First Listen: Darlingside, 'Extralife'
Gorgeous harmonies still prevail, but the foursome eschews its earlier Americana to explore chamber pop, all while spinning sparkling yarns of underground bunkers and nuclear fallout.
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Gina Chavez Shares Intimate Love Letter For Valentine's Day
Alt.Latino favorite Gina Chavez charms us with an intimate expression of love.
Kendrick Lamar Channels A Superhero's Conflicts And Strength On 'Black Panther'
Lamar plays a prominent role on the soundtrack for the new Marvel film. Critic Ken Tucker says the songs on Black Panther are are shrewd, passionate and "almost ridiculously entertaining."
Songs We Love: Fanny Walked The Earth, 'Lured Away'
Fanny is one of music's lost legendary entities, often invoked but seldom playlisted. The band's first song in 44 years conveys the same effervescent spirit.
Drowse's 'Klonopin' Soundtracks A Heavy Dose
Steeped in detuned guitars and iridescent noise, Drowse sounds like an intimate Mount Eerie home recording overdubbed with a worn-out cassette of The Cure's Disintegration.
Five Eight's Anthem To Fleeing A Troubled Marriage
In an oddly chaotic — and comical — new video for the song "Florida," the band digs into the sad necessity of sometimes having to flee in order to survive.
Folk Musician Tom Rapp Dies At 70
Tom Rapp, the founder of the 1960s folk outfit Pearls Before Swine, has died. He went on to become a civil rights attorney and his music enjoyed a revival in the 1990s.
Brandi Carlile On Practicing Forgiveness, Even When It's Hard
"It's a really radical and ugly, difficult process that, you know, great beauty comes from." The folk singer discusses her new album, By The Way, I Forgive You, with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.
Loma's Debut Album Marks Both A Beginning And An End
The trio and its first album are the product of two bands joining forces — but the creation of something new often requires the sacrifice of something known.
Nick Hakim: Tiny Desk Concert
The music of Nick Hakim occupies a space and time that feels out of this world, with songs that explore the quietude of inner thoughts.