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New Mix: Songs On Letting Go And Believing In Yourself

NPR | By Robin Hilton,
Bob Boilen
Published June 7, 2016 at 1:01 PM EDT
Clockwise from upper left: River Whyless, Hannah Georgas, Angel Olsen, Ages And Ages
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Clockwise from upper left: River Whyless, Hannah Georgas, Angel Olsen, Ages And Ages

On this week's All Songs Considered, we play songs about facing fears, being true to yourself and not worrying about what everyone else thinks, plus a new song from Angel Olsen and a conversation with her about her surprising new sound.

Robin Hilton opens with an introspective pop gem from the Portland, Ore. band Ages And Ages inspired by the ephemeral nature of nearly everything. Bob Boilen follows with a sonic adventure from the Asheville, N.C. folk group River Whyless.

Also on the show: Bed., another Portland band, has an ode to being free and escaping the comforts of home; The D.C. band Paperhaus has a fierce new single with some mind-blowing drumming and singer Hannah Georgas takes a simple piano ballad and turns it into a syncopated wonder with pulsing horns.

But first, Bob settles back in after a month on the road while Robin tries to put on a new face with a coffee mug that might just change his whole outlook on life.

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