Watch Róisín Murphy Perform 'Exploitation' Live For KCRW
The Irish art pop musician showcases her singular aesthetic in a live performance for KCRW.
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Recommended Dose: Our Favorite Dance Tracks Of November
We've got ambient atmospherics for a time of tension. Hear new music from Dedekind Cut, Visible Cloaks, Tycho, Yussef Kamaal, MJ Guider and Burial.
Hear Strand Of Oaks' Anthemic New Song, 'Radio Kids'
"Radio was my freedom as a kid," Strand of Oaks' Tim Showalter says. "No internet, no scene, no way to find music except radio."
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Live In Concert
Watch the singer and her band perform three ferocious songs from her "Lincoln Center Out Of Doors" set, recorded live at New York's Damrosch Park.
First Listen: Nina Kraviz, 'Fabric 91'
The Russian DJ/producer's complex mix for the London nightclub takes a journey through techno's small-town past toward an unreleased future.
Songs We Love: Preoccupations, 'Memory'
Inspired by Mohammed Bouazizi's self-immolation, Vancouver director Kevan Funk visualizes the relief, recovery and rebirth of Preoccupations' droning and dissonant 12-minute epic.
A Jazz Pianist Considers Fidel Castro's Music Education Legacy
Harold Lopez-Nussa was trained in the formidable classical music education system set up in Cuba after the revolution. He's among the first of his class to get a deal with a U.S. record label.
The Sounds Of Cuba, In Exile And At Home
In the wake of Fidel Castro's death, Alt.Latino looks at the artists who remained in Cuba after the revolution and those who've left — and how their music reflects both realities.
Songs We Love: Tim Darcy, 'Tall Glass Of Water'
The leader of Ought detours into soul-searching Americana on his first solo single. In a video full of mimics, he is free not only to pursue various directions, but to make peace with them all.
Old-School, New-School: World Cafe's 2016 Jams
Ease into the season of "best-of" lists with a handful of standout tracks from 2016: five retro-sounding, five cutting-edge.