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New Mix: Bellows, Cornelius, Keaton Henson, A-WA, The Wild Reeds, More

By Robin Hilton,

Bob Boilen

Published June 21, 2016 at 2:10 PM EDT

Clockwise from upper left: Cornelius, Keaton Henson, A-Wa, The Wild Reeds

On this week's All Songs Considered we come full circle. Robin Hilton opens the show by looking back in time with a weird, psychedelic track by Cornelius from his long out-of-print, newly reissued album Fantasma. If the song doesn't justify itself, Bob Boilen provides an argument for looking back with a song by The Wild Reeds called "Everything Looks Better (In Hindsight)."

Also on the show: We also play an electro-folk track by the Israeli sisters A-WA and a new song by Tiny Desk veterans Bellows.

But first, Robin and Bob talk knee surgery.

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