Christine And The Queens' New Single Lets Us Know: 'People, I've Been Sad'
Chris catalogs the shades of melancholy in her gooey synth-pop single.
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The Paradox Of Yasiin Bey's 'Negus,' A Rap Album Trapped In An Art Museum
The latest album by the rapper formerly known as Mos Def will be heard by very few people — a fact that represents everything fascinating and frustrating about his last decade.
Squirrel Flower's Debut Finds The Beauty In Transient Things
Both in sound and scope, I Was Born Swimming centers on impermanence and solitude.
Sufjan Stevens To Release New Age Album 'Aporia' With Lowell Brams
The 21-track album, patchworked from years of jam sessions, is a swan song, of sorts, for Lowell Brams, Sufjan Stevens' stepfather and business partner.
Some Favorite Things From Sharon Van Etten's New Video
A mountainous landscape, a flowy jumpsuit, serene horses and a beautiful song: What more could you want?
Station Breaks: The Best New Songs From NPR Member Stations
Hear exciting new tracks from Philadelphia's rising one-woman project Orion Sun, Chicago multi-instrumentalist NNAMDÏ, Californian folkster Tré Burt and more.
The Overlooked Activist Power Of Marlena Shaw
As part of NPR's "One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs," Vanderbilt professor Emily Lordi recommends "Woman of the Ghetto" by Marlena Shaw. She's known mostly for her 1969 hit, "California Soul."
Another Sky: Tiny Desk Concert
The strength of this London band is matching message with music. There's intensity and clear intention in their use of rock as an art.
Trixie Mattel Balances Genre, History And Humor On 'Barbara'
The drag performer and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars champion talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about her folk and country music icons and performs a song from her new album.
On 'Warna,' Joey Alexander Transforms From Child Prodigy To Jazz Fixture
Piano prodigy Joey Alexander is a fixture of the jazz world at the age of 16 and his new album shows how his sound has matured and grown into graceful original compositions.