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Friday
Mike Hill (center) says Tombs won't have a prog-rock period, but that he wants a career trajectory akin to Swans and Neurosis. Jason Hellmann/Courtesy of Relapse Records hide caption
Hear "Silent World"
Thursday
David Bazan (right), with bassist Andy Fitts (middle) and drummer Alex Westcoat (left). JUCO hide caption
Hear 'Wolves At The Door'
Karen & Mike Wedding Song
Wednesday
Tuesday
Poly Styrene in 1978 — the same year X-Ray Spex's album Germ Free Adolescents came out. Falcon Stuart/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Saturday
Friday
With drums, woodwinds and brass, acoustic guitarist Cian Nugent's 24-minute "Sixes & Sevens" studies a soul in rapturous torrent. Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Hear "Sixes & Sevens"
Wednesday
For those who hope to one day see a video in which "Weird Al" Yankovic adopts many satirized Lady Gaga personas, all's well that ends well. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bon Iver's Justin Vernon D.L. Anderson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Austin-based duo Zorch, as surf and turf. Laurel Barickman, RecSpec/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Laurel Sprengelmeyer of Little Scream (left); Daniele Luppi, Norah Jones, Danger Mouse and Jack White of the Rome project (top right); Ben Sollee (bottom right). Courtesy of the artists hide caption