Music & Culture

Porcelain Raft's new album, Microclimate, comes out February 3.

Music & Culture

First Listen: Porcelain Raft, 'Microclimate'

7:00am January 26, 2017

by Jason Heller

Many journeys and attempts to commune with nature compelled Mauro Remiddi to make Microclimate. If the album's hushed, lush grandeur is any indication, that connection was a profound one.

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Sense Of Place Melbourne: Loose Tooth

6:17pm January 25, 2017

by David Dye

This fun trio has Courtney Barnett's stamp of approval. Hear it perform as part of our Milk! Records Showcase at Bakehouse Studios.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's new album, Flying Microtonal Banana, comes out Feb. 24.

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Sense Of Place Melbourne: King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard

6:01pm January 25, 2017

by David Dye

Hear psychedelic music from the mind of Stu Mackenzie in a session recorded at Melbourne's Bakehouse Studios.

Thundercat's new album, Drunk, comes out Feb. 24.

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Thundercat Shares Single Featuring Kenny Loggins And Michael McDonald

5:05pm January 25, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

No, really. Generational hues of tender soul cascade across Thundercat's crystalline production in "Show You The Way." Drunk comes out Feb. 24.

This week's episode features music from American fiddler Eileen Ivers.

Music & Culture

The Thistle & Shamrock: New Year Sounds

4:03pm January 25, 2017

Prepare your way for the year ahead with a fresh musical start.

Ty Segall's new, self-titled album comes out January 27.

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First Listen: Ty Segall, 'Ty Segall'

2:59pm January 25, 2017

by Jason Heller

The prolific singer, songwriter and bandleader balances confined chaos and riotous pop hooks on his newest self-titled album.

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What Are You Gonna Do Between The Songs?

1:09pm January 25, 2017

by Bob Boilen

In the new video for Split Single's "Untry Love," singer Jason Narducy tries out a plethora of tricks for entertaining the audience in those moments when he's not actually playing music.

Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks, seen here receiving a Grammy Award in 2012, died Tuesday, according to a statement from his publicist.

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Butch Trucks Of The Allman Brothers Band Dies At 69

12:59pm January 25, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Trucks, a founding member of the popular Southern rock band, passed away Tuesday night. Throughout the band's many ups and downs — which included three breakups and reunions — he was a constant.

Odetta Hartman was one of NPR Music's favorite discoveries at SXSW 2016.

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Playing SXSW 2017? Send Us Your Songs

12:00pm January 25, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

For the 10th straight year, NPR Music is heading to Austin in search of discoveries.

Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum with his daughter.

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Mount Eerie Shares Heartbreaking 'Real Death'

11:46am January 25, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

A Crow Looked At Me, written and recorded last fall, is an album-length response to the death of Geneviève Castrée, Phil Elverum's wife and mother to their child.