First Listen Live: Watch Neko Case, k.d. lang And Laura Veirs Perform Their New Album
The songwriting supergroup performs their new album, case/lang/veirs, in its entirety at OPB in Portland. Watch the concert right here.
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Viking's Choice: Touché Amoré, 'Palm Dreams'
Coming from a post-hardcore band that's always worn a heart on its sleeve, "Palm Dreams" is wide-eyed in its heartache, brought on by a perspective found only in loss.
Songs We Love: Karl Blau, 'That's How I Got To Memphis'
The Washington singer-songwriter reworks a Tom T. Hall classic with warmth and respect. In the video, Blau picks up hitchhikers here and there, until he becomes one himself.
First Listen: The Avett Brothers, 'True Sadness'
The band's sound has changed markedly over the years, but its songs remain rooted in a search for self-improvement, and in a kind of fundamental decency.
Watch Lucius, Live In Concert
Watch Lucius bring its vibrant pop spectacle to the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth Cook Says 'Exodus Of Venus' Is 'An Album Of Extremes'
Country singer Elizabeth Cook's new album Exodus of Venus took six years to make, after deaths in the family, divorce, rehab and a whirlwind romance. All that turmoil is reflected in her new songs.
Mitski On 'Puberty 2' And The Nature Of Happiness
On her latest album, one of the most talked-about young artists in rock ponders just what kind of happiness is worth chasing. She speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin.
Neko Case, k.d. lang And Laura Veirs On The Art Of Working Together
For the three singers, collaborating on the new album case/lang/veirs brought surprises, slip-ups and, finally, satisfaction.
I Was Born On The Dance Floor: A Playlist For Pulse
The mourning process reminds those who love to dance together that to gather on a dance floor is to open one's arms to life. We asked 11 writers to share the club song that changed their lives.
Luke Bell Returns To Wyoming In Debut Album
NPR's Scott Simon talks to the ranch-hand turned songwriter. He comes from a long line of Wyoming homesteaders and studied agroecology before becoming a country singer.