Songs We Love: P.S. Eliot, 'Bear Named Otis (Demo Version)'
#TBT to Katie and Allison Crutchfield's beloved pop-punk band P.S. Eliot, whose blasted chords and simple couplets are disarmed by a home recording's rawness.
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The Honduran-Canadian Singer And The Swedish Band: An Alt.Latino Love Story
Good music is good music, and it eventually breaks down all barriers. This week we've got Mexican bluegrass, Venezuelan retro and a Honduran crooner who makes beautiful music in Canada.
Watch Gorgon City Perform Live In The Studio
Watch the U.K. house duo premiere its new track, "Love Me," for KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.
First Listen: Oh Pep!, 'Stadium Cake'
On its first full-length album, the Melbourne duo's mostly upbeat music is filled with questions about desire and life's priorities.
First Watch: Esmé Patterson, 'No River'
Watch Patterson's gorgeously produced hymn to the fragile and endlessly flawed human condition.
First Listen: A-WA, 'Habib Galbi'
Three Israeli sisters celebrate — and utterly transform — a trove of Arab-language folk songs that they inherited as Yemenite Jews, by tweaking them with electronic touches.
An American Opera Impresario Takes His Final Bow
In Houston and San Francisco, David Gockley commissioned operas destined for stages worldwide. As he retires, he reflects on reviving Scott Joplin and premiering Nixon in China.
First Listen: Marisa Anderson, 'Into The Light'
Anderson's guitar is inextricably tied to the raw and seeking tradition of American music. The guitarist calls her fourth album an imaginary soundtrack to a science-fiction western.
First Listen: Agustín Lira, 'Songs Of Hope And Struggle'
The California musician, along with his musical partner Patricia Wells, adapt their message of social justice for modern times, while maintaining the same inspirational lyrics and conviction.
First Watch: Bassnectar, 'Reaching Out'
The DJ and producer's new video is one of the most visually arresting works to come out this year.