Joshua Bote
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After nearly four years, during which Kevin Parker's central musical project went from respected to ubiquitously adored, the Australian shows he's been iterating on his beautiful sound, too.
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Given the stylistic twists and turns she's taken over the course of her brief career, it's hard to believe that the critically lauded Nilüfer Yanya is only just now poised to release her debut album.
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The Akron, Ohio duo built its name off chugging, crunchy rock. Its latest single, "Lo/Hi" marks a return to this sound.
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The New Zealanders' new recording combines live performances of Conchords classics with loose tracks that the duo has performed over the years but never officially released.
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The album's lead single "Younger" reads like a mini-epic, and ends on an unexpected, but wholly awesome saxophone outro — the sort of instrumental backing you'd want to commence a hero's journey.
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On "Dive," the conception of Beach House — golden and celestial — gets torn up and rearranged into another, messier composition. It's a glorious evolution.
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Sadie Dupuis' venom-laced wit floats to the surface in the first single from Speedy Ortiz's forthcoming album Twerp Verse.
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To commemorate International Clash Day, NPR revisits a 1981 archival interview with Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon.