First Watch: Poliça, 'Lime Habit'
Poliça's latest album is a love letter to the band's hometown of Minneapolis, recalling the city's troubled history of economic injustices, corruption and racism.
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Rahim AlHaj: Tiny Desk Concert
Though wordless, the Baghdad-born oud player's music tells powerful stories about the blessedness and fragility of life.
Songs We Love: Paris, 'Lethal Warning Shot'
Veteran Bay Area rapper re-emerges with snarling Black nationalism on an urgent and aggressive declaration of intent.
Review: Alessia Cara, 'Know It All'
The 19-year-old is ascending pop music's hierarchy by standing strong in herself.
Missy Elliott's Return Is Everything We Crave
"We need it," says critic Ann Powers of the rapper's comeback, which yielded an eye-popping new video on Thursday. "There's really no other figure like her in all of hip-hop."
First Watch: David Lynch & Marek Zebrowski, 'Polish Night Music'
A previously unreleased video of a 2007 live performance, entirely improvised by the American director and the Polish composer, whose collaborative album is being re-released this week.
Latin Roots: English Rock In Spanish
Listen to two Texas bands' Spanish-language covers of The Beatles and Portugal The Man.
EL VY On World Cafe
Hear stripped-down versions of songs from Matt Berninger and Brent Knopf's new collaboration.
Logic: 'Do Something For Yourself'
"I'm telling the fans what I'm trying to tell myself because nobody was telling me at the time," says the rapper, who hails from Maryland.
'On The Way To Two' Offers A Snapshot Of A True Jazz Partnership
The posthumous release of an album recorded 10 years ago showcases the interplay between the late trumpeter Kenny Wheeler and his longtime pianist John Taylor. Critic Kevin Whitehead has a review.