As the year comes to a close, All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton join NPR Music editors Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson to reflect on the best music of 2014.
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The silhouettes of Zoë Randell and Steve Hasset, in a video for the duo's song "Tangled Heart."Courtesy of the artisthide caption
Sleater-Kinney's Janet Weiss (left), Carrie Brownstein (center) and Corin Tucker (right) join All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton to discuss new album No Cities To Love.
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Guest Quizmaster Brandon Barnes of Rise Against performs with the rest of the band at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater in Boca Raton, Florida.
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The impressively sleeved Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee takes years of disappointment, frustration and unchecked rage out on a helpless drum kit.
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Adolphe Sax's invention has found its way into many styles of music. Here, Clarence Clemons plays the tenor sax with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in Lexington, Ky., in 1984.
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