Clockwise from upper left: Minor Victories, members of Free Cake For Every Creature, Yak, William Tyler Courtesy of the artists hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artists
It's a big week for Bob Boilen!
It's a big week for Bob Boilen! He celebrated his birthday earlier in the week and his first book, Your Song Changed My Life , comes out today. He celebrated on the show today with some wonderful pop music by the band Free Cake For Every Creatureand a beautiful Grateful Dead cover courtesy of the National. While Bob leaves the studio to celebrate, Robin plays a joyous cut from the Nobilityand an atmospheric track from the supergroup Minor Victories.
Also on the show: NPR Music's Lars Gotrich drops by to play some rich guitar music from William Tyler, Bob plays guitar-meets-sitar duo Dawg Yawpand Robin closes out the show with some jolting rock from Yak.