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Hi-Fi Latin Rhythms: featuring a tango compilation from outside the box
Why we featured a 10-track Argentine tango compilation we didn't make: the lost language of late-1950s hi-fi LPs, the difference between listening-tango and dancing-tango, and what 'Music of Passion' actually does to a dinner party that the algorithm can't.
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Foo Fighters at the Tiny Desk: a stadium band remembers a bedroom
Notes on the Foo Fighters' first NPR Tiny Desk concert — Dave Grohl and Pat Smear visibly enjoying themselves behind a desk, a five-song set that runs from a brand-new single to 'Everlong,' and what a band built for arenas sounds like when you take the arena away.
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Angine de Poitrine on KEXP: math rock in the cracks between notes
Notes on the masked Québécois duo's full performance on KEXP, recorded at Trans Musicales 2025 — what microtonal math rock actually sounds like, why two people in giant paper-mâché masks pulled 7.5 million views, and why we've kept Angine de Poitrine as a featured artist with no playlist slot.
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