First Watch: Dams Of The West, 'Tell The Truth'
The Vampire Weekend drummer has a new solo project called Dams of the West. "Tell The Truth" is the second single off Youngish American, due out early next year.
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Meredith D'Ambrosio On Piano Jazz
D'Ambrosio — a vocalist, pianist, visual artist, composer and teacher — joined Marian McPartland in 1994.
Drive-By Truckers On World Cafe
"I didn't set out to write any of this stuff. It was kind of just what was eating at me," lead singer Patterson Hood says of the politically charged songs on the Truckers' latest album.
Bringing A Christmas Classic To Wonderful Life — On Stage
Librettist Gene Scheer says the drama of George Bailey's life is "an operatic story." So he, along with composer Jake Heggie, turned It's a Wonderful Life into an opera.
Latin Roots: Mexrrissey
It's a pop-culture phenomenon: The people of Mexico love Morrissey. A lot. Hear a set from the band that's giving the Smiths singer's music a Latin makeover.
Mary Halvorson Leaves Some Room For Weirdness In 'Away With You'
Halvorson, a prolific jazz guitarist, plays with harmonies and melodies as she leads an eight-piece band on her new album. Critic Kevin Whitehead calls Away With You "richer than ever."
First Listen: Zao, 'The Well-Intentioned Virus'
For two decades, the band has maintained a mix of thoughtfulness and savagery unparalleled in metal. This is peak Zao, back with its most feral and fully realized offering in years.
First Listen: Maria Taylor, 'In The Next Life'
The Azure Ray singer fills her warm, reflective new album with gorgeous, touching songs about family, legacy and the pursuit of contentment.
We Banjo 3 On Mountain Stage
Hear the Irish band play its mix of swing, soul and banjo live onstage in West Virginia.
All Songs +1: Peter Silberman On Compassion, Impermanence And Hearing Loss
The Antlers' singer discusses coming back to music after temporarily losing his hearing and how that's changed his sound.