Songs We Love: Julie Byrne, 'Natural Blue'
With her softly echoing guitar and slight strings, Byrne channels some ancient wavelength, then suddenly sticks a pin in the universal.
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Ty Segall Announces New Album, Shares 'Orange Color Queen'
Segall's new, self-titled album, out Jan. 27 on Drag City, includes the heartfelt, largely acoustic love ballad "Orange Color Queen."
Anna Kendrick Says Acting Is 'The Way That I Learn About Other People'
The Pitch Perfect star started acting when she was 6. Back then, she says, she likely just did it for the attention. "Then it sort of transformed into something that was really meaningful for me."
Brian Eno To Release New Ambient Album
Reflection is due out Jan. 1 on Warp Records. It's a single, 54-minute track similar to Eno's moody, meditative 1985 album Thursday Afternoon.
Watch Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, Live At Pickathon
The versatile organist, pianist and synth player, known for his work with Snarky Puppy, performs "Why Don't Cha / Get Up" live at the Woods Stage with his band.
First Watch: Agnes Obel, 'It's Happening Again'
Watch a video for an eerie yet comforting song from the Danish singer's new album, Citizen Of Glass.
First Listen: Highly Suspect, 'The Boy Who Died Wolf'
An unexpected Grammy nominee earlier this year, the Cape Cod band fine-tunes its retro-grunge attack into something far more dynamic, soulful and alluring.
Metropolis: 11/12/16
KCRW's Jason Bentley spins a two-hour mix with new music from The xx, A Tribe Called Quest and more.
Music Review: 'We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service,' A Tribe Called Quest
The new album from A Tribe Called Quest is the group's first in 18 years. We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service, was recorded before the death of founding member Phife Dawg last March and was just released this month.
World Cafe Next: Thelma Plum
On World Cafe's recent trip to Sydney, Australia, we met a young artist who just keeps experimenting.