The singer-songwriter and Talking Heads frontman presents some of his favorite holiday music — including songs by The Pogues, James Brown, LCD Soundsystem and Paul Simon.
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The 10 best jazz albums of 2023
The best jazz albums of the year feel supercharged with the spirit of discovery, but also offer revelations — both comforting and challenging — the deeper you dig.
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Poll results: Listeners pick their favorite albums of 2023
There was one overwhelming favorite album that topped this year’s All Songs Considered listener poll, and it wasn’t even close.
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Scarface: Tiny Desk Concert
The rapper’s performance radiates with his decadeslong passion as an emcee and producer.
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Opinion: In Chicago, Malört is a tradition
NPR’s Scott Simon talks about Malört, a subjectively foul-tasting spirit beloved by Chicagoans who like to prove how impervious they are to good taste.
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Cats play fetch, too — as long as they’re in control, a study finds
A new study showed that cats fetched objects instinctively, in the absence of overt training. Fetching is defined as when the animal retrieves an object that’s thrown.
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At a crossroads, PJ Harvey went back home to rekindle her imagination
The English alt-rock star talks about writing in the Dorset dialect of her childhood home on her new album, I Inside the Old Year Dying, plus she performs live with a special guitar.
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Gen Z is suddenly obsessed with Snoopy — and not just because he’s cute
Gen Z is feeling the love for Snoopy, who is flying off store shelves and going viral on TikTok. Here’s why teens and twenty-somethings are newly obsessed (not that there has to be a reason).
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Pianist Christian Sands shares his ‘Christmas Stories’ for the holidays
Pianist Christian Sands shares music from his new record, Christmas Stories. We’ll hear tales of his childhood in snowy Connecticut, the ultimate Christmas party music and an exclusive song.
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Migrant surge, homelessness testing Denver’s new mayor
Mike Johnston campaigned on ending homelessness in Denver. But tens of thousands of migrants arriving in the city in the last year is making that promise harder to keep.
