What's Your Favorite Song This Week?
There's been no shortage of new music to listen to these past couple of weeks. Have you fallen in love with a new song that you can't stop listening to?
Music & Culture
Recommended Dose: Our Favorite Dance Tracks Right Now
This month's mix features disco-house, '80s throwbacks, some acidic Afrobeat, a mix of mbira and 808s, and a great soulful cover of Prince.
First Listen: Mudcrutch, '2'
Tom Petty's old band returns with a cleansing wash of classic rock, crafted with just the right touch of sweet-natured sentimentality.
Viking's Choice: Dust Moth, 'Lift'
Featuring members of These Arms Are Snakes and Giza, the Seattle band injects some soul into world-weary doom.
'Morning Edition' Listeners Get Creative With Show's Theme
David Greene and Renee Montagne share more covers and remixes of the Morning Edition theme produced by listeners. We'll hear bluegrass, reggae and electronic versions of the theme.
'There Was More I Wanted To Say': Kate Tempest Turns Hit Album Into A Novel
The rapper's debut album, Everybody Down, followed Becky and Harry, two Londoners struggling with love, work and drugs. Now her new book, The Bricks That Built The Houses, takes a look at their pasts.
Santana On World Cafe
The band's original members from 1972 are back with a new album, Santana IV.
'My Boo' Lands On Billboard Hot 100 Chart Again
The Billboard Hot 100 chart right now features a song that originally charted back in 1996, Ghost Town DJ's, "My Boo." Why? Because two high school students were bored in class.
Guest DJ: Weezer's Rivers Cuomo
Weezer singer and guitarist talks about what it's like to reach middle age, having kids, and how he stays inspired to write songs that still resonate with young people.
How Soul Great Clarence Carter Put Fame Records On The Map
Carter's influence on pop and soul predates his best-known hit, "Patches," and is still felt today. Rock historian Ed Ward revisits the early career and the lasting impact of the expert songwriter.