Stephen Malkmus Cracks A Sonic Code, Putting The '90s Behind Him
Still "the guy from Pavement" to many, Malkmus may have finally escaped his own shadow on Traditional Techniques, a new album with a bold creative constraint.
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Meet Naaz, The Singer-Songwriter Blending Dutch And Kurdish Identities
On her second EP, The Beautiful Struggle, the 21-year-old singer-songwriter, whose Kurdish Muslim parents fled their home during the Gulf War, bridges her Kurdish and Dutch identities.
HAIM Announces New Album, 'Women In Music Pt. III,' Shares 'The Steps'
Out April 24, HAIM's third album will feature last year's trilogy of singles — "Summer Girl," "Now I'm In It," and "Hallelujah" — plus a new track out today.
Mellotron Variations: Tiny Desk Concert
Robby Grant, Pat Sansone (Wilco), Jonathan Kirkscey and John Medeski (Medeski, Martin & Wood) give an all-Mellotron performance, making music of magic and mystery.
Heat Check: Being Productive With The Pressure
With angsty, urgent new tracks from Young Nudy, Kenny Mason, Diana Gordon and more, Heat Check will help you bulldoze pas procrastination.
Viking's Choice: Buzzsaw Punk, Aquatic Doom, Phantasmal Ambient
This week's playlist includes Cruel Diagonals' head-swirling loops, Astroturf Noise's free-jazz bluegrass, Drown's slow-moving metal and a Toronto punk band whose name we can't publish.
Letting Neneh Cherry Mature Past Her 1989 Pop Zeitgeist Moment
For "One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs," Jayna Brown, Black culture researcher at the Pratt Institute, recommends "Kong" by Neneh Cherry. Cherry is best known for her 1989 hit "Buffalo Stance."
The Recording Academy Fires Deborah Dugan, Its Short-Lived Leader
The organization behind the Grammys announced Monday that it had fired Dugan, who was at the Academy for only five months, saying that an investigation found "multitudes" of complaints against her.
Bob Weir And Wolf Bros: Tiny Desk Concert
Weir, along with Don Was and Jay Lane, play a set rich in Grateful Dead lore, including an emotional take on the sing-along, "Ripple."
Union Official Resigns Over Domingo Investigation, Confirms He Gave Media Information
On Monday, baritone Samuel Schultz accused the American Guild of Musical Artists of trying to cover up the results of its investigation of famed singer Plácido Domingo.