First Listen: The Bad Plus, 'Never Stop II'
Each album by The Bad Plus can be understood as a planted flag, a marker of group identity. Hear the jazz trio's first record with new pianist Orrin Evans.
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First Listen: They Might Be Giants, 'I Like Fun'
The sparkly collection — songs about death, dismemberment and other unfortunate events dressed up for a Friday night joy ride — sees the long-running duo attempting genuinely new ideas.
'Maria Callas Live' Celebrates The Astonishing Range Of A Legendary Soprano
Callas, who died in 1977, was known for her ability to merge musical notes with complex feelings. Now Warner Classics has released a box set of her live recordings — including 20 complete operas.
Songs We Love: Courtney Marie Andrews, 'May Your Kindness Remain'
In the gospel-tinged title track from her new album, Courtney Marie Andrews positions kindness as an antidote both to broken-heartedness and to bad luck.
Nap Eyes' 'Every Time The Feeling' Is Much Ado About Meaning
The first single from I'm Bad Now is an existential yet easygoing tune that boogies like a small booty in tight jeans.
A Room Of One's Own: How Household's 'Items' Confronts The Limits Of Domesticity
In life and in art, women are often confined to interior spaces. But the 2011 album subverts confinement with its distinctly feminine tale of disappointment, disillusionment and domestic life.
Songs We Love: Soccer Mommy, 'Your Dog'
The first single from Sophie Allison's forthcoming album Clean is both a post-breakup kiss-off and an anthem demanding respect and agency.
Hear An Unreleased Shirley Collins Song From A New Documentary
The British folk singer is the subject of The Ballad Of Shirley Collins. Hear a 1958 BBC recording of "Wondrous Love."
Songs We Love: Latin Bitman ft. Nora Norman, 'You'
A new single from the Chilean DJ, producer and former Olympic surfer José Antonio Bravo, aka Latin Bitman, draws inspiration from the thrill of riding waves.
Songs We Love: Kat Edmonson, 'Old Fashioned Gal'
On the first single from Old Fashioned Gal, Edmonson pines for a respite from pop-up ads and notifications, for a phone "inextricably connected to a wall."