Feel The Mysterious Ennui Of The Peacers' Psychedelic 'Staying Home'
The Peacers' new album, Introducing The Crimsmen, gargles psychedelic music like purple milk. Watch a short film for the bleary-eyed folk song.
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Songs We Love: Chelsea Wolfe, '16 Psyche'
In the metallic first single from Hiss Spun, out Sept. 22, Wolfe is at her most commanding and climactic yet.
Hatchie Spins Around Her Native Brisbane For Gaze-Pop Debut 'Try'
"Try" is the first single by Harriette Pilbeam's solo project. A shimmering shoegaze debut, its video depicts the Australian musician's hometown — fireworks and all.
Taking 'Ctrl': Why SZA's New Album Means So Much
The Top Dawg singer's new album is as dreamy as we all hoped it would be. Code Switch and NPR Music tapped in a few members of the NPR fam to chat with us about how SZA and Ctrl resonates with them.
Songs We Love: Mon Laferte, 'Amárrame (Feat. Juanes)'
The chemistry between the Mexico City-based Chilean vocalist and her duet partner, paired with a slinky cumbia bass line, makes this song hard to resist.
After Fallout, PWR BTTM Seeks Control Of Its Music
After allegations of sexual assault by one of its members emerged last month, the band was quickly dropped from its current label, and its two albums were pulled from streaming services.
Johnny Flynn Ponders Fake News, Global Panic And The End Of Everything
It's hard to know what's real in a new video for the English actor and musician's song "In The Deepest." A meteor streaking across the sky could be the end of the world or a complete hoax.
World Cafe Nashville: Rhiannon Giddens
The singer, fiddler and banjo player performs songs from Freedom Highway, which she wrote to tell the stories of victims of racialized violence throughout American history.
The Unkindest Cut: Theater, President Trump And The Politics Of Performing Arts
Is depicting the president as Julius Caesar fair game, or over the line?
New Mix: Emily Haines, Mt. Wolf, Chastity Belt, Gordi And More
This week's essential new music includes the frenetic pop of Guerilla Toss, a long-awaited solo return from Metric singer Emily Haines, bruising hardcore rock from Thoughts Of Ionesco and more.