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Doe just released A Year in the Wilderness, and recently sat down in the studio to play a few of his new songs. In between performances, he talks about the mythic qualities of the American West, as well as the differences between song lyrics and poetry.

Latin alternative can mix salsa and rock, or flamenco and hip-hop. It's wildly popular in the Spanish-speaking world, but it has yet to find that widespread popularity in the United States.

Herb Alpert and Sergio Mendes, giants of 1960s music, are back. Alpert collaborated with electronica musicians to remix his hits. And rap and soul stars have turned Mendes' work into a variety of new songs... with some mixed results.

The North Mississippi Allstars formed to play "hill country blues," but the tunes on their new album, "Electric Blue Watermelon," recall the feel-good Southern rock of the Allman Brothers from the 1970s, or the anthems of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Since the mid-1960s, songwriter J.J. Cale has been writing southern-style rock hits for Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers. He talks with NPR's Liane Hansen about his first collection of new songs in eight years, To Tulsa and Back.

Concert violinist Hilary Hahn has been making a splash on the classical music circuit since her debut at age 16. But when she's not appearing as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, Hahn plays at rock clubs and record stores.

Stefan Shepherd of the children's music blog Zooglobble says music for the smaller set is the new punk rock of the industry: Some of the best artists are cutting records "on their own time and their own dime." He shares some of his favorite new CDs.

After more than 40 years in the music business, Bettye LaVette is finally getting the notice she deserves. Her new album of Southern soul songs, The Scene of the Crime, was nominated for a Grammy and is still getting rave reviews.

The rock group, led by Brendan Benson and Jack White, recently surprised the rock world by releasing its new album on one week's notice. But the two guitarists surprised themselves with the new musical identity they forged.

All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are joined by Stephen Thompson to discuss the best musical discoveries from this year's SXSW Music festival in Austin.