Songs We Love: Andrew Combs, 'Dirty Rain'
On the lead single and video from Canyons Of My Mind, Combs connects the environmentalist folk-pop of Don McLean with the dystopian mood-setting of Radiohead.
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Wilsen's Dreamy Bedroom Folk Steps Out Into The World
Tamsin Wilson's moody, calmly woozy voice would sound amazing in just about any genre or context.
'At This Age, This Is Who I Am': The Gospel According To CeCe Winans
Winans has spent her long career expanding what gospel can sound like and where it can go. To pull off her first release in nearly a decade, she adapted once again — by letting go of the wheel.
For Groundhog Day, Hear Public Radio's Records On Repeat
If you had to wake up to the same record every day for the rest of your life, a la Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, what would it be? Public-radio hosts weigh in.
First Listen: Chuck Prophet, 'Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins'
Listening to Prophet's new album feels like riding shotgun down some mythic highway with a rock true believer.
First Listen: Jesca Hoop, 'Memories Are Now'
Hoop's songs burst with ideas: They're as strange and smart and heartfelt as they are gorgeous. Memories Are Now further showcases her enviable capacity to surprise.
First Listen: Teen Daze, 'Themes for Dying Earth'
The British Columbian synth band conjure breathtaking vistas, exotic flora, and meteorological phenomena on its new album.
First Listen: Tinariwen, 'Elwan'
After the chaos, warfare and corruption of the past several years in their native country, the Tuareg guitar gods deliver a more bitter message.
First Listen: Miguel Zenón, 'Típico'
The Puerto Rican saxophonist's 10th album is a portrait of a band lost in thought with smiles on their faces.
First Listen: Quelle Chris, 'Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often'
The rapper and producer's new album is a humorous and heartfelt emotional journey to self-acceptance.