Our Top Discoveries From globalFEST 2018
GlobalFEST is a festival of discovery for everyone. This year's event in New York included Brazilian avant-pop from Ava Rocha, Congolese music from Jupiter & Okwess and much more.
Music
The Decemberists Announce A New Album — And Share The Synth-Driven 'Severed'
I'll Be Your Girl, out March 16, promises to take the band in a new, aggressive, synth-friendly direction, courtesy of new producer John Congleton.
The Thistle & Shamrock: New Year, New Music
Lift your winter spirits and warm your heart with the New Year's brand new releases, with artists including Anna & Elizabeth, Open the Door for Three, and Matthew Byrne.
In 'PARAD(w/m)E' Video, Sylvan Esso Leads A Post-Apocalyptic Dance Party
As Amelia Meath highlights images of a wrecked planet, producer Nick Sanborn sets her words to an arrangement so playfully springy, it can't help but sound like summer fun.
For His 'Roll On Slow' Video, Glen Hansard's New York All-Nighter Gets Animated
Piotr Kabat's gorgeous new animated video captures the Frames and Swell Season singer's notes of alienated longing.
Two Artists, Two Different Paths In Exploring The Indigenous Roots Of Latinx Music
The histories and sounds of Mexico's Comcaac and Canada's First Nation peoples inspire and drive the new work of Hector Guerra and Akawui.
Songs We Love: Lea Bertucci, 'Patterns For Alto'
Bertucci unleashes a cascade of overlapping saxophone lines, with each small repetition spawning a new wave of curling, blending sounds.
Watch: Anna Von Hausswolff Digs Into 'The Mysterious Vanishing Of Electra'
Like the pipe organ she commands at harrowing volumes and in disquiet drones, her howls rattle and shake with a sublime elasticity.
Free-Living And False Heroics In Amen Dunes' 'Miki Dora' Video
Like the surfer the song's named for, there is a restlessness to the first single from Freedom, Amen Dunes' first full-length album in nearly four years.
The Lemon Twigs: Tiny Desk Concert
Brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario seem like they beamed into the Tiny Desk from the year 1971, untouched by the 21st century.