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String Metal, A Country Legend, LCD Soundsystem

Merle Haggard (upper left), James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem (upper right), Cornershop (bottom left) and Judgement Day (bottom right).
Merle Haggard (upper left), James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem (upper right), Cornershop (bottom left) and Judgement Day (bottom right).

James Murphy, the creative mind and voice behind the electro-pop group LCD Soundsystem, is about to release what's rumored to be his last album. It may also be his best. Hear a preview cut from This Is Happening on this edition of All Songs Considered. Also on the program: the legendary "poet of the common man" Merle Haggard, the "string-metal" trio Judgement Day, the glittery pop of Radar Brothers, dance beats and sitars in Cornershop, and the Los Angeles-based Colombian music group Very Be Careful.

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