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4:29 pm
Tue July 10, 2012

Vote For The Albums Everyone Can Love, For July 10

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Originally published on Wed October 17, 2012 10:06 am

We continue our search this week for the top ten records everyone can love with a look back at last week's poll results.

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All Songs Considered
4:09 pm
Tue July 10, 2012

Dinosaur Jr. Returns, Metal From Baroness, Son Lux And More

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Clockwise from upper left: Dinosaur Jr., Victoria Bergsman of Taken By Trees, Baroness

Originally published on Wed July 11, 2012 8:57 am

On this week's All Songs Considered, listen to what happens when Robin takes a chance on an album based solely on its cover art, and when Bob brings on a surprise guest who makes our ears bleed.

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All Songs Considered Blog
3:47 pm
Tue July 10, 2012

Song Premiere: Taken By Trees, 'Dreams'

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Originally published on Wed July 11, 2012 3:54 pm

  • Dreams (Album Version)

If you don't know Taken by Trees, the solo project of Swedish singer Victoria Bergsman, then perhaps you're new to All Songs Considered. In 2009, Taken by Trees' made my year end top 10 list and then seemed to vanish. The album, East of Eden, was made in Pakistan but embodied American popular music in the way only a Scandinavian could do (as in so many cases, that meant "better").

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The Mix
1:29 pm
Tue July 10, 2012

The Mix: The Woody Guthrie Centennial

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Woody Guthrie would have turned 100 on July 14, 2012.

Originally published on Tue September 4, 2012 1:15 pm

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All Songs Considered Blog
1:25 pm
Tue July 10, 2012

How Doo-Wop Unlocks The New Album By Dirty Projectors

Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 7:46 pm

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