This week's essential mix includes the winning song from our Tiny Desk Contest, the return of the band Land of Talk, '90s shoegaze group Ride and more.
Hideo Ikeezumi, the founder of a flashpoint music Tokyo music shop and the quietly influential P.S.F. record label, is remembered by those he worked with most closely in his twilight.
The Philadelphia-born artist makes blue-collar rock from hardcore roots. Hear him perform songs from his Eric Bazilian-produced new album, Bury Me In Philly.
The Puerto Rican jazz musician leads his long-running quartet on his new album. Critic Kevin Whitead says Típico is full of "feverishly intricate music that ... comes from the heart."