Music & Culture

Sophie Allison graduates from lo-fi pop to something far more self-assured, but Soccer Mommy's stuck-in-your-head melodies remain.

In the days around the release of its second album, PWR BTTM was dropped by its label and its management and canceled tour dates after member Ben Hopkins was the focus of allegations on social media.

The antagonistic Portland noise musician turns to the deepest recesses of dreams for a darkly shimmering set of ambient music.

Was Sunday's episode in Beijing a challenge to France's Emmanuel Macron? A jab at China's piano-tuning skills? Or just Putin passing the time with a little Soviet-era nostalgia?

Perry's new album will feature "Chained To The Rhythm" and the Migos collaboration "Bon Appétit."

The Israeli singer-songwriter makes politically charged dance music — banging, throbbing stuff full of messages about power and independence.

Culled from New Zealand's weirdest, the band is integral to '90s Kiwi-pop. Hear a swirling, reverb-heavy song from its first record in 10 years.

Tim Darcy of Montreal band Ought brings his mysterious solo work, from the album Saturday Night, to the Tiny Desk. The record he says, was his chance to "get back to my roots, in my own voice."

For John Darnielle, goth isn't a sound or a style so much as a state of mind: a source of comfort and connection for more than just the young and lost.