First Listen: The Mountain Goats, 'Goths'
For John Darnielle, goth isn't a sound or a style so much as a state of mind: a source of comfort and connection for more than just the young and lost.
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Hear Lana Del Rey's Warped Ode To Youth, 'Coachella - Woodstock In My Mind'
"Critics can be so mean sometimes." The singer's latest single is a brooding, woozy ode to coming of age, with spare electronic beats and reflections on her place in the world
Logic Is Ready To Tell The World Who He Is
The son of a black father and a white mother, Logic says he was "born to make" his new album, Everybody. On it, he confronts issues of identity he says he's been scared to rap about in the past.
World Cafe Nashville: Angaleena Presley
On her new album, Wrangled, Presley fearlessly addresses a country music milieu that, in her view, is downright hostile to women who speak their minds. Hear an interview and performance.
After A Fraught Year, Eurovision Crowns Portugal's Salvador Sobral
Salvador Sobral, performing a song composed by his sister, secured his country the right to host next year's contest, as per Eurovision's rules.
Haim Return To 'Saturday Night Live,' Watch 'Want You Back'
After announcing their first album in four years, the pop-rocking sisters hit the campaign trail with a first-stop at Studio 8H in New York.
A Songwriter Gives Voice To The Silenced Women Of Rockwood Asylum
For her new album, Simone Schmidt, who performs under the name Fiver, researched the stories of women committed to the 19th-century Ontario institution for the criminally insane.
Alt.Latino Switches Up And Does A Blind Musical Taste Test
Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras challenges NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro to curate this week's music discovery segment. He put together the six tracks and asked Lulu to pick out her favorites.
Salvador Sobral Of Portugal Wins Eurovision Song Contest
Sobral won with a romantic ballad. He sang on a small elevated circle in the middle of the crowd. The other 25 competitors performed on a wide stage backed by flashing lights and other effects.
Lou Harrison, The 'Maverick' Composer With Asia In His Ears
Routinely labeled an "American maverick," Harrison lovingly brought Eastern traditions and the rugged American West together in his music, blazing new paths and constructing his own instruments.