511054/90495135" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Wednesday <time datetime='2008-07-02'>July 2, 2008</time></h2> <article class="item no-image has-audio"> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> Review </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/4703895/song-of-the-day">Song Of The Day</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2008/07/02/91984551/hayden-proves-worthy-of-rediscovery" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"david-browne","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2008\/07\/02\/91984551\/hayden-proves-worthy-of-rediscovery","clickPosition":"2.17"}' >Hayden Proves 'Worthy' of Rediscovery</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2008/07/02/91984551/hayden-proves-worthy-of-rediscovery"><time datetime="2008-07-02"><span class="date">July 2, 2008  </span></time>Hayden's "Worthy of Your Esteem" demonstrates why the singer-songwriter was never meant to be a Beck-level star. The arrangement is pure bedroom-tapes quality, and he still sings in an unassuming, plaintive voice that approaches a mumble. Still, the song is a nuanced beauty.</a></p> </div> <article id="res91963679" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'Worthy of Your Esteem' by Hayden</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"91984551:91963679","available":true,"duration":0,"title":"\u0027Worthy of Your Esteem\u0027 by Hayden","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDA4LzA2LzIwMDgwNjMwX3NvdGRfZXN0ZWVtLm1wMz9lPTkxOTg0NTUxJnNjPXNpdGVwbGF5ZXI=","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2008\/07\/02\/91984551\/hayden-proves-worthy-of-rediscovery","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"91984551","mediaId":"91963679","title":"Hayden Proves &#39;Worthy&#39; of Rediscovery","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91984551/91963679" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"91984551","mediaId":"91963679","title":"Hayden Proves &#39;Worthy&#39; of Rediscovery","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91984551/91963679" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91984551/91963679" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Tuesday <time datetime='2008-05-06'>May 6, 2008</time></h2> <article class="item no-image has-audio"> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> Review </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/4703895/song-of-the-day">Song Of The Day</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2008/05/06/90219511/kathleen-edwards-of-fogerty-and-fat-elvis" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"david-browne","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2008\/05\/06\/90219511\/kathleen-edwards-of-fogerty-and-fat-elvis","clickPosition":"2.18"}' >Kathleen Edwards: Of Fogerty and Fat Elvis</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2008/05/06/90219511/kathleen-edwards-of-fogerty-and-fat-elvis"><time datetime="2008-05-06"><span class="date">May 6, 2008  </span></time>All it takes is a single line to make you fall in love with Kathleen Edwards' "I Make the Dough, You Get the Glory." Canada's answer to Lucinda Williams is reminiscing about her days banging out cover songs in bars, when she hits a perfect line in the chorus: "You're cool and cred like Fogerty / I'm Elvis Presley in the '70s."</a></p> </div> <article id="res90215893" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'I Make the Dough, You Get the Glory' by Kathleen Edwards</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"90219511:90215893","available":true,"duration":0,"title":"\u0027I Make the Dough, You Get the Glory\u0027 by Kathleen Edwards","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDA4LzA1LzIwMDgwNTA2X3NvdGRfaW1ha2V0aGVkb3VnaC5tcDM\/ZT05MDIxOTUxMSZzYz1zaXRlcGxheWVy","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2008\/05\/06\/90219511\/kathleen-edwards-of-fogerty-and-fat-elvis","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"90219511","mediaId":"90215893","title":"Kathleen Edwards: Of Fogerty and Fat Elvis","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90219511/90215893" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"90219511","mediaId":"90215893","title":"Kathleen Edwards: Of Fogerty and Fat Elvis","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90219511/90215893" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90219511/90215893" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Thursday <time datetime='2008-03-20'>March 20, 2008</time></h2> <article class="item no-image has-audio"> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> Review </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/4703895/song-of-the-day">Song Of The Day</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2008/03/20/88664140/shelby-bryant-brings-a-music-box-to-life" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"david-browne","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2008\/03\/20\/88664140\/shelby-bryant-brings-a-music-box-to-life","clickPosition":"2.19"}' >Shelby Bryant Brings a Music Box to Life</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2008/03/20/88664140/shelby-bryant-brings-a-music-box-to-life"><time datetime="2008-03-20"><span class="date">March 20, 2008  </span></time>Bryant's "Wound by a Key" carries on two long-standing pop traditions: songs narrated by music-box figurines and songs featuring kiddie choirs. If Saturn had a lounge band, it might play a song like "Wound by a Key."</a></p> </div> <article id="res88663846" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'Wound by a Key' by Shelby Bryant</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"88664140:88663846","available":true,"duration":0,"title":"\u0027Wound by a Key\u0027 by Shelby Bryant","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDA4LzAzLzIwMDgwMzIwX3NvdGRfd291bmRieWFrZXkubXAzP2U9ODg2NjQxNDAmc2M9c2l0ZXBsYXllcg==","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2008\/03\/20\/88664140\/shelby-bryant-brings-a-music-box-to-life","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"88664140","mediaId":"88663846","title":"Shelby Bryant Brings a Music Box to Life","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88664140/88663846" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"88664140","mediaId":"88663846","title":"Shelby Bryant Brings a Music Box to Life","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88664140/88663846" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88664140/88663846" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Monday <time datetime='2008-03-03'>March 3, 2008</time></h2> <article class="item no-image has-audio"> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> Review </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/4703895/song-of-the-day">Song Of The Day</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2008/03/03/87854712/idle-hands-and-the-hammer-of-the-gods" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"david-browne","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2008\/03\/03\/87854712\/idle-hands-and-the-hammer-of-the-gods","clickPosition":"2.20"}' >'Idle Hands' and the Hammer of the Gods</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2008/03/03/87854712/idle-hands-and-the-hammer-of-the-gods"><time datetime="2008-03-03"><span class="date">March 3, 2008  </span></time>The reverberating, echo-driven chant that opens The Gutter Twins' "Idle Hands" sounds as if it were written to rev up a stadium crowd. From there, the song shifts into a metallic stomp, complete with swooping strings and singer Mark Lanegan's dark-lord delivery.</a></p> </div> <article id="res87853985" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">'Idle Hands' by The Gutter Twins</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"87854712:87853985","available":true,"duration":0,"title":"\u0027Idle Hands\u0027 by The Gutter Twins","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmRlbWFuZC5ucHIub3JnL2Fub24ubnByLW1wMy9ucHIvc290ZC8yMDA4LzAzLzIwMDgwMzAzX3NvdGRfaWRsZWhhbmRzLm1wMz9lPTg3ODU0NzEyJnNjPXNpdGVwbGF5ZXI=","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2008\/03\/03\/87854712\/idle-hands-and-the-hammer-of-the-gods","slug":"song of the day","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"87854712","mediaId":"87853985","title":"&#39;Idle Hands&#39; and the Hammer of the Gods","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87854712/87853985" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"87854712","mediaId":"87853985","title":"&#39;Idle Hands&#39; and the Hammer of the Gods","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87854712/87853985" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87854712/87853985" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Monday <time datetime='2007-12-17'>December 17, 2007</time></h2> <article class="item no-image has-audio"> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> Review </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/4703895/song-of-the-day">Song Of The Day</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2007/12/17/15279377/around-the-world-with-beirut" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"david-browne","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2007\/12\/17\/15279377\/around-the-world-with-beirut","clickPosition":"2.21"}' >Around the World with Beirut</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2007/12/17/15279377/around-the-world-with-beirut"><time datetime="2007-12-17"><span class="date">December 17, 2007  </span></time>The organ riff that opens Beirut's "Nantes" sounds like a setup for a variation on modern garage rock. 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