First Watch: Stef Chura, 'Spotted Gold'
After years of playing Michigan's DIY scene, Chura is releasing her debut album, Messes, in January. "Spotted Gold" is the third single.
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Songs We Love: Fred Thomas, 'Voiceover'
The chorus-less, frenetic power-pop song narrates a string of feelings — the laundromat, the grocery store, the angry dad, the White Castle — that regulate our existence.
The Marcus King Band On World Cafe
Watch the 20-year-old guitarist, whose new album was produced by Warren Haynes, play "Virginia" live in Philadelphia.
Ro James: Tiny Desk Concert
Bringing the heat to the NPR Music offices, the R&B singer performs three funky, sexy, stripped-down songs from his debut album, Eldorado.
Miranda Lambert Mixes Assertiveness With Vulnerability On Her New Record
Lambert's new release features 24 songs on 2 CDs. Critic Ken Tucker calls The Weight of These Wings a collection that "keeps on giving the deeper you get into it."
Metropolis: 12/3/16
This week's two-hour mix from KCRW's Jason Bentley begins with a track by Anderson .Paak, KCRW's pick for best new artist of 2016.
After 15 Years Of Silence, New York City's Trinity Church Organ Returns
The historic organ of New York City's Trinity Church has been silent for 15 years. That's because Trinity is on Wall Street, and it was buried in dust and debris during the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Now the organ is in Georgia and has just been reconsecrated.
World Cafe Next: Leif Vollebekk
After trying on other artists' styles, the Canadian songwriter has found his own remarkable voice. Hear two songs.
Songs We Love: Six Organs Of Admittance, 'Taken By Ascent'
Ben Chasny resets the dial of his long-running project with a momentous folk-blues burner. Chris Corsano, Circuit Des Yeux's Haley Fohr and Bitchin Bajas' Cooper Crain join in.
The Best Music Of 2016
NPR Music ranked the 50 best albums and top 100 songs of the year. You'll find Beyoncé and Bowie, but there's so much to explore as we recount the ones we kept close in 2016.