Swan Songs: Music For Your Final Exit

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Swan Songs: Music For Your Final Exit We asked listeners what song they want played at their funeral. On this edition of All Songs Considered, we share some of the incredible responses we got, along with the stories behind them. Some of the songs and the thoughts are heartbreaking. Some are funny. But all are heartfelt and meaningful. Hear The Discussion And Songs All Songs Considered Jim James Decries Media Distortion In Society With New Song, Album The new solo album from My Morning Jacket's frontman was inspired, in part, by the explosion of information people are expected to consume, which, he says, leaves "more and more of us feeling lost." The album is called Uniform Distortion. Hear the cow bell-rockin' new track from it, "Just A Fool." Hear The New Song All Songs Considered On The Verge Of An Epic Album, The Milk Carton Kids Share A Stunning New Song If this 10-minute-plus song is any indication, The Milk Carton Kids are about to release a truly epic album. The song we're premiering today, "One More For the Road," is a delicate tale of two lovers parting ways and the hope for one last embrace. It'll be one of twelve songs on the duo's fourth album, titled All The Things That I Did And All The Things That I Didn't Do. Hear The New Song All Songs Considered Vote: Who's A Good Boy? Favorite Dogs Of The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest Calling all dog lovers of the world! While our judges are studiously watching entries for important things like creativity, musical ability and content, we're asking the hard-hitting questions: Did these artists give their pooches time to shine? Read this story Tiny Desk The Breeders: Tiny Desk Concert After many iterations, hiatuses and returns, The Breeders will always be Kim Deal's band, with her sister Kelley at her side. They return this year to an old lineup, with all the promise (and old wounds) it brings. But you can see a renewed love and goofiness throughout this set - using a roadie as a crash cymbal, or Kim Deal's faux-exasperation at Josephine Wiggs for starting a wind-up toy just before a song. See The Tiny Desk Performance

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