New Music

Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus are boygenius.

Music & Culture

Hear New Music From Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus' Supergroup Boygenius

9:07am August 21, 2018

by Marissa Lorusso

The three songwriters share a musical sensibility and a friendship, so it's only natural they combined their superpowers for a collection of aching, intimate songs.

Clockwise from upper left: Mitski, Jenny Lewis, ANOHNI, Kali Uchis

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A Conversation On The Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+

8:31am August 21, 2018

All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton talks with Ann Powers, Marissa Lorusso and Sidney Madden about some of the greatest songs released by women and non-binary artists in the past 18 years.

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New Music, New Stories From Century-Old Celluloid

5:25pm August 20, 2018

by Tom Huizenga

Watch an excerpt from The Unchanging Sea, the latest commingling of filmmaker Bill Morrison's decaying reels of silent film and Michael Gordon's undulating music.

A clip from Cardi B's "Ring" video featuring Kehlani.

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Cardi B And Kehlani Get Caught In A Glass Case Of Emotion In 'Ring'

1:44pm August 20, 2018

by Sidney Madden

The rapper and R&B singer are through with deciphering mixed messages in a platinum-plated new video.

Mitski's Be The Cowboy is on our shortlist for the best albums out on Aug. 17.

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New Music Friday For Aug. 17: Seven Albums You Should Hear Now

11:16am August 17, 2018

by Robin Hilton

New Music Friday returns from a two-week break with some of 2018's most anticipated releases, from Death Cab For Cutie's Thank You For Today to Mitski's Be The Cowboy.

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Janet Jackson Marks Her Comeback With The Help Of Daddy Yankee

10:41am August 17, 2018

by Sidney Madden

Ms. Jackson returns with "Made For Now," a vibrant, Afrobeat-inspired song that will compel you to seize the day.

Candi Staton's Unstoppable comes out Aug. 24.

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First Listen: Candi Staton, 'Unstoppable'

7:29pm August 16, 2018

by Alison Fensterstock

The Southern soul survivor has made an album about strength: a holistic shot in the arm to help you find the fortitude to fight.

Dee White's debut is called Southern Gentleman.

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First Listen: Dee White, 'Southern Gentleman'

4:10pm August 16, 2018

by Jewly Hight

On his debut, recorded with studio gurus Dan Auerbach and David Ferguson, Dee White does something very different with his vintage country tastes. Alison Krauss guests.

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Kurt Vile Parks For Free In 'Loading Zones'

10:00am August 16, 2018

by Lyndsey McKenna

In the video for his first solo song in three years, Kurt Vile avoids payment while running errands by hopping from loading zone to zone.

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First Listen: Lucie Silvas, 'E.G.O.'

5:00am August 16, 2018

by Jewly Hight

The British-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter depicts the collision of self-importance and insecurity from an earthier, more conversational angle.