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.
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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.
Vote: Who Has The Best Desk In The 2019 Tiny Desk Contest?
Every entry video for the Tiny Desk Contest must feature a desk. For our next just-for-fun fan vote, we want you to tell us your favorite desk.
From Betty Boop To Popeye, Franz Von Suppé Survives In Cartoons
You may not recognize the Austrian composer by name, but if you like cartoons, you've heard the music of Franz von Suppé.
More Than 'Kind Of Blue': In 1959, A Few Albums Changed Jazz Forever
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman and Charles Mingus all cut timeless classics, each pointing the form in a different direction.
After 25 Years, Snow Patrol Gets More Honest Than Ever
Award-winning Northern Irish band Snow Patrol is currently touring the United States. The group stopped by NPR to perform a few songs and chat about its latest album.