Sunday, October 12, 2014

Subject: This Guy Probably Recorded A Song You Love




Watch R&B singer Jesse Boykins III perform in a Mardi Gras warehouse, meet the pop-punks of anarchy.

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All Songs Considered

This Guy Probably Recorded A Song You Love


Just this year, producer John Congleton has worked on records released by St. Vincent, Swans, Angel Olsen, Cloud Nothings and more. He tells All Songs Considered how he keeps his ears wide open.
Field Recordings

Jesse Boykins III Breaks It Down


Surrounded by unfinished and leftover Mardi Gras floats, Boykins pulls back the layers of his song "4 U 2 B Free," matching his performance to the exposed, vulnerable characters surrounding him.
Alt.Latino

New Cuban Hip-Hop Meets Old Cuban Soul


Alt.Latino takes a trip into the vault to remember Graciela, the Queen of Latin Jazz, but also showcases a great new Cuban jazz singer and rapper named La Dame Blanche.
The Record

The Pop-Punks Of Anarchy


The lovelorn underdogs that populate the band's debut album combat conformity in every way imaginable.
Favorite Sessions

KCRW Presents: Ty Segall


With the aid of fellow guitar slayer Mikal Cronin, the prolific California rocker performs "Manipulator," the pull-no-punches title song from his seventh solo album.