Mitski, 'Bug Like an Angel'
Mitski writes songs that cut straight to the bone. The first single from The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We, featuring a choir, feels like a hymnal.
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The Indigo Girls find themselves in a Barbie world
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, about their 1989 hit "Closer to Fine" being featured prominently in the new Barbie movie.
The wonder of music
NPR's Weekly Dose of Wonder explores the wonder of music in this installment.
Kurtis Blow breaks hip-hop nationally with his 1980 debut
Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Commentator Kiana Fitzgerald is looking back at the albums that changed the game.
In 'Someone Who Isn't Me,' Geoff Rickly recounts the struggles of some other singer
Rickly's first book is a solid and promising literary debut. He's a natural, albeit a germinal one. He is best known as a singer and songwriter of the rock band Thursday.
Kurtis Blow breaks hip-hop nationally with his 1980 debut
Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Commentator Kiana Fitzgerald is looking back at the albums that changed the game — starting with: 1980's "Kurtis Blow."
How Chicago rap became a home for controversial, visionary stars
Though defined from the start by outsiders — hip-hop flyover country one day, scrutiny magnet the next — Chicago's poets, brawlers and hustlers remain the last word on what gives the city its soul.
Kany García: Tiny Desk Concert
The Puerto Rican vocalist brings her distinctive songs of desire and longing to the Tiny Desk.
Critic's corner: Blur's 'The Ballad of Darren'
British band Blur, lead by singer-songwriter Damon Albarn, has a new album. It's called The Ballad of Darren.
What to make of new developments in the investigation into Tupac Shakur's murder
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Joel Anderson, host of Season 3 of the podcast Slow Burn, about the latest developments in the investigation into Tupac Shakur's murder.