beabadoobee, The Rolling Stones, Four Tet, more
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beabadoobee, The Rolling Stones, Four Tet, more

B1IntermediateJuly 14, 202645 min
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On her stellar new single, “Switchblade,” beabadoobee shreds ‘90s style. The Rolling Stones have still got it on their latest album, Foreign Tongues. And Four Tet surprises us with a new “wingdings” project. We’ve got all that and more as we share our picks for the best new songs of the week. NPR Music’s Sheldon Pearce joins host Robin Hilton. Featured artists and songs: (00:00) Intro (01:20) beabadoobee: “Switchblade” from Pylon (08:31) Bonobo & Arooj Aftab: “Fire on the Water” from Distance in Static (15:09) The Rolling Stones: “Ringing Hollow” from Foreign Tongues ...

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The last time Antonio Mays Sr. heard from his son, it was in a note the 16-year-old left in the family's garage. He told me he was gonna make me proud. Antonio Jr. left home to join a protest in Seattle. A week later, he was shot and killed there. I need some arrest made, justice for my son. Listen to We Keep Us Safe on the Embedded Podcast from NPR.

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possibly do uh reviews and writings of sheldon pierce sheldon hello robin this is where this is when you're supposed to say, no, come on, man. It's actually true, isn't it? Hey, hey, I don't want to lie to the people.

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