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They Might Be Giants: Forty Years of Songs, and the Art of Keeping Things Interesting.

John Flansburgh says the one advantage of spending 40 years in a band is having an enormous collection of great songs to draw from. Ahead of They Might Be Giants’ two Dallas shows, he discusses their new album The World Is to Dig, the balance between humor and melody, and why keeping things unpredictable remains essential to the band.

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RIP MAGIC, GRUMPY AND BLIND YEO.

London four-piece RIP Magic tear through the boundaries of rock, electronic music and hip-hop on their wildly inventive debut album, Queens-based collective Grumpy combine irresistible alternative pop with deeply personal reflections on love, identity and belonging, and Cornwall’s Blind Yeo explore the meeting points of psychedelic rock, experimental folk and hypnotic improvisation on their absorbing debut record. 

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Ellis Piper: STILL FIGURING OUT NEW WAYS HOW TO BEST TO TELL THE STORY.

The singer-songwriter discusses the contrasting emotions running through Lovebird, the two space-inspired songs that followed, the difficulty of knowing when a recording is finished, and why stepping out of the studio and onto the stage is opening up new creative possibilities.

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Radiator Hospital’s Next Chapter Starts With a Four-Track Recorder.

Ahead of his appearance at Rubber Gloves in Denton, Sam Cook-Parrott discusses the end of his longtime band lineup, the making of Distorting Time, finding room for politics in deceptively simple pop songs, and why the ability to keep making records and touring still feels like success.

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Mildred Is Trying Not to Ruin a Good Thing.

With Fenceline finding an audience far beyond their original garage sessions, the band discuss their unusual four-songwriter dynamic, the humor and emotional complexity of everyday life, and protecting the friendships and spontaneity that brought the band together.

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Moon Darling’s Second Act Runs on Instinct.

Michael Julian had been sitting on a collection of Moon Darling songs until Eliza Karpel encouraged him to bring the project back to life. Now the pair discuss the creative partnership behind Hearts to Blame, their shared love of classic rock, disco and cinematic arrangements, the emotional instincts guiding their songwriting, and how their contrasting approaches to recording have helped shape a distinctly personal new chapter for the band.

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Sen Morimoto Is Finding More Possibilities in Doing a Little Less.

With their fourth album, Time Is On Your Side, Chicago musician Sen Morimoto gives their melodies room to breathe. We talk about trusting their ears, the pressure to turn a life into a promotional story, and making music videos with chewing gum, Silly Putty and a willingness to figure things out.

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