James Blake, Luluc, Angelique Kidjo Covers Talking Heads, More

[NPR Music]( [View this email in your browser]( [All Songs Considered]( [All Songs Considered]( [New Mix: James Blake, Luluc, Angelique Kidjo Covers Talking Heads]( This past week singer James Blake quietly dropped an incredible new song called "Don't Miss It." Like much of his work, it's both sultry and synthetic - a mix of seductive melodies and warped production, including a piano that keeps slipping out of tune. On this week's show we share "Don't Miss It" and try to make sense of its haunting meditations on the fleeting nature of life. We've also got enchanting new music from Luluc, the guitar-rock band The Beths, Swedish singer I'm Kingfisher and more. [Hear The Discussion And Songs]( Tiny Desk [Third Coast Percussion: Tiny Desk Concert]( Back at the beginning of time, the human voice was the very first instrument. Probably close in second place were folks banging on stuff - in other words, percussionists. The quartet of gentlemen who form the Chicago-based Third Coast Percussion takes primordial pounding into a completely distinctive new league. To be sure, in this Tiny Desk performance, they'll play their sophisticated, modern marimbas and vibraphones, but be on the lookout for the subtleties of tuned cowbells and 3/4" galvanized steel pipes, like those found at the local hardware store. [See The Tiny Desk Performance]( All Songs Considered [Cardi B, J Balvin And Bad Bunny Channel Latin Music's Old Guard In 'I Like It' Video]( Cardi B knew what she was doing when she got J Balvin and Bad Bunny to collaborate with her on "I Like It"; within days of her debut album Invasion of Privacy's release in April, the bilingual track quickly became the most-streamed song on the album. The track's infusion of Latin trap with Pete Rodriguez's 1967 boogaloo banger "I Like It Like That" - an early example of Bronx-born Latin popular music in the United States - sets the stage for the infectious power project from three of the most influential Latino players making music in the United States today. [See The Video, Hear The Track]( All Songs Considered [Flip And Fly A Dolphin In A Video Game For Robert Schneider's New Band]( The Schneider family is full of nerds. If you were wondering whatever happened to The Apples In Stereo, well - its frontman Robert Schneider has spent the last five years getting his Ph.D in mathematics. No, really, he teaches and studies math at Emory University. He joins a growing group of musicians with unexpected Ph.D side hustles, including Descendents' Milo Aukerman (biochemistry) and Offspring's Dexter Holland (molecular biology). [Hear The Tracks]( Music News [What's Your American Anthem?]( The bugle call of taps. The swell of voices spontaneously joining to sing "We Shall Overcome." The urgency of "Fight The Power." Anthems are songs that tap into the collective emotions that listeners and performers have around an issue, whether it's joyful pride in one's country or rage over injustice. Starting July 4, we'll bring you the stories of 50 songs - stretching from before the days of sound recording to the present - that rouse, uplift or call to action. To do that, we need your help. [Tell Us Your American Anthem]( NPR | 1111 N. Capitol St. NE | Washington, DC 20002 | [Privacy Policy]( This message was sent to {EMAIL} based on your NPR email subscriptions. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you may [unsubscribe]( at any time. [NPR](