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World Cafe
1:11 pm
Wed August 29, 2012

THEESatisfaction On World Cafe

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THEESatisfaction.

Working in a subgenre somewhere between soul and rap, Stasia "Stas" Irons and Catherine "Cat" Harris-White form the avant-garde hip-hop duo THEESatisfaction. Based in Seattle, the young duo released its first album, awE naturalE, back in March.

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The Record
12:41 pm
Wed August 29, 2012

The Hits You Haven't Heard

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Gospel star Tamela Mann's album, Best Days, charted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 in its first week.

Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 6:16 pm

Thistle and Shamrock
10:48 am
Wed August 29, 2012

Thistle and Shamrock: A Broader Canvas

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Carreg Lafar

Follow the Celtic music trail to Cornwall, the Isle of Man, Galicia, Asturias, Wales and Brittany.

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All Songs Considered Blog
10:10 am
Wed August 29, 2012

Vote For The Albums Everyone Can Love, For Aug. 29

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Originally published on Wed October 17, 2012 9:59 am

Bob Boilen and I were out in Portland and Seattle last week on our summer listening party tour, so we didn't post a new poll of albums everyone can love. Fear not: To make up for the week off, this week we've got 40 albums for you. In the coming weeks we'll let you know which records have been doing the best and have some sort of runoff between the highest vote-getters to come up with a top ten we all can agree on (well, most of us, anyway).

Here's this week's double-size poll. Just tell us whether you love, don't love or haven't really heard each album.

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Mountain Stage
9:46 am
Wed August 29, 2012

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit On Mountain Stage

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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit on Mountain Stage.

The North Alabama rock band Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit makes its second appearance on Mountain Stage here. As a member of Drive-By Truckers for six years, Isbell was responsible for some of the band's most memorable work, including "Never Gonna Change" and "Outfit." Out on his own since 2007, Isbell has released three studio albums with his band The 400 Unit, the most recent being Here We Rest.

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