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New Mix: Six Musical Discoveries You Can't Miss

Clockwise from upper left: DeQn Sue, Briana Marela, Anna B Savage and cover art for Nao's <em>February 15</em> EP.
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Clockwise from upper left: DeQn Sue, Briana Marela, Anna B Savage and cover art for Nao's February 15 EP.

On this week's All Songs Considered, Bob is joined in the studio by NPR Music's Katie Presley and Jacob Ganz and the crew sets its sights on discovery. None of the musicians featured in this episode have ever been played on All Songs before — we set out to find artists aiming for different musical targets than we're used to. We found a piercing look at anxiety in the face of romantic revelation, an R&B/dance hybrid that spans more genres than it does minutes, an unflappable retort to unforgivable behavior and a song that sounds like the soundtrack to an '80s prom ... for ghosts. Nobody else is doing what these six artists are doing, and we can't wait to see where each of them goes from here.

LANGUAGE ADVISORY: Some of the songs included in this episode include profanity.

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Katie Presley
In 1988, a determined Bob Boilen started showing up on NPR's doorstep every day, looking for a way to contribute his skills in music and broadcasting to the network. His persistence paid off, and within a few weeks he was hired, on a temporary basis, to work for All Things Considered. Less than a year later, Boilen was directing the show and continued to do so for the next 18 years.
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