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Current Show: Episode 69

From: September 14, 2004

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Featured: Björk

Experimental folk-tronic from CocoRosie
Canadian country-rockers The Sadies
Brother and sister duo The Fiery Furnaces
Thumbpicking wizard Eddie Pennington
Swedish folk from Peter Puma Hedlund
Light and delicate, lo-fi pop from Mirah
songs featured in this episode


Bjork rarely conforms to expectations for even the most experimental music. Medulla is her most challenging album to date.


Featured: Björk

CD: Medulla
Song: "Oceania"
Label: Elektra

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CocoRosie are sisters Bianca and Sierra Casady, make quirky, playful tunes with sweet harmonies. They recorded this album while living in Paris.


CocoRosie

CD: La Maison de mon Reve
Song: "Terrible Angels"
Label: Touch and Go

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The Sadies are fronted by Canadian brothers Dallas and Travis Good, with a blend of traditional country, surfer music and garage rock.


The Sadies

CD: Favourite Colours
Song: "Translucent Sparrow"
Label: Yep Roc

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From a musical family in Illinois, Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger make wildly experimental, unpredictable and challenging music with a mix of pop melodies folk rock and plenty of wordplay.


The Fiery Furnaces

CD: Blueberry Boat
Song: "Chris Michaels"
Label: Rough Trade

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Eddie Pennington is a master of thumbpicking, a style of guitar playing pioneered by Merle Travis in Kentucky.


Eddie Pennington

CD: Walks the Strings... And Even Sings
Song: "John's Smoke Turns Blue"
Label: Smithsonian Folkways

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Peter Puma Hedlund plays what's known as nyckelharpa. First created about 600 years ago, it's shaped like an elongated violin with multiple strings and keys used to press the frets.


Peter Puma Hedlund

CD: Vägen
Song: "Älgmarschen"
Label: RPM Music

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Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn is the daughter of artistic parents from Olympia, Washington and sings with what some have called the "sexiest" voice in rock.


Mirah

CD: C'mon Miracle
Song: "We're Both So Sorry"
Label: K Records

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