From The Archives: Hear Tracy Chapman's First NPR Interview, From 1988
Hear the "Fast Car" singer talk about her self-titled debut album in this 1988 interview from All Things Considered.
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Albin Lee Meldau's Unsettling Take On Mental Illness And Addiction
Swedish singer-songwriter Albin Lee Meldau has a profoundly arresting voice that delivers an emotional gut punch with every brooding phrase.
Songs We Love: The Secret Sisters, 'Tennessee River Runs Low'
Alabama's humid sense of wonder runs through The Secret Sisters' third album, You Don't Own Me Anymore. Visual folk artists Butch Anthony and John Henry Toney appear in the duo's new video.
After Fleeing An Apocalypse, La Vida Boheme Embraces Its Immigrant Story
The Venezuelan rockers moved to Mexico as protest and corruption were swallowing their hometown of Caracas. Life in a foreign country became the inspiration for their latest album, La Lucha.
Music Magazine: Sergio Mendoza, Vinyl Collectors And Tejano Punks On Film
Hear three mini-profiles of musicians and filmmakers whose art captures Latinx culture and identity — in three very different ways.
Orkesta Mendoza: A Border Story
Bandleader Sergio Mendoza talks about how growing up on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border affected him and his music.
'As I Walk Through The Valley' Captures South Texas' Vibrant Music Scene
The film is a love letter to the music scene in the Rio Grande Valley, made by two artists who live there themselves.
Laura Marling On The Notion Of The Female Muse
Marling got interested in figures who inspire others to make art — and how that role got tied to femininity. On the new album Semper Femina, she tests the principle by picking a few muses of her own.
First Listen: Annie Hardy, 'Rules'
"Writing these songs saved me," Hardy has said of Rules. And in that salvation, she's crafted one of the most moving pieces of music likely to be released this year.
First Listen: San Fermin, 'Belong'
In the last few years, composer Ellis Ludwig-Leone has presided over a big band that's grown grander and more ambitious in every phase of its sound.