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Julia Jacklin on her latest album, 'The Gem' (opens the original)
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Julia Jacklin was hard at work on a new album when she realized something. "And I would listen to it, and I would be, like, 'Technically, this is good, but I don't like it,'" Jacklin says. She could hear herself holding back. She found herself making choices based on what listeners might expect rather than what she actually wanted to make. So, she started over, became a boss in the recording studio, and she found the record she actually wanted to make. It's called The Gem. Her new record is name
Interpol gets experimental on ‘This Mirror Weighs a Ton’ (opens the original)
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For my money, Interpol has one of the most distinct sounds in indie rock. When I hear an Interpol song, I immediately know it’s them. The angular guitars, the pulsing rhythm section and, of course, lead singer Paul Banks’ moody delivery. They’re all hallmarks of the band’s sound since its landmark debut, Turn on the Bright Lights. But something interesting happened when I listened to Interpol’s new album, This Mirror Weighs a Ton. There are unfamiliar moments, sounds and arrangements. There are
Devon Gilfillian’s Philly Anthem yearns for hope and perseverance (opens the original)
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The fifth song in our Philly Anthems project is out now, and in it WXPN favorite Devon Gilfillian gives his response to the prompt of ”what does independence mean today?” The Delco-born musician debuted his Philly Anthem song, “Ways to Go,” Friday during his set at XPoNential Music Festival to much fanfare from the crowd. The track is a message of hope for the future, and a call to persevere through what Gilfillian described as “polarizing times.” “‘Ways To Go’ is a song about what I hope for th
Sylvan Esso are finding ways to laugh among the doom - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart (opens the original)
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Sometimes, you can’t help but laugh, even when times are tough. For Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, the duo behind Sylvan Esso, humor has become an increasingly important part of the band’s DNA over the years. “Being able to laugh or poke fun at something with other people who are also in the doom with you is such a necessary part of the emotional arc,” Sanborn says. Today, Meath and Sanborn join World Cafe to talk about how humor, community and experimentation shaped their latest album, Ow ∞. It
Watch the 2026 AmericanaFest Day Stage live - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart (opens the original)
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The Americana Music Association’s AmericanaFest starts this week in Nashville. Once again, World Cafe is partnering with our friends at Roots Radio WMOT in Nashville, NPR Music and Nashville PBS and to present the AmericanaFest Day Stage performances Wednesday through Friday. “We’re excited to be partnering once again with World Cafe affiliate WMOT and the Americana Music Association for the ninth annual AmericanaFest Day Stage. The lineup this year reflects a broad range of musical styles that
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