serpentwithfeet On World Cafe
A live performance of songs from one of the most intriguing albums of the year, soil.
Music Interviews
Amanda Shires Won't 'Give Away The Secrets' Of Her Songs
Amanda Shires' new album To the Sunset takes on more pop than her usual folk and Americana style and includes messages about motherhood and moving through life's rough parts.
Boz Scaggs On World Cafe
Boz Scagg's new music traces back to an early love of the blues that he first fell in love with growing up in Texas and Oklahoma.
Fania Records' Legacy Lives On With New Owners: 'It's The Culture'
The historic Latin record label has been sold to Concord Music. Sig Sigworth, president of Concord Music's Craft Recordings, talks about preserving Fania's legacy.
After Narrowly Avoiding A Career In EDM, Channel Tres Is Ready To Work
"I'm having a good rookie season," Channel Tres tells NPR after two very promising singles. But the L.A. artist says it's not quite time to celebrate.
Tell Me How You Really Feel: A Conversation With Courtney Barnett
The singer and guitarist fields comments from listeners about her music and talks about the ways her songs can be interpreted.
Stanley Clarke On World Cafe
A chat with the legend himself and band member Cameron Graves on the new album The Message.
Turning The Tables 2018 Shows The 'Change Within Tradition'
Ann Powers talks about curating NPR Music's new list of the 200 greatest songs of the 21st century by women and non-binary artists.
Kenny Chesney's Love Note To Caribbean After Disaster: It's About The Moving Forward
Country star Kenny Chesney went into the studio as therapy after hurricanes tore through the U.S. Virgin Islands, the place he calls home. Those sessions became his latest album, Songs for the Saints.