Songs We Love: Zane Campbell, 'Layaway Plan'
An alcoholic's holiday carol that's ultimately a letter to the mother the narrator never calls, from one of American folk and country music's great recluses.
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M.I.A.: 'How Can The West Turn People Away?'
The London-born, Sri Lanka-raised artist has made a habit of crossing borders in her life and in her music. In her latest video, she wonders why those borders exist at all.
opbmusic Presents: Thundercat
Watch the genre-hopping bassist and singer perform "Them Changes" at the 2015 Pickathon festival.
The Complete List: NPR Music's Favorite Songs Of 2015
More than 400 of the best songs of 2015, selected by NPR Music's dedicated listeners and crossing more than a dozen genres. And you can listen to every single one.
Song Premiere: Damien Jurado, 'Exit 353'
The singer takes a bleary but evocative journey on the first single from Visions Of Us On The Land, an epic new album due out March 18.
Songs We Love 2015
Listen to more than 400 of the best songs of 2015, as selected by NPR Music. These are the ones we couldn't stop playing, the ones we shared, the ones we kept close all year long.
Pop Culture Happy Hour Small Batch: Frank Sinatra At 100
Sinatra was born 100 years ago this past Saturday, which at NPR could mean only one thing: an opportunity to talk to superfan Sonari Glinton about the singer's formidable legacy.
Shakey Graves: Tiny Desk Concert
When Alejandro Rose-Garcia, a.k.a. Shakey Graves, breaks out his guitar and suitcase kick-drum/hi-hat, a palpable rush of swooning adrenaline hits the room.
Shakey Graves: Tiny Desk Concert
When Alejandro Rose-Garcia, a.k.a. Shakey Graves, breaks out his guitar and suitcase kick-drum/hi-hat, a palpable rush of swooning adrenaline hits the room.
World Cafe Next: The Cactus Blossoms
Brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum bring sibling harmonies to retro country songs.