First Listen: Nina Diaz, 'The Beat Is Dead'
The new solo album from the Girl In A Coma frontwoman is a fiercely brave, song-by-song journey through her experiences of addiction and recovery.
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First Listen: Mannequin Pussy, 'Romantic'
Mannequin Pussy knows — and sounds like — the hell that is heartbreak, veering in short bursts between syrupy sweet pop and charred-walls-of-sound punk.
First Listen: Lara Downes, 'America Again'
Hear the pianist's portrait of America in a smartly programmed, wide-ranging anthology of solo piano works by composers past and present; male and female; straight and gay; white, black and Latino.
First Listen: TOY, 'Clear Shot'
The British band's third full-length is proof of just how vivid and inviting psychedelic music can be in the 21st century.
First Listen: Aaron Lee Tasjan, 'Silver Tears'
The Americana innovator invites listeners into a shiny dreamscape that's both deeply informed by musical history and uniquely his own.
First Listen: Michael Mayer, '&'
One of global techno's boldface names pushes himself into new territories on a collaboration album stocked with dance-music's leading lights.
Phil Chess, Co-Founder Of Chess Records, Dies At 95
With his brother Leonard, Chess championed iconic blues and rock 'n' roll artists like Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry and Etta James. He died Wednesday.
At 85, Cuban Legend Omara Portuondo Is Still Working — And Feeling Young
The Cuban singer was the only female member of the Buena Vista Social Club — but her career, which continues today, stretches back much further.
Kishi Bashi On World Cafe
The newest version of Kaoru Ishibashi's band is major '70s fun in the World Cafe studio. Hear the session and watch a video of "Say Yeah."
Love For The Lead Guitar: Guest DJ Eljuri
The accomplished guitarist, songwriter and vocalist dives deep into the world of the lead guitar with a playlist of her favorite classic-rock icons.