KEXP Presents: Ty Segall
Watch Segall shred through "Emotional Mugger/Leopard Priestess," complete with creepy props.
Music & Culture
Songs We Love: Kevin Morby, 'I Have Been To The Mountain'
A surging, hard-won roots-rock epic, indebted to the classics and wise beyond its singer's 27 years.
On Her New Album, Lucinda Williams Is Driven, Not Comfortable
For decades, the Americana singer has been known for her gritty, gutsy songs. The Ghosts of Highway 20 takes listeners to the American South, a place she associates with her late father.
New Box Set Shows Off The Twisted Rhythms Of Jazz Pianist James P. Johnson
Johnson was one of the greatest pianists of his time. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the Classic James P. Johnson Sessions (1921-1943) "paints a portrait of a working virtuoso."
Beyonce's 'Formation' Is A Visual Anthem
Filmmaker and writer dream hampton says that Beyonce's provocative new video is "about a black future [where] we are imagining ourselves having power and magic."
Viking's Choice: Cobalt, 'Beast Whip'
Cobalt is a pillar of American extreme metal. Seven years after Gin, the duo returns with a double album, a new vocalist and the colossal "Beast Whip."
First Watch: Liima, 'Amerika'
America, in a new video from the Danish electro-pop band Liima, is anything but the promised land.
Anti-Everything: The Culture Of Resistance Behind Rihanna's Latest Album
The Barbadian pop star's album Anti includes so many musical styles that it's been tagged "adrift" or "confusing." But there's method — and plenty of Caribbean history — behind the madness.
Watch Every Performance From The All Songs Considered Sweet 16 Party
Glen Hansard, Dan Deacon, Sharon Van Etten and Kishi Bashi were just some of the artists who performed live at the sold-out party.
World Cafe Next: Aubrie Sellers
The garage-rock-loving Nashville country singer has music in her blood. Hear and download two songs from her new album.