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May 1, 2015

07:36

Nellie McKay Celebrates The '60s With 'My Weekly Reader'

McKay's new album My Weekly Reader is a collection of covers of songs made famous in the 1960s. The range of material is wide — from the Beatles' "If I Fell" to Frank Zappa's "Hungry Freaks, Daddy."

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April 27, 2015

07:00

Alabama Shakes Opens New Territory On 'Sound & Color'

Over the course of Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes messes with what had already, after its first album, become its signature sound. Fresh Air rock critic Ken Tucker has this review.

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April 23, 2015

08:00

Dwight Yoakam's 'Second Hand Heart' Is First Class

Fresh Air rock critic Ken Tucker says the album is one of Yoakam's most stylistically diverse.

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