Music Videos

A still from Joan Shelley's "Cost Of The Cold" video.

Music & Culture

Moving Sketches: In A New Video, Joan Shelley Gets Animated

9:00am August 30, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

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.

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Big Thief: Tiny Desk Concert

2:00pm August 29, 2016

by Bob Boilen

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.

A still from Ultimate Painting's "Song For Brian Jones" video.

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Ultimate Painting's 'Song For Brian Jones' Finds Tension In Quiet

1:00pm August 29, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

Named for the late Rolling Stones founder, the song is a moody and shifty piece of psychedelic pop.

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Musicians 'Let It All Out' At MTV's Video Music Awards

5:10pm August 28, 2016

Complex magazine writer Alex Gale talks about the more than 30-year history and previews what to expect for Sunday night's Video Music Awards on MTV.

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KCRW Presents: Miguel

5:14pm August 26, 2016

by Jason Bentley

Watch the boundary-pushing R&B singer perform "What's Normal Anyway" live in the studio.

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Songs We Love: Sarah Potenza, 'Monster'

9:55am August 26, 2016

by Jewly Hight

The brassy roots-rocker's anthem conveys her determination to revel in her corporeality and flamboyant performance style. "That kind of flash is Americana," she says. "It is big."

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Nina Diaz: Tiny Desk Concert

9:37am August 26, 2016

by Felix Contreras

As a solo artist on leave from Girl In A Coma, the singer finds new ways to sound ferocious. Here, she performs three songs from an album due out in the fall.

Ani DiFranco performs live for Folk Alley.

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Watch Ani DiFranco Play 'Binary' Live In The Studio

2:42pm August 25, 2016

by Linda Fahey

The singer-songwriter performs the politically charged title track from her forthcoming album, due in 2017, in a session recorded live for Folk Alley.

Angel Olsen, in a scene from a video for her song "Sister."

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Angel Olsen Shares Epic New Song, Video

2:50pm August 24, 2016

by Robin Hilton

The latest song from Angel Olsen, "Sister," is both epic and reflective, a melancholy meditation on heartache and coming to terms with lost love.

A diplomat faces off with another in a scene from DJ Shadow's video for the song "Nobody Speak."

Music & Culture

See The Amazing New Video From DJ Shadow And Run The Jewels

2:50pm August 24, 2016

by Robin Hilton

The short film for "Nobody Speak," brilliantly directed by Sam Pilling, is a powerful — if sometimes comical — statement on the dysfunction of this year's political season.