Kelela, 'Raven'
The title track of the artist's sophomore studio LP is a gloomy but cathartic meditation on finding clarity after heartbreak.
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crushed, 'waterlily'
The shoegaze-y duo crushed makes music for lost loves that have begun to fade in your memory.
Flying solo this Valentine's Day? This playlist's for you.
For Valentine's Day this year, World Cafe is embracing the single life with a cathartic mix of songs about everything but gushy, romantic love.
Babyface Ray (feat. 42 Dugg), 'Ron Artest'
Babyface Ray has a similar bravado to the basketball player: He channels aggression like the 2004 Pacers-Pistons brawl, but he also displays passion.
Mark O'Connor celebrates 50 years as a musician with a new memoir
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with musician Mark O'Connor about his memoir, Crossing Bridges, that recounts his journey from multi-instrumentalist child prodigy to world class fiddler.
Remembering De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove has died at 54
Trugoy the Dove, one-third of the iconic hip-hop group De La Soul, has died. He was 54 years old.
Steven Van Zandt steps up Jamie Raskin's 'chemo head-cover fashion' with bandana gift
E Street guitarist Stevie Van Zandt gifted Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin one of his signature bandanas. The congressman thanked him on Twitter for the "step up in [his] chemo head-cover fashions."
Violinist's album honors the underground effort to keep jazz alive after Stalin's ban
Russian-born violinist Nataly Merezhuk explores the history of jazz in the former Soviet Union in her new album: Jazz on Bones.
Fresh Air pays tribute to legendary composer Burt Bacharach
Bacharach, who died Feb. 8, wrote hits in the '60s and early '70s with longtime collaborator Hal David. We listen to a 2010 interview with them, and a '98 interview with Bacharach and Elvis Costello.
David Jolicoeur, De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove, dies at 54
Trugoy brought skill and care-free charisma to De La Soul's innovative music, which helped to usher in a new age of hip-hop. After years of legal disputes, that music will soon be available again.