Naia Izumi: Tiny Desk Concert
The winner of this year's Tiny Desk Contest makes his official debut behind the desk.
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Caroline Rose On World Cafe
Compare her 2014 album I Will Not Be Afraid to her latest, LONER, and you'll find that this singer-songwriter has arrived.
Mitski Shares And Talks About New Song And Album
Mitski's new album is called Be the Cowboy. She talks with All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen about the lead-off single "Geyser," and the near-desperate passion that went into making it.
'Misery' And The Old-Timey Futurism Of Odetta Hartman
The first single from Old Rockhounds Never Die is a brisk and unpredictable murder ballad that builds to a dizzying, rampaging climax.
Why Mavericks' Raul Malo Is Excited About Cuban Band Sweet Lizzy Project
Mavericks frontman Raul Malo reflects on his first encounter with the Cuban band Sweet Lizzy Project and what drew him to its music.
Sweet Lizzy Project Brings The Sounds Of Havana To Nashville
The Havana seven-piece is a passion project of Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks and son of Cuban exiles. Malo brought the band to Nashville in hopes they'll launch a career and build a bridge.
First Listen: Now, Now, 'Saved'
On its first album in six years, Now, Now perfectly captures pop music's ability to transmute desire and despair into easily hummable enlightenment.
Protesters Gather Outside R. Kelly Concert In Greensboro Friday
Activists campaigned to have Friday's R. Kelly show at the Greensboro Coliseum canceled as part of the #MuteRKelly movement.
André 3000 Returns With New Music In Memory Of His Parents
The reclusive half of OutKast dropped two new soul-baring solo songs — and jumped into social media — to celebrate and mourn his mom and dad.
Israel's Netta Wins Eurovision
The finals of the annual Eurovision Song Contest was held Saturday night in Lisbon.