On 'BUBBA,' Kaytranada Captures Dance Music's Central Tenet
BUBBA sounds like the hazy, dream-like moments before last call; the club is packed and everyone is transfixed in a sort of effortless, collective rhythm.
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Viking's Choice: Razor-Wire Hardcore, Vocal Music From The Void
New year, new choices. Call your friends, drink more water, watch movies with subtitles, and listen to more drone and hardcore.
From Dixie Chicks To Rihanna: Our Music Predictions For 2020
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Rodney Carmichael discuss albums they're looking forward to, as well as the artists they're begging to come back.
An Early 2020 Preview: 5 Upcoming Albums We Can't Wait To Hear
From Moses Sumney's upcoming double album to a folk supergroup starring two of the minds behind Hadestown and Fruit Bats, here are some of Stephen Thompson's early picks for 2020.
Ana Gasteyer's 'Sugar & Booze' Is Holiday Music With 'A Modern Wink'
Saturday Night Live alum Ana Gasteyer's new Christmas album, Sugar & Booze, is partly a send-up of the holiday and partly an earnest embrace of its warmth.
Alt.Latino Playlist: One Last Tamal For 2019
A playlist perfect for holiday parties in your tia's kitchen and with the primos in the basement. Plus, an exclusive video from Ruben Blades.
Viking's Choice: Burger Punk, Hard-Swung Free Jazz, Bioluminescent Ambient
A few late-year greats, including tracks from Dark Thoughts, Irreversible Entanglements and Shorelights. Plus, a nine-hour playlist of the year in Viking's Choice.
Heat Check: Favorite Discoveries Of 2019
From Kirby and Hope Tala to Odunsi The Engine and BEAM, these are the artists who dropped the surprises that stuck this year.
Lil Uzi Vert Is Back With A New Song — And Dance
"Futsal Shuffle 2020" arrives after a year and a half of stop-starts in the album's roll out, widely believed to be the product of a cold war between the rapper and his label.
Watch The Video For Kesha's 'Resentment,' Featuring Sturgill Simpson And Brian Wilson
Kesha offers a quiet reflection, featuring one of her personal musical heroes.