In Beyoncé's 'Formation,' A Glorification Of 'Bama' Blackness
Beyoncé's latest song is for the black Southern woman, says National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward, who's from Mississippi. It's a message she needed to hear.
Music
Songs We Love: Cerrone, '2nd Chance (feat. Tony Allen)'
The great Eurodisco architect unites with Afrobeat's bedrock drummer to effortlessly funk you up.
Music Review: 'The Traveller,' Baaba Maal
Baaba Maal is one of the most well-known Senegalese singers today. For over three decades, his music has won him fans all over the world. Music reviewer Banning Eyre says his first album in seven years, The Traveller, is different and surprising.
Not Ready To Stop Obsessing Over Beyoncé And 'Formation'? We Got You
So you've watched the music video, and the halftime show, eleventy million times. Now, let these smart takes help you parse all the feels.
Julia Holter On World Cafe
Hear the experimental singer, songwriter and composer perform songs from Have You In My Wilderness.
Craig Finn On Mountain Stage
The frontman of The Hold Steady makes his first solo appearance in front of a Mountain Stage crowd.
New Mix: Shearwater, Lily & Madeleine, Eskimeaux, More
On this week's show: songs of power, protest and passion, including a cut from Shearwater's "angriest" record, and singer Kevin Morby's fervent if exasperated attempt to make sense of police violence.
KEXP Presents: Ty Segall
Watch Segall shred through "Emotional Mugger/Leopard Priestess," complete with creepy props.
Songs We Love: Kevin Morby, 'I Have Been To The Mountain'
A surging, hard-won roots-rock epic, indebted to the classics and wise beyond its singer's 27 years.
On Her New Album, Lucinda Williams Is Driven, Not Comfortable
For decades, the Americana singer has been known for her gritty, gutsy songs. The Ghosts of Highway 20 takes listeners to the American South, a place she associates with her late father.