First Listen: Swearin', 'Fall Into The Sun'
A rejuvenated Swearin' packs its first record in five years full of indie-rock rippers from an older and wiser vantage point.
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Erasing Genres En Español: A Smoky-Voiced Jazz Singer Meets Classical Strings
The resourceful Mexican jazz singer Magos Herrera partners with the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, creating an album that's steeped in Latin American culture.
First Listen: Eric Church, 'Desperate Man'
Eric Church responds to an unsettling time with white-knuckled assertions of individual grit.
First Listen: Tunde Olaniran, 'Stranger'
The singer's bighearted sound and style revolve around spirited statements of affirmation, a sprawling artistic palette and the pursuit of boldness in every sense of the word.
The Thistle & Shamrock: From The Archives Part 2
Join Fiona Ritchie for a chance to explore more highlights from the past decade of radio shows. This week, we feature music and interviews with Solas, William Jackson and Archie Fisher.
The Gift Of Posthumous Prince Music
Rachel Martin talks to NPR Music critic Ann Powers about Piano & a Microphone 1983, Prince's first posthumous album of previously unreleased material, out now.
First Listen: Restorations, 'LP5000'
The Philly band distills heft and heart, cathartic choruses and gratuitous guitars into tender, explosive rock.
First Listen: Tim Hecker, 'Konoyo'
The beauty in Tim Hecker's music is the way the sounds disintegrate, slip through one's fingers and die.
First Listen: Loretta Lynn, 'Wouldn't It Be Great'
Loretta Lynn draws on her back story with a mixture of saltiness, sentimentality and wit that gives it heart and resonance.
Aaron Lee Tasjan Mixes Yearning Vocals And Strong Guitar On 'Karma For Cheap'
Tasjan has played in bluegrass festivals and also opened for punk bands. Critic Ken Tucker says regardless of the musical genre, the singer-songwriter's third album "proves its worth."