For The First Time In 40 Years, The B-52s' Cindy Wilson Goes Solo
With lush synths and a funky motorik rhythm section, "Mystic" is a celestial wave of chill.
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Rickie Lee Jones On The Pirates Who Inspired 'Pirates' And Returning To New Orleans
The second album by Rickie Lee Jones was released in 1981, following a breakup and the response to Jones' Grammy-winning debut, and gets its name and its concept from a band of local drug smugglers.
Hear Lomelda's 'Out There,' Inspired By Distance And A Fake Story About Elliott Smith
Texas-based songwriter Hannah Read says she spent several years trying to write the song, inspired by a tall tale her brother would tell about Smith. "'Out There' is about never knowing," Read says.
For 'Thomas County Law,' Iron & Wine's Sam Beam Presides Over His Own Funeral
The gently rendered ballad's video finds frontman Sam Beam decorating a church and giving a eulogy for his own (unattended) funeral.
Stretch & Bobbito On Race, Hip-Hop, And Belonging
The pioneering hip-hop radio duo drop by the Code Switch podcast to talk about making their way in a traditionally black genre and their new NPR interview show, What's Good? with Stretch & Bobbito.
Kuinka Asks, 'Where Is This Anger Coming From?'
Kuinka, one of our favorites from the recent Tiny Desk Contest, explores the nature of anger and bigotry in a stirring video for the song "Warsaw."
The Thistle & Shamrock: Jazz
Luka Bloom and Karan Casey are best known for singing traditional and contemporary folk songs. Hear them and others as they work with jazz artists to craft a different style of music.
Songs We Love: Tera Melos, 'Don't Say I Know'
On its first song in four years, the aggressive, jazz-like punk of the trio's earlier self remains — it's just being utilized in a subtler manner.
Gregg Allman's Posthumous 'My Only True Friend' Ain't Just Another Road Song
Allman worked on Southern Blood in the years before his death in May. "I hope you're haunted by the music of my soul, when I'm gone," Allman sings on the first single.
Sylvan Esso: 'Slack Jaw,' From the Echo Mountain Sessions
Watch Sylvan Esso perform a spare and beautiful version of the the duo's song "Slack Jaw," with Jenn Wasner of the bands Wye Oak and Flock Of Dimes.