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Big Thief offers a glimpse at the power and wonder of creation (opens the original)
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At the Ryman Auditorium last weekend, the beloved indie band Big Thief took a risk. At first this seemed like a challenge to its audience, who'd purchased tickets to Saturday and Sunday's shows thinking that they'd hear their favorite songs from the group's considerable catalog. Instead, Adrianne Lenker explained each night, they'd experience the live debut of Horsepower, a triple album that won't be released until sometime next year. This turned out to be a gift, a three-hour-long excursion int
Ann Powers (opens the original)
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Ann Powers is NPR Music's critic and correspondent. She writes for NPR.org and she can be heard on NPR's newsmagazines and music podcasts. One of the nation's most notable music critics, Powers has been writing for NPR Music since April 2011. Powers served as chief pop music critic at the Los Angeles Times from 2006 until she joined NPR. Prior to the Los Angeles Times, she was senior critic at Blender and senior curator at Experience Music Project. From 1997 to 2001 Powers was a pop critic at Th
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Ann Powers is NPR Music's critic and correspondent. She writes for NPR.org and she can be heard on NPR's newsmagazines and music podcasts. One of the nation's most notable music critics, Powers has been writing for NPR Music since April 2011. Powers served as chief pop music critic at the Los Angeles Times from 2006 until she joined NPR. Prior to the Los Angeles Times, she was senior critic at Blender and senior curator at Experience Music Project. From 1997 to 2001 Powers was a pop critic at Th
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Ann Powers is NPR Music's critic and correspondent. She writes for NPR.org and she can be heard on NPR's newsmagazines and music podcasts. One of the nation's most notable music critics, Powers has been writing for NPR Music since April 2011. Powers served as chief pop music critic at the Los Angeles Times from 2006 until she joined NPR. Prior to the Los Angeles Times, she was senior critic at Blender and senior curator at Experience Music Project. From 1997 to 2001 Powers was a pop critic at Th
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Ann Powers is NPR Music's critic and correspondent. She writes for NPR.org and she can be heard on NPR's newsmagazines and music podcasts. One of the nation's most notable music critics, Powers has been writing for NPR Music since April 2011. Powers served as chief pop music critic at the Los Angeles Times from 2006 until she joined NPR. Prior to the Los Angeles Times, she was senior critic at Blender and senior curator at Experience Music Project. From 1997 to 2001 Powers was a pop critic at Th
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