Music & Culture

Olivia Hally and Pepita Emmerichs say Melbourne has been the perfect place to start a band.

The Australian star performs acoustic in this hometown session for World Cafe.

The young composer recalls his teenage discovery of Music In 12 Parts — listening on a Discman while walking in New York — and how it later energized his own compositions.

The lead singer of The Internet says she wants this slinky, slow-moving solo cut to be the "baby-making anthem of 2017." No argument there.

Released after the Women's March this past weekend, the singer's new video for "Work" features a group of women, genderqueer and trans folks from Wilson's Toronto community.

As Sneaks, Washington, D.C.'s Eva Moolchan works in brief bursts. Recorded by Ex Hex's Mary Timony, Moolchan trades funky bass lines for a minimalist synth sample.

The 2017 Academy Award nominations were announced this morning. La La Land, as widely predicted, racked up the most, while Moonlight made a strong showing, as did Hell or High Water.

The shoegaze duo turns down the noise for bustling dream-pop on its new single, accompanied by a video featuring guitars dropped like bombs from a fighter jet and Jasamine White-Gluz's floating head.

Ásgeir's first album is owned by one in every 10 people in Iceland and became a huge hit worldwide. Hear the first song from his follow-up, which has an intriguing electronic sound.

His new song, "Pure Comedy," appears to take on everything from big pharma, global warming and natural disasters to religion, gluttony and human folly in general.