Music Features

A conversation with Phoebe Bridgers, a devout student of Smith's music, about how the final album of his lifetime lit a path between basement grit and polished studio splendor.

In Our Daily Breather, we ask artists how to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Courtney Marie Andrews recommends gardening and poetry, and shares a new song from her forthcoming album.

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Ani DiFranco recommends a newsletter, an HBO series and bike rides.

The film's dreamlike score, by the French duo Air, sounds the way high school feels: frustrated, isolated, fearful and hopeful all at once. Under social distancing, it's not hard to relate.

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Musician Nathalie Joachim recommends a recipe for a comforting Haitian dish.

With electro-cumbia, porro, and bullerengue rhythms, Miss Colombia takes a thread and needle from Lido Pimienta's heart to a country that doesn't always love her back.

In March, The Mountain Goats' leader realized the coronavirus would strip his bandmates of income for months. To help, he reached for the machine that jump-started his career.

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find comfort in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Margo Price has been making pillow forts and dancing with her kids.

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm and comfort in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Raveena recommends taking time to rest and reconnect with community.

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Nicholas Cords is finding solace in a thankful musical sentiment from Beethoven.