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On World Cafe's recent trip to Sydney, Australia, we met a young artist who just keeps experimenting.
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Sense Of Place Sydney: Boy & Bear
All week, World Cafe travels to Sydney, Australia, to meet the local bands making an impact Down Under. First up is a folk-rock band that's enjoyed great success in the U.S., too.
Guest DJ: Matty Healy Of The 1975 On Making Music From Now On
The frontman for The 1975 says today's political climate has him thinking more seriously about writing songs that mean something.
John Paul White: Tiny Desk Concert
Formerly half of The Civil Wars, the singer-songwriter returns to perform three rearranged songs from his solo debut, Beulah.
The Deceptively Simple Sound Of Scott And Charlene's Wedding
Mid-Thirties Single Scene, the new album by the Australian group Scott and Charlene's Wedding, describes the thoughts and actions of a character who has just turned 34. Critic Ken Tucker has a review.
Songs We Love: Childish Gambino, 'Me And Your Mama'
Donald Glover easily combines Southern rap and psychedelic soul in a desperate rant of love-fueled angst.
Hear City Of Caterpillar's Previously Unreleased Song, 'As The Curtains Dim'
To celebrate City Of Caterpillar's reunion tour, here's a gloomy and suspenseful track that got left off the Richmond post-hardcore band's sole album, released in 2002.
Songs We Love: Power Trip, 'Firing Squad'
The first single from Nightmare Logic possesses a certain monolithic quality Lemmy would admire: a massive rawness and heavy hopelessness that thrashes with punk immediacy and metal intricacy.
'I Have A Purpose': Sting Talks About '57th & 9th' And Why He's Still Here
After a decade, the singer-songwriter has a new album. He talks with NPR's Michel Martin about U.S. elections, Brexit, the Bataclan, the migrant crisis — and his own mortality.
Leon Russell Dies; Southern Rock Legend Was 74
A native of Oklahoma, Russell's talents gave him the unique ability to span country and gospel, blues and rock.