World Cafe Nashville: Daddy Issues
Formed out of friendship, the trio blends a love of noise with powerful melodicism and a knack for capturing the ups and downs of millennial life.
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Public Enemy Make Entire New Album Available For Free Download
The band surprised fans by making Nothing Is Quick In The Desert available for free download via Bandcamp, until July 4.
Nick Hakim, 'Cuffed' (Live)
Watch the rising neo-soul star perform a cut from his debut album, Green Twins, in the studio for KCRW.
VON GREY: Three Sisters Making Ethereal Pop
The Atlanta-based trio of the von Grey sisters — Kathryn, Annika and Fiona — bring a left-of-center approach to traditional pop.
Sony Will Start Making Vinyl Records Again In Japan, After A Nearly 30-Year Hiatus
Sony says it's meeting new demand from young people who buy records they've heard on streaming services. The company stopped pressing vinyl in 1989.
My Bubba's Spare, Rumbling, Jack White-Produced New Single 'Gone'
My Bubba, a Swedish and Icelandic duo, swung through Jack White's Third Man Records in Nashville to record two songs for the label's Blue Series, including this spare beauty, "Gone."
From Mourning to 'Moonlight': A Year In Race, As Told By Code Switch
As we light a candle on the Code Switch podcast's birthday cake, our team looks back on the stories that mattered.
As ISIS Gets Squeezed In Syria And Iraq, It's Using Music As A Weapon
The Islamic State is losing territory in Iraq and Syria but is trying to keep its supporters' spirits up through song. Its newest release, "My State Remains," reveals an organization down but not out.
The xx's Video For 'I Dare You' Is A Love Letter To Los Angeles
Starring Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) and Ashton Sanders (Moonlight, The Retrieval), "I Dare You" unfolds like a short film in a beautifully saturated L.A.
'The Gentrification Song' Is The Inner-City Blues America Deserves From Rap
"The city lost its soul and gained a lot of hipsters, but does that really make it better or a little weirder?" Bay Area rapper Gift of Gab asks in new video.