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The singer-songwriter, renowned for his hushed work, looked to his surroundings for inspiration on his new album, Local Valley. -
Rodrigo's spiky "good 4 u" isn't just a breakup song: It inserts her into a tradition of art, including one particularly beloved cult horror film, about the right of teenage girls to get angry.
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A drum machine-beat mingles with an organic kit as a jangly guitar melody bounces through misty synths, creating a liminal space to process loss: a spiraling nightmare of regret that is oh so pretty.
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"Departures" draws strength through its resistance to stability; the track ripples and morphs across melancholic, synth-soaked '80s melodies, rocking jam sessions and cooing vocal breakdowns.
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A founder of the Newport Folk Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — and perhaps the most important jazz impresario of all time — died Monday. -
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Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker of Low talk with NPR's Lee Hale about their newest album HEY WHAT and how they're still finding their sound.
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There's a savagery and a delicacy to the Parisienne rock trio that grabs you by the scuff of the neck and plants a kiss on the cheek.
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We revisit the Northern Irish singer-songwriter's set from 2016.
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This week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock features The Bothy Band, Pete Seeger and Jean Redpath.
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Best-known as the leader of the Grammy-nominated folk ensemble Che Apalache, singer and banjo player Joe Troop has sharpened both quill and activist voice on his new single.
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Ron Gallo's Peacemeal is a warm and playful low-fi pop record, unafraid to be skeptical and insightful.
