Music & Culture

Since he and his bandmates in The Walkmen went on indefinite hiatus in 2014, Walter Martin has released three solo albums, each filled with songs that celebrate the best of humanity.

The singer has made a specialty of string-swept odes to perseverance, and "Are You Getting Through" is a particularly strong entry in his recent catalog.

A strange condition hushed the life of Peter Silberman, resulting in what may be the quietest Tiny Desk Concert ever.

The Melbourne indie-pop band knows that darkness is best served deceptively, through happy sounds and complicated sentiment.

Now go dance and sob accordingly.

For his new album, the country legend-in-the-making and his wife recorded fresh versions of songs culled from his years as a highly regarded Nashville songwriter. Hear their interview with World Cafe.

Christopher Paul Stelling, a singer and songwriter with a fingerpicked sound and a poetic sensibility all his own, runs through the inspirations of his new record, song by song.

Bob Boilen recaps and recommends his favorite shows from a busy week of concert attendance.

"This must and will be a healing initiative," said owner Barbara Poma. It will commemorate the victims, survivors and rescue workers at the site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

The dynamic duo's follow-up to its hugely successful debut features one of its best songs yet, which Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn performed live for KCRW.