First Listen: The Avett Brothers, 'True Sadness'
The band's sound has changed markedly over the years, but its songs remain rooted in a search for self-improvement, and in a kind of fundamental decency.
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Watch Lucius, Live In Concert
Watch Lucius bring its vibrant pop spectacle to the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth Cook Says 'Exodus Of Venus' Is 'An Album Of Extremes'
Country singer Elizabeth Cook's new album Exodus of Venus took six years to make, after deaths in the family, divorce, rehab and a whirlwind romance. All that turmoil is reflected in her new songs.
Mitski On 'Puberty 2' And The Nature Of Happiness
On her latest album, one of the most talked-about young artists in rock ponders just what kind of happiness is worth chasing. She speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin.
Neko Case, k.d. lang And Laura Veirs On The Art Of Working Together
For the three singers, collaborating on the new album case/lang/veirs brought surprises, slip-ups and, finally, satisfaction.
I Was Born On The Dance Floor: A Playlist For Pulse
The mourning process reminds those who love to dance together that to gather on a dance floor is to open one's arms to life. We asked 11 writers to share the club song that changed their lives.
Luke Bell Returns To Wyoming In Debut Album
NPR's Scott Simon talks to the ranch-hand turned songwriter. He comes from a long line of Wyoming homesteaders and studied agroecology before becoming a country singer.
As Led Zeppelin Faces Copyright Charges, The Line Between Plagiarism And Homage
Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were in court this week answering charges of copyright infringement. Forensic musicologist Joe Bennett and NPR's Scott Simon discuss.
A New Opera Illuminates The 'Lavender Scare,' A Little-Explored Era In Queer History
Fellow Travelers is based on Thomas Mallon's historical novel of the same name. It takes place during the McCarthy 1950s, when intense scrutiny fell not only on suspected communists but gays as well.
Music Review: 'Johannesburg,' Mumford & Sons
NPR reviews a musical collaboration between Mumford and Sons and musicians from far flung countries called Johannesburg.