The 77-year-old soul hitmaker, known for co-writing songs like the blues standard "Born Under A Bad Sign," returns to the spotlight with the aid of a 12-piece band.
Known for handclaps and group harmonies, the band takes on a darker tone in "Something To Ruin," which it recently performed live at the historic venue The Old Church for opbmusic.
The reggae musician recently played a career-spanning set for KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, including this hopeful, political song from his newest album.
In Episode 3 of Noteworthy, go behind the scenes with one of Europe's fastest rising pop stars as she prepares for her introduction to the United States: a performance on The Tonight Show.
A day after performing "Hotter Than Hell" on The Tonight Show, the European pop star performed another one of her songs for a much smaller audience: our Noteworthy video crew.
The Kentucky singer-songwriter's 2015 album Over And Even was a year-end favorite. Now, she's got a new 7" single and a gorgeous, subtly animated video for "Cost Of The Cold" to go with it.
The band's songs exude muscular warmth, with lyrics that are both memorable and meaningful. Watch Big Thief perform three songs from Masterpiece, recorded live in the NPR Music offices.