Songs We Love: Matt Dorrien, 'Baby I'm So Lost'
Like his heroes Harry Nilsson and Randy Newman, Dorrien has a wry sense of humor, a solid grasp of songwriting fundamentals and a deep love of melancholy.
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Combining Dances From Across Europe - The Baroque Suite
For composers like Bach and Handel, a suite meant a collection of dances.
Barbara Hannigan: Tiny Desk Concert
Eavesdrop on a beautiful recital of German songs from fin de siècle Vienna, when music was transitioning from the swells of romanticism to the uncharted waters of modernism.
The Fabulous Thunderbirds On Mountain Stage
Listen as the blues-rock veterans perform a mix of hits, including the band's Top 40 smash "Tuff Enuff" and a Junior Parker cover, with an assist from guitarist Anson Funderburgh.
Octavian Heats Up With '100 Degrees' Video
The young British rapper wants to shatter all expectations of U.K. hip-hop.
World Cafe Nashville: Mary Gauthier
Gauthier's latest album, Rifles & Rosary Beads, is the product of compassion and a call for more of it at a time when it's needed most.
Khruangbin's Vibrant 'Con Todo El Mundo' Is Drawn From Life
Instrumental music speaks. The Texas trio's second album culls just as much from Iranian pop, R&B, gospel and dub as it does from conversations in the band's daily lives, as told here.
We've Got Two New Lord Huron Songs — And A Secret
The multimedia-minded band is about to release Vide Noir, which features a pair of new tracks called "Ancient Names (Part I)" and "Ancient Names (Part II)."
'We Are Them': Jon Balke and Siwan Call For Coexistence On 'Nahnou Houm'
Norwegian pianist and composer Jon Balke's latest album takes listeners back to a time when the Muslims, Jews and Christians of Al-Andalus lived side by side in art and culture.
In Lawsuit, 2 More Women Accuse Rapper Nelly Of Sexual Assault
Anonymous testimony about two alleged incidents in the U.K. were included in a civil lawsuit filed by a woman in Washington state, who has alleged that Nelly raped her in October.