Cozy Up With Andrew Bird As He Performs Holiday Songs From 'Hark!'
Bird's holiday album is a collection of covers and originals that some might not view as Christmas material at all.
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Playboi Carti Finally Drops Second Album, 'Whole Lotta Red'
Playboi Carti has released his long-anticipated second album, Whole Lotta Red. The album comes two years after his 2018 studio debut, Die Lit and features Future, Kid Cudi and Kanye West.
Music Aficionado On What To Listen To This Holiday Season
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with holiday music expert Chris Klimek about what's on his holiday music playlist this year.
The Thistle & Shamrock: Celtic Christmas
On this week's episode, hear Fiona Ritchie's reflections on this holiday season amidst such a challenging year, featuring Joel Mabus, Carlos Nuñez and The Gathering
Jeff Tweedy On Performing From His Couch: 'It Felt So Intimate To Us Right Away'
At the onset of the pandemic, the Wilco frontman began filming The Tweedy Show, an at-home Instagram series with his wife and sons. His also has a new memoir, How to Write One Song, and a new album.
World Cafe Picks The Best Songs Of 2020
Explore a playlist full of 2020 highlights, including songs by big stars (Jason Isbell, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift) and up-and-comers (Bonny Light Horseman, Arlo Parks, Devon Gilfillian).
Adam Weiner's New Song, 'Christmas Makes Me Cry,' Channels Holiday Loneliness
The leader of Low Cut Connie, tasked with writing a pandemic-era holiday song, thought back to a journal entry he wrote nearly 20 years ago, while working as a perfume spritzer at a local mall.
He Was An Architect
Little Richard saw a depth and possibility for American culture, for black genius, that he could not fully see for himself. It's up to us to continue the work.
3 New Holiday Songs Tap Into The Cheer — And Despair — Of The Season
The holidays have never felt more ambivalent — a feeling captured by Phoebe Bridgers' "Christmas Song"; The Bird and the Bee's "You and I at Christmas Time"; and Nick Lowe's "Winter Wonderland."
Tenor Sax George Coleman Shines On Newly Released Live Record, 'In Baltimore'
The album showcases 45 minutes from Coleman's '71 sets at Baltimore's Famous Ballroom, where the atmosphere was typically lively and the jazz legend was elegant and full of fire.