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Alpine, "Foolish"

In 2013, I fell in love with the video for the song "Gasoline" by the Australian band Alpine, which mixed explosive choreography with incredible editing to make a lightweight song feel both intimate and explosive. "Gasoline" came from the album A is for Alpine, an adventure in airy pop, and now we have our first taste of a new album by the sexy sextet.

Like the older songs, the new one, "Foolish," surveys a landscape of atmospheric beats and features harmonies from Phoebe Baker and Lou James. And once again, they've matched it with a video that perfectly imagines the world they create in sound, clean and buoyant. The new album by Alpine, called Yuck, will be out on June 16.

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In 1988, a determined Bob Boilen started showing up on NPR's doorstep every day, looking for a way to contribute his skills in music and broadcasting to the network. His persistence paid off, and within a few weeks he was hired, on a temporary basis, to work for All Things Considered. Less than a year later, Boilen was directing the show and continued to do so for the next 18 years.