Khruangbin is out with their first solo album since 2020
After years of touring and collaborations, two members of the trio reflect on how this record created a moment of peaceful solitude. The album is called: A La Sala.
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The perfect celestial soundtrack to the total solar eclipse
There are the obvious options (Soundgarden, Bonnie Tyler and Pink Floyd,) plus some celestially coded jams that are unexpectedly fitting for your viewing adventures.
Emo rap at its limits
Embedded in genre : sadboy, a collaborative release by rappers MGK and Trippie Redd, is an accidental lesson in what once made the collision of rap and pop-punk so electrifying.
A professor worried no one would read an algae study. So she had it put to music
Professors and students at the University of South Florida mapped pitch, rhythm and duration to data about algae blooms and depletion of coral reefs to create an original composition.
In France there are objections to Aya Nakamura singing at the Olympics
A popular French singer has reportedly been asked to perform at the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, but not everyone in France has welcomed the suggestion.
28-year-old conductor Klaus Mäkelä will lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
When he takes over, in the fall of 2027, he will be the youngest music director in the orchestra's 133-year history.
On 'Cowboy Carter,' Beyoncé's country is as broad as the public she serves
The Houston-bred artist's new album uses country as a trapdoor into a sweeping genre expression. By adopting the role of the outlaw, she's free to toss all rules into the trash heap.
Beyoncé bucks the country industry establishment with sprawling 'Cowboy Carter'
While Beyoncé's new album suggests the country-music industry's problematic history of excluding Black artists, the collection as a whole is as much a celebration as it is a critique.
Public Radio's Favorite SXSW 2024 Discoveries
A handful of NPR music stations attended the annual music conference. This is what they'll bring back to their airwaves.
Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra is saying goodbye
The group is going on a 31-show, North American farewell tour. Known for hits including "Xanadu" and "Mr. Blue Sky," ELO has sold more than 50 million albums since the band formed in the 1970s.