Kelsey Lu, A Classically-Trained Rule Breaker
Kelsey Lu knew she wanted to play music from a young age. So, at 18, she left home to deepen that study. On her debut album, Blood, Lu explores what that decision meant.
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Heather Woods Broderick Paints A Portrait Of Solitude With 'Invitation'
When Broderick moved from Brooklyn to rural Oregon, she encountered a sense of isolation and impermanence. Her latest album, Invitation, is a portrait of that upheaval.
BAILEN Has The Type Of Bond That Only Comes From Being Family
These siblings are an incredible group of dynamic vocalists whose musicianship is off the charts.
Monthly Music Report: The 20 Best New Songs We Heard In April
Lil Nas X upended country's traditional gatekeepers, FKA Twigs experienced a phoenix-esque rebirth, Carly Rae Jepsen shimmied into the corners of what-could've-been, plus 17 must-hear songs.
Monthly Music Report: The 10 Best New Albums We Heard In April
Lizzo gives us a powerful gospel of self-love, PUP serves up odes to nihilism, Glen Hansard opens up his acoustic palette, plus seven more albums you need to hear.
Mountain Man Singer Reinvents Herself As Daughter Of Swords, Announces Album
One of the three gorgeous voices at the heart of Mountain Man, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig releases her first solo album, Dawnbreaker, on June 28. Hear the title track.
New Mix: Japanese Breakfast, Kate Tempest, Future Teens, More
This week we've got a love song from Kate Tempest, music made in a hotel from Japanese Breakfast, a near-perfect pop-punk heartbreaker by Mannequin Pussy and more.
Nolan Gasser's New Book Explores Musical Taste And Where It Comes From
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Nolan Gasser, chief musicologist and architect of Pandora Radio's Music Genome Project about his book Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste.
Woodstock 50 Canceled By Its Investors
The Dentsu Aegis Network, which had been funding the ambitious, three-day 50th-anniversary music festival with headliners including Jay-Z and Santana, says that the August event will not happen.
Toro Y Moi: Tiny Desk Concert
Toro y Moi loses the voice processing, synths and other heavy effects for a stripped-down acoustic set at the Tiny Desk.