"When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings," originally sung by Tim Blake Nelson and Willie Watson in the film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, gets a delicate reworking ahead of the Oscars.
This week's show is made possible by a generous amount of existential anxiety, from the ego-destroying rock anthem "I Don't Matter At All" to an epic life manifesto from Amanda Palmer.
Our list of the best new albums out Friday includes delicate piano pieces from Hauschka, the brilliantly burning rock of Bob Mould, songs inspired by the film Roma,and more.