First Watch: Humble Fire, 'Builder'
The D.C. band's new video, for the dreamy pop song "Builder," is about the ties that bind and also the ties that confine.
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Songs We Love: Hiss Golden Messenger, 'Standing In The Doorway'
M.C. Taylor has a rueful, weary reediness that makes the tensions in his songs pull that much harder. In a beautiful outtake from Heart Like A Levee, dreaming and reality are at odds.
Songs We Love: Phat Lip, 'Stranger's Love'
The new single from South Carolina musician Kelly Jo Ramirez's project is an infectious break-up song with Latin rhythms and pop harmonies. "I wanted to show the spectrum of Latino sound," she says.
World Cafe Nashville: Lillie Mae
Though still in her 20s, the fiddler and singer-songwriter has been plying her trade in Nashville for a decade and a half. She talks singing with her siblings and her Jack White-produced solo debut.
'New York,' I Love You: Hear St. Vincent's Bold New Ballad
Last week, St. Vincent announced an upcoming tour, suggesting the impending release of her first album since 2014. Now, she's got a sweet, sad new single to match.
On Steve Coleman's 'Morphogenesis,' Art Becomes Sport
The jazz saxophonist and composer's new album is a dense work that musically maps the sport of boxing.
World Cafe Nashville: Daddy Issues
Formed out of friendship, the trio blends a love of noise with powerful melodicism and a knack for capturing the ups and downs of millennial life.
Public Enemy Make Entire New Album Available For Free Download
The band surprised fans by making Nothing Is Quick In The Desert available for free download via Bandcamp, until July 4.
Nick Hakim, 'Cuffed' (Live)
Watch the rising neo-soul star perform a cut from his debut album, Green Twins, in the studio for KCRW.
VON GREY: Three Sisters Making Ethereal Pop
The Atlanta-based trio of the von Grey sisters — Kathryn, Annika and Fiona — bring a left-of-center approach to traditional pop.