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8 Tracks: What was the Steve Albini sound? Almost everything

Artists like Superchunk, Neurosis, Pixies, Low, Mogwai and Joanna Newsom came to recording engineer Steve Albini when they had something righteous or defiant to proclaim. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty hide caption

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8 Tracks: What was the Steve Albini sound? Almost everything

If an artist was willing to confront their truths, Albini was ready to take them into the gaping maw. The recording engineer, who died last week, left an indelible mark on how we hear music.

New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Feb. 19

SG Lewis. His latest album, times, made our shortlist of the best new releases out on Feb. 19. Jack Bridgland/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Feb. 19

NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out on Feb. 19 include the disco euphoria of SG Lewis, soaring, instrumental rock from Mogwai, the Somali supergroup 4 Mars, Tash Sultana and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Feb. 19

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New Mix: St. Vincent, Mogwai, Benjamin Clementine, My Bubba And More

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New Mix: St. Vincent, Mogwai, Benjamin Clementine, My Bubba And More

This week's essential mix includes new music from the Scottish rock group Mogwai, a piano ballad from St. Vincent, an epic and emotional cut from British singer Benjamin Clementine and more.

New Mix: St. Vincent, Mogwai, Benjamin Clementine, My Bubba And More

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What's Composer Max Richter Listening To? Pretty Much Everything

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Deceptive Cadence

What's Composer Max Richter Listening To? Pretty Much Everything

The genre-busting composer, who believes in classical music's "multi-dimensional space," brings a strikingly diverse playlist with him for a relaxed session of spinning tunes and talking music.

What's Composer Max Richter Listening To? Pretty Much Everything

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Songs We Love: Mogwai, 'Bitterness Centrifuge'

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Songs We Love: Mogwai, 'Bitterness Centrifuge'

New music from the Scottish rock instrumentalists is familiarly cinematic, full of mountainous waves that build momentum more through patience than velocity.

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2006 Live Concert Highlights

It's been a busy year for live music on All Songs Considered. On this edition of All Songs Considered we look back at some of the highlights from our year in live music.

2006 Live Concert Highlights

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Scotland's Cosmic Rockers Mogwai in Concert

The Scottish quintet Mogwai serves up its own distinctive style of sprawling, sometimes hypnotic space rock. Hear the band showcase selections from its latest CD, Mr. Beast, in a concert.

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Pearl Jam, The Concretes, Django Reinhardt

Passionate hard rock from Pearl Jam; Seattle's next big act Mountain Con; A farewell release from Grandaddy; Sweden's colorful pop group The Concretes and more.

Pearl Jam, The Concretes, Django Reinhardt

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