In A Dystopic New Video, Son Lux Examines Truth And An Unsettling Future
"Slowly," the latest single from Son Lux's upcoming album Brighter Wounds, takes an unnerving look at life in the age of alternative facts and fake news.
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Meet The 2017 Slingshot Artists
In 2017, public radio stations highlighted indie rock band Big Thief, singer and poet Jamila Woods and pop trio Lo Moon.
Hear An Unreleased Shirley Collins Song From A New Documentary
The British folk singer is the subject of The Ballad Of Shirley Collins. Hear a 1958 BBC recording of "Wondrous Love."
About Slingshot, Public Radio's Emerging Artist Spotlight
Public radio music stations have always broken new bands, but never quite like this.
Josh Groban To Deliver HPU Commencement Address
Josh Groban will make a Triad appearance in May. It'll be a different kind of stage for Groban, a Grammy-Award nominee and one of the country's top contemporary entertainers.
Songs We Love: Latin Bitman ft. Nora Norman, 'You'
A new single from the Chilean DJ, producer and former Olympic surfer José Antonio Bravo, aka Latin Bitman, draws inspiration from the thrill of riding waves.
'Dock Of The Bay' At 50: Why Otis Redding's Biggest Hit Almost Went Unheard
Released less than a month after the singer's death at 26, the posthumous smash became Redding's signature song. But it came close to not being released at all.
The Weather Station: Tiny Desk Concert
One of the joys of listening to The Weather station is the tension and release in the group's enchanting music. It's what made the band's most recent album one of Bob Boilen's favorite of 2017.
The Secret Sisters On World Cafe
Hear a live performance of songs from Laura and Lydia Rogers' new album, You Don't Own Me Anymore.
Songs We Love: Kat Edmonson, 'Old Fashioned Gal'
On the first single from Old Fashioned Gal, Edmonson pines for a respite from pop-up ads and notifications, for a phone "inextricably connected to a wall."