Jesca Hoop On World Cafe
Last heard in a duo with Sam Beam, the California-born singer-songwriter continues her remarkable solo career.
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For A 'Long Time,' Blondie's Worked To Create This Kind Of Pop Magic
Though deliberate echoes of "Heart of Glass" make themselves heard from the song's opening seconds, "Long Time" never feels like a mere rehash.
TIGERS JAW, After Shakeup, Announces New Record And Shares New Song 'Guardian'
Three years since Charmer, the mellow indie-rock band returns with a jangly single on a brand new label.
Watch Sylvan Esso Bring Bass And Twists To NPR Music's SXSW Showcase
Sylvan Esso, the duo of Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath, drew cheers for their soon-to-be-released new material during NPR Music's annual showcase in Austin.
Skating Polly's 'Hail Mary' Is Good, Creepy Fun
The stepsister duo teamed up with Veruca Salt's co-frontwomen to write its New Trick EP. The first single — and its video — gives a warning about poisonous relationships.
Kevin Morby Announces New Album, Shares The Elegiac Love Letter 'Come To Me Now'
The singer's latest album is a love letter to cities and the diverse people who live there.
Chely Wright On Mountain Stage
The Nashville country star makes her debut on Mountain Stage, recorded live on the campus of Ohio University in Athens.
Hear Chuck Berry's Posthumous Single, 'Big Boys'
The song is taken from Berry's first record in 38 years, CHUCK, due out on June 16.
20 Years Ago, Biopic Helped Give Pop Star Selena Life Beyond Her Tragic Death
In the 1990s, Tejano music singer Selena Quintanilla Perez made a rare crossover to mainstream American audiences. The movie Selena debuted two years after her murder.
South X Lullaby: DakhaBrakha
Watch the utterly unique Ukranian band play a quiet, contemplative lullaby that reminds us that we have "time to laugh and cry, time to live and die."