Studio Sessions

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Morning RitualMay 17, 2013

The Portland group plays music from their beautiful and varied debut release, The Clear Blue Pearl. Watch the performance, listen to the interview, and download a free song.

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Radiation CityMay 16, 2013

The Portland quintet plays songs from their newly-released sophomore record Animals in the Median, an effort that finds them perfecting and expanding the indie-bossa-soul sound they introduced on their 2011 debut.

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PhosphorescentApril 8, 2013

Matthew Houck brings new songs from his band's recent Muchacho release into our studios, peeling away the atmospheric layers and textures to reveal the record's emotional core.

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LowApril 5, 2013

We caught up with the Minnesota veterans at Mississippi Studios as they played songs from their 10th and latest release, The Invisible Way, and talked about their 20th anniversary as a band.

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Portland's 1939 EnsembleMarch 29, 2013

The Portland drums-vibes-noise duo joins us for a kinetic and mesmerizing performance of music from their new release, Howl & Bite. Watch the videos and download a song from the session.

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Josh RitterMarch 21, 2013

We joined the singer-songwriter and his band during their soundcheck recently at the Crystal Ballroom to hear songs from the new release The Beast in Its Tracks. Stream the entire set and download the version of "Hopeful" from the session.

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The Ruby SunsFebruary 15, 2013

So-Cal native, New Zealand-based Ryan McPhun stops by our studios with the latest arrangement of The Ruby Suns to play songs off their new record Christopher.

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Cody ChesnuTTFebruary 1, 2013

Cody ChesnuTT joins us in the studio for a performance featuring songs from his first release in a decade, Landing on a Hundred, including a stunning take on "Chips Down" with members of the PSU Orchestra.

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Unknown Mortal OrchestraJanuary 22, 2013

Portlander by way of New Zealand, Ruban Nielson stops by to play stripped down takes on songs from his band's new II.

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AanJanuary 18, 2013

The up and coming Portland quartet with the curious little name joins us just ahead of the release of their new single this week and a look ahead to a full-length debut later in the year.

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The Mountain GoatsDecember 16, 2012

We join The Mountain Goats for soundcheck at the Aladdin Theater as John Darnielle and the band are backed by horns for a set that includes songs from their latest release, Transcendental Youth.

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Studio Sessions

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