First Listen: Adia Victoria, 'Silences'
For Adia Victoria, the role of Southern blueswoman is wily, radical, thoroughly contemporary and rife with real darkness.
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Between Love And Hate: A Valentine's Day Playlist
This Valentine's Day, we wanted to know: Can the same song be both a great love song and a breakup song?
First Listen: Our Native Daughters, 'Songs Of Our Native Daughters'
Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Allison Russell and Leyla McCalla form a banjo-wielding supergroup dedicated to the history of both string-band music and black women in America.
First Listen: Julia Jacklin, 'Crushing'
A breakup inspired the Australian singer-songwriter to make a powerful record about intimacy, chaos, loneliness and sense of self.
From Funerals To Festivals, The Curious Journey Of The 'Adagio For Strings'
How did Samuel Barber's stirring, lush work for strings — music that has become America's semi-official music of mourning — morph into a beloved and endlessly remixed dance floor anthem?
On 'Adore You,' Jessie Ware Makes A Return To House Diva Excellence
"Adore You" is a feat of airy house-pop, a masterclass in under-the-covers intimacy that feels enticing and familiar.
Station Breaks: The Best New Songs From NPR Music Stations
A sweet lullaby by Girl In Red, Bayonne's cavernous ambient track and a jazz number from Jonathan Scales Fourchestra. There's a lot to discover on this new station-curated playlist.
Listening For The Future During Black History Month
Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste, New Yorker writer Briana Younger and NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael join World Cafe for a spirited conversation on the black creators shaping the future of music.
The Thistle & Shamrock: Singer-Songwriters
This week on The Thistle & Shamrock, Fiona Ritchie explores songwriters' melodies that never fail to strike a chord.
