First Watch: NE-HI, 'Stay Young'
The Chicago band's new album, Offers, comes out Feb. 24. The video for the first single, "Stay Young," is a dreamy and hopeful meditation on growing up.
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Warpaint, Live In Concert
In a career-spanning show at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club, the L.A. band showcases its ethereal harmonies and moody, grooving, hypnotic sound.
Songs We Love: Gordi, '00000 Million'
The Australian singer covers the breathtaking closing track from Bon Iver's new album 22, A Million unadorned, with only the echo of the room to accompany her.
The Story Behind The 'Tea And Oranges' In Leonard Cohen's Song 'Suzanne'
Cohen's friend Suzanne Verdal fed him a black tea with pieces of orange rind in it. That tea is Constant Comment, sold by the Bigelow Tea Co. First sold in the 1940s, it remains popular even today.
Sense Of Place Sydney: Julia Jacklin
The Australian newcomer's music blends country, blues, folk and rock. Hear Jacklin perform a live session during World Cafe's visit to Australia.
Sense Of Place Sydney: Steve Kilbey
The lead singer of the Australian psych-rock band The Church performs solo and candidly discusses his battle with addiction.
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.
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.