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New Mix: Toro Y Moi, Courtney Barnett, Pops Staples, More

By Bob Boilen,
Robin Hilton
Published February 3, 2015 at 1:10 PM EST
Clockwise from upper left: Courtney Barnett, Pops Staples, Toro Y Moi, Other Lives
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Clockwise from upper left: Courtney Barnett, Pops Staples, Toro Y Moi, Other Lives

This week on All Songs Considered, we start the show with new music Bob's been waiting for two years to hear: the great first single from Courtney Barnett's debut full-length album. Don't miss the video for "Pedestrian at Best" off her album Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit.

Also on the show: Chaz Bundick is back with a Toro Y Moi track that's all '70s-flavored electro-disco dance jam. We also share the last recordings of Pops Staples, which he gave to his daughter Mavis before his death in 2000. NPR Music contributor Katie Presley offers a cut from the loud-and-proud Texas punk party band Purple, Robin takes the show for an acoustic turn with the Brooklyn trio Howard, which leads into Bob's selection of a new song by Other Lives called "Reconfiguration," from the band's upcoming album Rituals.

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    In 1988, a determined Bob Boilen started showing up on NPR's doorstep every day, looking for a way to contribute his skills in music and broadcasting to the network. His persistence paid off, and within a few weeks he was hired, on a temporary basis, to work for All Things Considered. Less than a year later, Boilen was directing the show and continued to do so for the next 18 years.
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    Robin Hilton is a producer and co-host of the popular NPR Music show All Songs Considered.
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