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Sense Of Place North Carolina: Mount Moriah
World Cafe kicks off its North Carolina trip with a visit to songwriter Heather McEntire's Raleigh home, which doubles as the band's practice space.
Benjamin Clementine: Tiny Desk Concert
There are intimate moments of revelation in Clementine's immersive, breathtaking performance, recorded live in the NPR Music offices.
Songs We Love: Twin Peaks, 'Holding Roses'
The Chicago five-piece reinvigorates familiar classic-rock touchpoints with a charming, Stones-ish breakup song.
Songs We Love: FOMO, 'House Of Love (Feat. Chaka Khan, Taka Boom & Mark Stevens)'
Khan says she and her siblings aim to inject raw emotion into electronic music with this glamorous deep-house track.
On Andrew Bird's Latest, Real Life Takes The Reins
"All my songs are personal on some level; it's just a matter of how much that personal thing is buried." Bird says that on the new album Are You Serious, his private world has bubbled to the surface.
Songs We Love: Carly Rae Jepsen, 'Run Away With Me (Patrick Stump Remix)'
The Fall Out Boy frontman delivers a whip-smart remix that dares to treat Jepsen as more than a meme.
On 'Big Bad Good,' My Bubba Finds A Way To Be Quiet In A Loud World
"We wanted to explore that quality of a newly born song and try to catch it," My Larsdotter says of the new album, which blends the duo's Scandinavian heritage with bluegrass, country and blues.
A Remembrance For Chicago's Jazz Record Mart
People from all over the world went to visit the record store, which has closed after more than 60 years. In an age of online shopping, customers remember it as a unique brick-and-mortar experience.
'The World Is Absolute Nonsense': The Cosmic Quest Of Cate Le Bon
Welsh songwriter Cate Le Bon's stage name is a joke that went too far. For years, she celebrated her birthday on the wrong day. Like her life, her new album, Crab Day, is freewheeling but focused.