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Clockwise from top: Local Natives, IO Echo, Angel Olsen, cover art for Gospel Claws and The Who's Quadrophenia. (Courtesy of the artists)
This Week's Mix: Local Natives, The Who, Gospel Claws, More
by Robin Hilton
Nov 14, 2012 — On this edition of All Songs Considered hear a song from the album that helped convince host Bob Boilen to lift a 34 year-old ban on arena rock shows. We've also got some great new discoveries, including the ambient rock group IO Echo, and the mesmerizing singer Angel Olsen.Bob Boilen has had a ban on seeing arena rock shows for more than 30 years, but it may ending. He recently saw The Who at a mega-dome concert, performing one of Bob's favorite albums in its entirety. On this edition of All Songs Considered, hear a cut from that record and why Bob loves it so much.
Also on the show: Hear a cut from the upcoming Local Natives record, Hummingbird, the band's much-anticipated sophomore followup to 2010's Gorilla Manor. We've also got some fantastic new discoveries, including the ambient-rock group IO Echo, dreamy electronica from Blackbird Blackbird, and the mesmerizing voice of singer Angel Olsen. Plus we check back in with the Tempe, Ariz. band Gospel Claws, a group we first featured on All Songs Considered back in 2010.
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