The Blue Man Group; Scotland's Shooglenifty; the Loombas and Persian love poems; Nashville's strangest group: Lambchop; great unknown, Amelia White; and the dreamy guitar of Built to Spill.
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Blue Man Group, Lambchop, Built to Spill
TV Song
The Blue Man Group caught everyone's attention when they appeared in TV ads for Intel Pentium Processors.
Schuman's Leap
This strangely-named group from Scotland electrifies traditional folk with looped drum beats and digital ambient effects.
Khabar-E-Thayyur
Sanjeev and Karuna Loomba are husband and wife, and masters of the Ghazal or sung Persian love poems.
Autumn's Vicar
Lambchop are part of the Nashville music scene with a sound that veers from twangy country to ambient, alt/art rock.
Christianne
Amelia White is one of the great unknown artists who've sent CDs to All Songs Considered. If you'd like us to hear your own music, follow our submission guidelines.
Randy Described Eternity
Built to Spill is a great guitar-based pop band out of Boise, Idaho with singer/songwriter Doug Martsch leading the way.