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Fresh Picks: Raw blues return, posthumous 'Scratch' Perry, roots reggae

New music from The Black Keys, Kacey Musgraves, Mikaela Davis, Lee "Scratch" Perry & Mouse on Mars, White Fence, jeremy messersmith and Satya and a lookback at Burning Spear in '76.

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Fresh Picks: Trembling indie-rock, MN roots rocker, Giants (maybe?) return, Nyro smiles in '76

Malachy Koons, Dan Gannon, Heather Johnson, Andrew Dziengel, Jennifer Barr

The KAXE Music Team on new music from Friko, Joyann Parker, They Might Be Giants, Ana Tijoux, Swamp Dogg, and Rosali. Plus the Pick from '76 continues with Laura Nyro.

Artwork for eight albums and singles over a green blurred background.

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Fresh Picks: Carnival in Bahia, a junkyard in Duluth, Springsteen synthesized, '76 proto-punk

Kari Hedlund, Malachy Koons, Dan Gannon

The KAXE Music Team highlights new music from Jazz Is Dead, Junkyard Mule, Allison Russell, JJerome87, and Nation of Language. Plus our Pick from '76 is The Modern Lovers debut.

A collage of artwork for the new albums and singles.

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Fresh Picks: Community in the club, best of the desert, Tulsa sound of '76

Malachy Koons, Kari Hedlund, Dan Gannon

The KAXE Music Team shares new music from Arlo Parks, Bob Corritore, Joey Quiñones, Goodnight Moonshine, Feeding Leroy and Alabama Shakes. Plus, J.J. Cale's 1976 album Troubadour.

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Fresh Picks: Country soul, samba funk, alt-folk vignettes, Joan Armatrading in '76

The KAXE Music Team highlights music from Charley Crockett, Charlotte Cornfield, Jazz Is Dead, Jobi Riccio, Brother Wallace and Beth Orton. Plus, "Joan Armatrading" turns 50.

A collage of sqaures with artwork for 3 albums and 4 singles over a blurry black and white background. In the middle and largest square is black and white artwork of a woman with long hair. In a smaller square to the left is a green background with three emeralds. To the right is a blue and red frame of four people in black and white. In even smaller squares are the front of a post card, a group of musicians in a truck bed, a woman and a longhorned cow, and a woman kneeling against a black backdrop.

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Fresh Picks: Showstopping vocals, Rock 'n' Roll University, soul jazz, Bowie in '76

Malachy Koons, Dan Gannon, Andrew Dziengel

The KAXE Music Team highlights music from Makthaverskan, The Outfit, Parlor Greens, Kacey Musgraves, Kelsey Lu, John R. Miller and André Tanker. Plus 50 years of Bowie.

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Fresh Picks: Future soul, Afropop, timeless Americana, higher vibrations, martini music and more

Kari Hedlund, Malachy Koons, Andrew Dziengel

The KAXE Music Team highlights new releases from Tedeschi Trucks Band, Bill Callahan, Ireke, The Montvales, Irreversible Entanglements, Widowspeak, and Emanuela Hutter.

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Fresh Picks: True rebel music, sweet and gritty country, a songwriter steps out and jazz-punk fusion

Kari Hedlund, Malachy Koons, Dan Gannon

The KAXE Music Team highlights new music from Tinariwen, Cat Clyde, Morgan Nagler, Jalen Ngonda, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Julianna Riolino, Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis.

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Fresh Picks: Appalachian country, Canadian-Haitian jazz, MN cosmic rock, Swedish R&B and folk

Kari Hedlund, Malachy Koons, Dan Gannon

The KAXE Music Team highlights new music from Brit Taylor, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Rich Mattson and the Northstars, waterbaby, José González, Dua Saleh, and Ages and Ages.

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Fresh Picks: Rambling folk-rock, psychedelic cumbia, electro spacious indie rock and a Guy Clark cover

Kari Hedlund, Malachy Koons, Dan Gannon

The KAXE Music Team highlights new music from Buck Meek, Lala Lala, Mariachi El Bronx, The Womack Sisters, Margo Price, Valerie June, Bella Litsa, Anjimile, and Mexican Institute of Sound with Meridian Brothers.