Youth Lagoon: Tiny Desk Concert
Trevor Powers' new songs are more expansive and self-assured than usual, a transition reflected in this performance. In person, he's poised, appearing almost joyful at times.
Music
KEXP Presents: Ought
Watch the Montreal punk band perform "Beautiful Blue Sky" live in a Seattle studio.
The Man And The Mistakes That 'Invented Rock 'n' Roll'
In his new book, Sam Phillips, music writer Peter Guralnick profiles the founder of the Sun Records label. Guralnick says Phillips rejected perfection in favor of spontaneity and individuality.
Review: Adele, '25'
25, Adele's follow-up to the best-selling album of this decade, isn't quite a decisive split with her past work. But it radiates confidence and commands attention.
Songs We Love: Childbirth, 'Let's Be Bad'
Watch the newest video from Seattle feminist punk super-group, starring performance-art-guerilla grrrl Alicia McDaid.
Hear 'Kevin,' The New Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Song Featuring Leon Bridges
Macklemore's latest effort with producer Ryan Lewis is a funk-flavored tirade against the ravages of drug addiction.
'My Goal Is To Not Be Bored By What I Do': Itzhak Perlman At 70
Once a kid with polio from Tel Aviv who hated practicing his instrument, the master violinist says he's still learning, even as he prepares to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Beethoven Symphonies At Carnegie Hall Via Berlin
From an all-Beethoven residency week, hear the storied Berlin Philharmonic play the profound Sixth and witty Eighth with conductor Simon Rattle.
What Alt. Latino's Listening To This Week
The hosts of Alt.Latino bring us music from Brazil and Africa this week. NPR's Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras talk to Rachel Martin about their favorite tracks.
Carla Morisson Looks Hard At Love's Gray Areas
Morrison is part of a small group of independent singers who are challenging the sound of pop in Mexico. She speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin abut her new album, Amor Supremo.