It's Been A Good Week For Goats
They're helping needy families in Cameroon as part of a Red Cross giveaway. And in Indiana, a kid got a soul serenade from Grammy winner Anthony Hamilton.
Music & Culture
Viking's Choice: Witch Mountain, 'Burn You Down'
After three stellar albums, the Portland doom-metal band lost its singer. Enter Kayla Dixon, a singer with soul, dynamism, drama, control and poise, all heard in the savage "Burn You Down."
Hear Dwight Yoakam Take A Bluegrass Turn With 'These Arms'
Yoakam's new project shows this king of modern classic country making a spiritual return to his Eastern Kentucky birthplace for as he rethinks songs from throughout his career within a bluegrass mode.
First Listen: James Vincent McMorrow, 'We Move'
A dewy Irishman with a falsetto-flecked voice, McMorrow gives himself an impressive makeover on a stylistically adventurous new album.
Songs We Love: David Crosby, 'The City'
On his striking, sparsely produced solo album Lighthouse, the Southern California legend declares his love for New York City.
First Listen: Y La Bamba, 'Ojos Del Sol'
On the band's new album, Luz Elena Mendoza's voice is fully enmeshed in the arrangements, which gives her bicultural storytelling an almost otherworldly feel.
First Listen: Eluvium, 'False Readings On'
On its new album, Matthew Cooper's ambient-music project suggests that noise and beauty are interdependent, making room for celestial voices and jet-engine roars alike.
First Listen: The Frightnrs, 'Nothing More To Say'
Singer Dan Klein died of ALS earlier this summer, but at least his rocksteady band was able to see its collective vision through on this one sublime album.
Simple Idea, Spooky Result: Latin American Ballads Get A Ghostly Makeover
Frankie Reyes is a Los Angeles-based artist who remakes classic Mexican and other Spanish-language ballads and waltzes using a vintage synthesizer. His new album is called Boleros Valses y Mas.
Encore: The Science Of Freddie Mercury's Voice
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with professor Christian Herbst, who was part of the team that released a study that explores the science behind Freddie Mercury's amazing voice.