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New Mix: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chad VanGaalen, Lean Year, More Actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg has a long history of making provocative art that stretches back to her teen years, when she recorded the 1984 song "Lemon Incest" with her father, the French pop singer Serge Gainsbourg. Over the past four decades she's starred in the films Nymphomaniac and The Antichrist (among many others) and released several albums of foreboding pop. Her latest full-length, and first in six years, is called REST. Hear a track from that and a whole lot more on this week's show. Hear The Discussion And Songs Tiny Desk Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers: Tiny Desk Concert It's hard to think of an artist who's brought more joy to more people, across more generations - and in more ways - than Steve Martin. In the 1970s, he won the hearts of young children for his playful appearances with The Muppets while simultaneously charming legions of older fans with his subversive standup routines. Later, as an actor, he wrote and starred in some of the most memorable comedies (and a few dramas) of all time, while writing books, plays and even a Broadway musical. See The Tiny Desk Performance All Songs TV Clad In Bridalwear, Lizzo Sings To The Worthiest Possible Object Of Her Affection In a new video for "Truth Hurts," the singer, dancer and all-around star returns with another irresistible slice of self-affirmation and joy. See The New Video All Songs TV Can Your Heart Handle This Adorable Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile Video? Sometimes the friends you make in far-away places can grow your relationships back home - perspectives from across the globe enriching what's right in front of you. Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile take this idea and tangle it up in Lotta Sea Lice, which is really turning out to be a freewheeling record that feels like a collaboration that was always meant to be. See The New Video The Record 20 Years On, That Buena Vista Social Club Magic Endures Twenty years ago this month, Americans were introduced to the romantic sounds of the Buena Vista Social Club. It was an unlikely group of stars: mostly elderly musicians from Cuba playing very old-fashioned music. But when the group's debut album was released in 1997, it wound up selling millions of records around the world. Read And Hear More

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