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#Current15: Live Current, Volume 1 (2005)

Cover art for The Current's first annual live compilation, Live Current, Volume 1
Cover art for The Current's first annual live compilation, Live Current, Volume 1Ryan Seitz for MPR
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January 06, 2020

Rilo Kiley - Portions for Foxes
by MPR
Citizen Cope - Bullet and a Target
by MPR
Devotchka - Queen of the Surface Streets
by MPR
Mando Diao - God Knows
by MPR
Valet - Tony Hornes and Johnny Ace vs. Elvis Presley
by MPR
Mike Doughty - Busting Up a Starbucks
by MPR
Ted Leo - Me and Mia
by MPR
The Futureheads - Decent Days and Nights
by MPR
Raul Midon - Sittin' in the Middle
by MPR
Phoenix - Run Run Run
by MPR
Thievery Corporation - Revolution Solution
by MPR
Of Montreal - The Repudiated Immortals
by MPR
The Soviettes - Roller Girls
by MPR
The Sights - Just Got Robbed
by MPR
Eels - Railroad Man
by MPR
The Wailin' Jennys - Devil's Paintbrush Road
by MPR
Halloween, Alaska - Des Moines
by MPR
Joseph Arthur - Even Tho
by MPR

Live Current is a yearly collection of some of the best in-studio sessions and live performances we've recorded over the past year or so. Listen to the volume that launched the series, which features songs solely recorded at the MPR Studios in the first year of The Current's existence.

The first volume was available on CD and LP, and was given as a thank you gift for all who became Founding Members of The Current.

1. Dan Wilson - Free Life
2. Rilo Kiley - Portions for Foxes
3. Citizen Cope - Bullet And A Target
4. Devotchka - Queen of the Surface Streets
5. Mando Diao - God Knows
6. Valet - Tony Hornes & Johnny Ace vs Elvis Presley
7. Mike Doughty - Busting Up A Starbucks
8. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Me and Mia
9. The Futureheads - Decent Days and Nights
10. Raul Midon - Sittin' In The Middle
11. Phoenix - Run Run Run
12. Thievery Corporation - Revolution Solution
13. Of Montreal - The Repudiated Immortals
14. The Soviettes - Roller Girls
15. The Sights - Just Got Robbed
16. Eels - Railroad Man
17. The Wailin' Jennys - Devil's Paintbrush Road
18. Halloween, Alaska - Des Moines
19. Joseph Arthur - Even Tho

#Current 15 on air
From January 6 – 24, the 9:30 Coffee Break will ask listeners to share their favorite songs from the past 15 years, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Jade and Mary will play back some of their favorite session tracks, and at 6 p.m. Mark will air the Top 15 songs of each year, selected from your votes in our Top 89 countdown from each year. The Current App hosts a stream dedicated to The Current's first 15 years filled with musical highlights since 2005.

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