Songs We Love: Sara Watkins, 'Move Me'
Best known for her work with Nickel Creek, Watkins explores a pop palette in her solo career. In "Move Me," she tugs zealously at a lyrical trope, giving it new life and meaning.
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First Listen: Lera Lynn, 'Resistor'
The singer, a veteran of TV's True Detective, uses sensual minimalism to get at emotional truths. Hers is the sort of wistful awareness that gets under your skin.
Music Fans Discover The South's Rich And Complex Heritage
Music promoter Ashley Capps tells Steve Inskeep that a musical renaissance is happening in the small-town South. Chris Green of Berea College weighs in on the origins of country music in Appalachia.
Kanye West And The Streaming Arms Race
West said his latest album would only ever be available on Tidal. Now that fans can hear it on other streaming services, he faces a lawsuit alleging he "tricked" people into signing up.
Can Pop Musicals Bring New Audiences To Broadway?
It's not just Hamilton: Some of the season's biggest shows feature original pop scores, including two written by real-life pop stars Sara Bareilles and Duncan Sheik.
Sense Of Place North Carolina: Merge Records
Co-founders Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan discuss their label's rise.
Sense Of Place North Carolina: Mac McCaughan
Hear the Superchunk and Portastatic leader perform material from his first solo album under his own name.
Henry Threadgill Doubles Up On 'Old Locks And Irregular Verbs'
The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer doesn't play on his new jazz album, but critic Kevin Whitehead says Old Locks and Irregular Verbs is nevertheless a perfect introduction to Threadgill's voice.
Got A Broken Heart? Hit The Karaoke Bar With Luke Bell's 'Sometimes'
The country singer's VHS-quality video gathers friends in a bar to laugh and forget the pain.
Songs We Love: T-Rextasy, 'Gap Yr Boiz'
With a quick wit and a feminist punk ethos, T-Rextasy offers a perfect anthem for anyone who finds joy in hate-reading travel blogs and punching up at privilege.