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Karen O's Intimate, Unpolished Solo Debut

September 10, 2014 • The Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman follows her Oscar-nominated contribution to the Her soundtrack with Crush Songs, a collection of stripped-down recordings that take their tone from the album's name.

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All Songs Considered

New Mix: Karen O Goes Solo, Lowell, Meatbodies, Bellows, More

September 9, 2014 • On this week's All Songs Considered we share surprising solo music from Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O, the warped garage rock of Meatbodies and several new discoveries including Sweden's Amason.

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All Songs Considered

Thanksgiving Edition: Songs About Your Family

November 26, 2013 • What song better describes Thanksgiving with your family: "Highway To Hell" or "All You Need Is Love?" On this edition of All Songs Considered we share your submissions of songs that remind you of your families.

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs On Love Songs, New York And Transforming On Stage

April 14, 2013 • Ten years after the trio's debut album, singer Karen O says she and her bandmates are still shy in conversation. But when they perform together, "it's explosive."

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SXSW: Live From Austin

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Live In Concert

April 11, 2013 • Karen O, Nick Zinner and Brian Chase's performance at NPR Music's SXSW showcase was the band's only appearance at this year's festival.

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All Songs Considered

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Added To NPR Music's SXSW Showcase

February 13, 2013 • The band will perform new songs from its upcoming album, Mosquito, live from Austin, Texas, on March 13. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will also appear on our official SXSW showcase, which will be broadcast live on NPR stations and streamed as a video webcast at NPR Music.

All Songs Considered Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2009

December 7, 2009 • We could tell early on that 2009 was going to be an outstanding year for music. Bands such as Animal Collective, Andrew Bird, Bon Iver and Antony and the Johnsons all released new albums, and that was just in January. By the time we posted our online ballot to vote for the year's best music, we had a dizzying array of albums and artists from which to choose. Here are the top 25, as selected by All Songs Considered listeners.

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Listeners Pick The Year's Best Music (So Far)

July 27, 2009 • NPR listeners cast thousands of votes for the year's best music (so far) and kept the race tight. In the end, Animal Collective edged out every other artist in both the Best Album category, and for Best Song. Artists like Grizzly Bear, The Decemberists and Neko Case weren't far behind. One thing was clear: 2009 has been one of the strongest years for new music in recent memory.

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Live in Concert

Yeah Yeah Yeahs In Concert

April 3, 2006 • The audaciously offbeat New York trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs has just released what some critics are calling the years best rock album. Hear the band in a full concert, recorded live from Washington, D.C.

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Arts & Life

Yeah Yeah Yeahs: 'Show Your Bones'

March 28, 2006 • Music critic Christian Hoard reviews Show Your Bones, the new album by the rock group the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the follow-up to their wildly successful debut, 2003's Fever to Tell.

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