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A genre-bending indie-rock band with a bluesy twang and country-fried riffs, Blitzen Trapper wears its influences proudly. The group's latest album, Furr, has been a favorite of critics, who've placed it on many "Best of 2008" lists.

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, the fourth studio album by French rock band Phoenix, has appeared on many critics' best of the year lists, thanks to its infectious pop hooks and '70s disco grooves. The group has been called "Rock's Great French Hope" by Rolling Stone magazine. Thomas Mars and Laurent Brancowitz of Phoenix talk about their music and the album's title, which Brancowitz says his mother apparently didn't like.

Jenny Toomey came out of Georgetown with a degree in philosophy and a punk rock band. She's also pressing the FCC to create more access on local radio stations for independent musicians. NPR's Neda Ulaby profiles Toomey.

The band creates a surreal atmosphere at the Tiny Desk, reimagining the sonically adventurous sounds of A Light for Attracting Attention.

In recording material for its new series of singles, the hard-rock duo worked with Beck, a mariachi band and a cover of a 1952 Patti Page song. Renee Montagne speaks with White Stripes frontman Jack White.

The historically languid band sounds like it's jumping out of its skin on the first single from its upcoming album, I See You.

The Southern California band's interpretation of the timeless bolero comes from an upcoming project that documents its return-to-roots trip to Mexico.

On Feb. 20, 2003, the band Great White was playing when pyrotechnics ignited flammable soundproofing foam. The nightclub was engulfed in flames — killing 100 people and injuring more than 200.

That didn't take long. Five months after Ruminations, the Bright Eyes singer will return with a companion piece called Salutations: a full-band version of the album, plus seven extra songs.

The band's Grammy-nominated cover of "The Sound of Silence" seems to come out of left field — until you learn where lead singer David Draiman first cut his teeth as a performer.