Fine China's Lush 'Anybody Else' Will Dance Away Your Melancholy
If it sounds like the '80s, that's the point. The Phoenix guitar-pop band is back with its first album in 13 years, Not Thrilled.
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Lee Ann Womack On World Cafe
The country singer performs tracks from her latest album and talks about breaking free from industry pressures.
The Thistle & Shamrock: Songs Of The Bard
Listen to another installment of Songs of the Bard, celebrating Scotland's Robert Burns.
Songs We Love: Caroline Rose, 'Getting To Me'
There's a sharp crackle of anxiety beneath the crushed velvet pop sheen of Caroline Rose's latest track.
Former 'Glee' Actor Mark Salling Found Dead Of Apparent Suicide
Salling faced four to seven years in prison for possession of child pornography. He played the character Noah "Puck" Puckerman on the TV show about a high school singing group.
Laura Veirs Announces New Album, Shares 'Everybody Needs You' Video
Veirs' new song billows on a breeze, with a bright and expansive arrangement that echoes, purrs and flutters invitingly. The Lookout comes out April 13.
Nas' 'Illmatic' Gets A New Sound When Performed With National Symphony Orchestra
Nas' 1994 Illmatic is considered by many critics to be one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever — offering a raw and eloquent look at life in NYC's Queensbridge Projects. Now, more than 10 years later, Nas performed the album in an entirely different setting, with the National Symphony Orchestra backing him.
What's Your Swan Song?
What song do you want played at your funeral? "Yakety Sax"? "Adagio For Strings"? Tells about your pick and we may include it in an upcoming episode of All Songs Considered.
New Mix: Wye Oak, José González, Let's Eat Grandma, More
This week's new music mix includes the gritty guitar rock of Grace Vonderkuhn, a euphoric new track from Wye Oak, the playfully sinister music of Let's Eat Grandma and more.
How The Elusive 'Buckingham Nicks' Established Stevie Nicks' Songwriting Voice
Before joining Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham released Buckingham Nicks, where traits that sculpt Nicks' greatest songs emerge in their most raw and prophetic form.