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Shane MacGowan, irascible frontman of The Pogues, has died at age 65

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Shane MacGowan, irascible frontman of The Pogues, has died at age 65

November 30, 2023 • Shane MacGowan was a famously hard-drinking but brilliant musician who shot to fame in the 1980s with the folk punk band The Pogues.

Shane MacGowan, irascible frontman of The Pogues, has died at age 65

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Robbie Robertson, guitarist for The Band and Bob Dylan, has died at 80

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Robbie Robertson, guitarist for The Band and Bob Dylan, has died at 80

August 9, 2023 • The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer helped write the blueprint for Americana music, with songwriting credits including "The Weight" and "Up on Cripple Creek."

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The Best Music Of 2022: NPR Staff Picks

NPR Music 2022 Staff Picks: Otis Hart

December 21, 2022 • The NPR Music deputy director shares his favorite albums and songs of 2022.

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Ye Vagabonds, 'Blue is the Eye'

February 15, 2022 • The Irish folk duo unveils its new album with a stirring lullaby.

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DJ Python, 'Angel'

February 1, 2022 • Drown out the news cycle with an epic slice of bath-bomb techno.

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Molly Nilsson, 'Pompeii'

January 18, 2022 • The Berlin-based goth-pop artist plumbs the tale of that ever-entwined couple buried in ash in Pompeii as a way into the concept of perpetual love.

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January 14, 2022 • This latest remix of the 2020 track might be the Trojan Horse we need to introduce amapiano, a spacious form of deep house music, to America.

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December 23, 2021 • Listen to one of the many highlights from Ghetts' Conflict of Interest.

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Liz Phair, 'Soberish'

December 21, 2021 • Almost 30 years after her breakthrough, Liz Phair is still writing songs worthy of a greatest hits album.

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The Best Music Of 2021: NPR Staff Picks

NPR Music 2021 Staff Picks: Otis Hart

December 16, 2021 • The NPR Music senior manager shares his favorite albums and songs of 2021.

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December 11, 2021 • From Jersey club to the U.K. underground, 2021's best electronic music looks like a complex melting pot of genre and history.

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October 4, 2021 • Every month, we ask the NPR Music staff: What's the one song you couldn't escape? What's the one album to which you'll return all year?

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July 20, 2021 • Listen to the South African producer's latest bliss transmission.

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Obituaries

Shane MacGowan, irascible frontman of The Pogues, has died at age 65

Shane MacGowan, irascible frontman of The Pogues, has died at age 65

Obituaries

Robbie Robertson, guitarist for The Band and Bob Dylan, has died at 80

The Best Music Of 2022: NPR Staff Picks

NPR Music 2022 Staff Picks: Otis Hart

#NowPlaying

Ye Vagabonds, 'Blue is the Eye'

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DJ Python, 'Angel'

#NowPlaying

Molly Nilsson, 'Pompeii'

#NowPlaying

Amaarae (feat. Kali Uchis, Moliy), 'SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY (Vigro Deep Amapiano Remix)'

#NowPlaying

Ghetts, 'No Mercy' (feat. Pa Salieu and BackRoad Gee)

#NowPlaying

Liz Phair, 'Soberish'

The Best Music Of 2021: NPR Staff Picks

NPR Music 2021 Staff Picks: Otis Hart

Best Music Of 2021

The Best Electronic Music of 2021

All Songs Considered

The Best Music of September: NPR Staff Picks

The Best Music of September: NPR Staff Picks

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Sun-El Musician, 'Portia's Chant'