America's funniest auto mechanics take calls from weary car owners all over the country, and crack wise while they diagnose Dodges and dismiss Diahatsus. You don't have to know anything about cars to love this one hour weekly laugh fest.
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New Mix: The Black Keys, Swans, Metronomy, More
This week, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton play brand new cuts from springtime releases by the well-established and widely adored bands The Black Keys and Swans. Both songs are instantly recognizable: The Black Keys for their spare, punchy, guitar-based pop, and Swans for their epic, densely layered orchestrations. Bob shares music by a New Zealand-based band called Tiny Ruins. That song's airy vocals and restrained instrumentation pair well with a pick from Robin: Dylan Shearer, who channels the folky, quiet side of Pink Floyd on a song called "Meadow Mines (Fort Polio)." Also on the program: The strangely alluring electronica of London's Metronomy; and Robin mourns the loss his beloved Jayhawks suffered over the weekend in the NCAA basketball tournament with the soothing sounds of A Winged Victory For The Sullen. Minuet For A Cheap Piano No. 1 Artist: A Winged Victory for the Sullen Album: Atomos VII A Little God In My Hands Artist: Swans Album: To Be Kind Meadow Mines (Fort Polio) Artist: Dylan Shearer Album: Garagearray Ballad of the Hanging Parcel Artist: Tiny Ruins Album: Brightly Painted One Boy Racers Artist: Metronomy Album: Love Letters Fever Artist: The Black Keys Album: Turn Blue