Mac DeMarco On World Cafe
The Canadian singer performs songs from his new EP, Another One, and talks about inviting fans over for coffee.
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De Película: The Best Latin Film Soundtracks Ever
Carlos Schröder and NPR critic Bob Mondello visit Alt.Latino to discuss Latin movies and music.
The Making Of Marquis Hill
Hill may be a rising star of jazz trumpet, but it took a village of mentors, peers and other opportunities to enable him to grow. So Jazz Night went to Chicago to find out where he came from.
All Songs +1: Carrie Brownstein Isn't Who You Think She Is
In her remarkable new memoir, Carrie Brownstein paints a startlingly candid portrait of herself that dispels any myths fans might have about her rock-star status with the band Sleater-Kinney.
Chris Stapleton: Tiny Desk Concert
With his wife Morgane, the country singer-songwriter sings patient, detailed songs of devotion to love, Los Angeles and liquor.
Songs We Love: Seratones, 'Necromancer'
The new single and video from Shreveport's newest garage-rock stompers is voudou-inspired fun in a Louisiana cemetery.
Jazz Singer Cécile McLorin Salvant Doesn't Want To Sound 'Clean And Pretty'
McLorin Salvant first studied classical voice, but turned to jazz because it offered her more range. "In jazz, I felt I could sing these deep, husky lows," she tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross.
First Listen: Chris Isaak, 'First Comes The Night'
The 59-year-old's tenor has grown rawer, lending his inquiries into heartbreak an air of menace. He can still sing like a dream, but Isaak's gotten better at capturing nightmares, too.
First Listen: Jeff Lynne's ELO, 'Alone In The Universe'
Lynne resurrects Electric Light Orchestra with vulnerability and rumpled grace, finding a strange alchemy of melody, harmony and rhythm.
First Listen: Various Artists, 'Pop Ambient 2016'
The Kompakt label's series showcases the gentler, more melodic side of ambient electronic music. It may make for a lushly soothing soundtrack, but richly varied and revelatory sounds abound.