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Suitably recorded in the kitchen, this Tiny Desk Contest entry celebrates the romantic intimacy of sharing meals and underlies the mortifying vulnerability of courtship.

Two car bombs explode outside a military base west of Baghdad, wounding American and Iraqi troops. U.S. officials say September has set a record for car bombings, with 30 so far. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Kurt Neumann and Sam Llanas of The BoDeans sit down to give an interview and play songs from their new album, Still. The band is probably best known for performing the theme song to the '90s TV drama Party of Five: "Closer to Free."

Canadian twin sisters Tegan and Sara Quin began performing together at an early age, moving from high-school punk bands to widespread exposure for their pop-informed folk-punk sound. Hear Tegan and Sara perform a concert from WXPN and World Café Live in Philadelphia.

"Beings of Light" plays like an alternate soundtrack to Lord of the Rings sung by the elf queen Galadriel.

On Fragrant World, the band adopts a sparser sound. Hear Yeasayer perform live in the studio.

The experimental shoegaze band submerges Douglas Dulgarian's vocals under a Jenga tower of noise that threatens to topple.

The typically brooding band makes a pummeling, shoegaze-y love song.

On the synth-heavy first single from Mega Bog's forthcoming album, Erin Birgy embraces all of her contradictions, becoming an undeniable force.

The NPR Music production assistant shares her favorite songs of 2022.