First Listen: Adam Torres, 'Pearls To Swine'
After a long layoff, the Austin musician returns with a collection of intimate, personal songs, recorded with hometown musicians Thor Harris, Aisha Burns and others.
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First Listen: Gaby Moreno, 'Ilusión'
The boundary-smashing singer returns with a "Spanglish folk-soul" album about love, violence against women, and the immigrant experience.
First Listen: Okkervil River, 'Away'
Away is a rebuilding-yourself-from-the-ground-up kind of record, and singer-songwriter Will Sheff uses the occasion to take his time and let his songs breathe.
Sylvan Esso Returns With 'Radio'
In anticipation of a new album in 2017, Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn have just released "Radio," which matches propulsive electronics with scathing commentary about commodification.
Dua Lipa Wants To 'Break America'
In Episode 3 of Noteworthy, go behind the scenes with one of Europe's fastest rising pop stars as she prepares for her introduction to the United States: a performance on The Tonight Show.
Watch Dua Lipa Perform 'Thinking Bout You' On A Balcony In New York City
A day after performing "Hotter Than Hell" on The Tonight Show, the European pop star performed another one of her songs for a much smaller audience: our Noteworthy video crew.
First Impressions: A Guide To New Music In The New Season
From operas about Steve Jobs and Alice in Wonderland to an orchestral evocation of Detroit and a new concerto for Yo-Yo Ma, the new concert season is flush with premieres.
Encore: Glen Campbell Documents Farewell Tour In 'I'll Be Me'
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me follows the country singer's goodbye tour and his decline from Alzheimer's disease. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to director James Keach and Campbell's wife, Kim Campbell.
Caveman On World Cafe
The Brooklyn quintet's new record, Otero War, is a concept album whose songs nevertheless stand on their own. Hear a live performance.
First Watch: Deap Vally, 'Gonnawanna'
In the L.A. duo's sun-dappled world, everyone is free to be anyone or anything they want — even if that's a neon-pink yeti strutting on the beach with a surfboard.