Songs We Love: La Santa Cecilia, 'Ingrata' (Feat. Mon Laferte)
Watch the SoCal revivalists re-imagine a Café Tacvba classic to discover the beauty within.
Music Reviews
Bomba Estéreo Releases 'Ayo': 21st-Century Cumbia For The Temple of Dance
On its new album, Colombian band Bomba Estereo continues to redefine contemporary Latin music.
First Listen: The Accidentals, 'Odyssey'
Savannah Buist and Katie Larson got their start as teenagers applying classical instruments to indie-rock earworms. That creative streak remains strong on their major-label debut.
Jazz Guitarist Peter Bernstein Releases New Version Of 'Signs Live!'
More than 20 years ago, jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein recorded his album, Signs Live!. It featured pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Gregory Hutchinson. These jazz compositions made Bernstein famous. Now, he is out with that same album, but the playing from all four is different, and music reviewer Tom Moon says the new recordings are riveting.
Songs We Love: Chain And The Gang, 'Rome'
Fred Thomas, plus members of Tyvek and the Gories, join the garage-rock band for one of Ian Svenonius' rawest albums to date, Experimental Music.
First Listen: Rainer Maria, 'S/T'
Rainer Maria's first album since 2006 is a natural extension of the band's discography, while staying true to its members' accumulated wisdom and insight.
First Listen: The Blind Boys Of Alabama, 'Almost Home'
Gospel's elder statesmen reach back to their roots, seven decades down the line.
First Listen: Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer, 'Not Dark Yet'
The songwriting sisters finally team up for the collaborative album their fans have been waiting for.
Mining Rap And Spoken Word, ÌFÉ Continues To Innovate And Expand Afro-Cubanism
The Puerto Rican group ÌFÉ celebrates traditional Afro-Cuban rumba — but has added poetry and rapping on this new remix of a song from their groundbreaking debut album.
Prawn's 'North Lynx' Sounds Like An Elephant Stampede
Prawn is a sterling example of emo's possibility, even as it continues to outgrow the genre's parameters. The band's third album, Run, comes out Sept. 22.