Music & Culture First Listen: The Como Mamas, 'Move Upstairs' 1:02pm May 11, 2017 by Alison Fensterstock The family gospel trio's new album is soul-stirring praise music married to the electric rhythms of Memphis.
Music & Culture Songs We Love: Now, Now, 'SGL' 10:00am May 11, 2017 by Lars Gotrich Five years past the much-beloved Threads, Now, Now returns as a duo. Hear the heart-throbbing pop song with a karaoke-bar blast radius.
Music & Culture Jesse Hale Moore On World Cafe 6:00am May 11, 2017 by Talia Schlanger The Philly singer's falsetto-laden debut album, Green End, is a meditation on heartbreak — but he performs it now with a heart repaired.
Music & Culture M.A.K.U SoundSystem On World Cafe 6:00am May 11, 2017 by Talia Schlanger The eight-piece band playfully explores its Colombian roots in a live session.
Music & Culture The Longest Note Record Gets Broken, Or Maybe Not 5:00am May 11, 2017 There was some confusion over who has been able to hold the longest note on a wind instrument using the technique called circular breathing.
Music & Culture First Listen: Nick Hakim, 'Green Twins' 12:00am May 11, 2017 by Jenny Gathright The soul singer's debut album is both irresistible and challenging.
Music & Culture First Listen: Chastity Brown, 'Silhouette Of Sirens' 12:00am May 11, 2017 by Jewly Hight Silhouette Of Sirens is a work of brooding soul by a voice we need right now.
Music & Culture First Listen: Land Of Talk, 'Life After Youth' 12:00am May 11, 2017 by Stephen Thompson On the Montreal-based indie-pop band's first album in seven years, Elizabeth Powell's voice captures a just-right mix of sweetness and ache.
Music & Culture First Listen: Jlin, 'Black Origami' 12:00am May 11, 2017 by Piotr Orlov The Gary, Ind., electronic producer turns a Chicago footwork party into a global drum-machine circle.
Music & Culture Mexican Rock Giants Café Tacvba On Touring Trump's America 4:40pm May 10, 2017 by James Fredrick The band's upcoming international tour supports a new album that doesn't shy away from politics. "With a neighbor like the one we have," member Emmanuel del Real says, "you can't not say something."