First Watch: Le Volume Courbe, 'Rusty'
It took Charlotte Marionneau ten years to follow up her first record. Now we have this video for "Rusty," filled with all the warmth and friendship that it takes to create her loving music.
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Watch: 'Hotline Bling' Reaches A New (Odd) Apex In Video Mashup
In the past week, a video for Drake's song "Hotline Bling" has inspired both memes and jokes. A new entry has its roots in a fictional Australian high school with a gung-ho drama teacher.
The Suffers: Tiny Desk Concert
Led by the irrepressible Kam Franklin, the 10-piece Houston soul band can barely fit all its horns, guitars, percussion and energy behind a single desk.
Remembering San Antonio's Horn-Infused Doo-Wop Scene
From the early '60s until the mid '70s, a multi-cultural music scene thrived on the west side of San Antonio, Texas. Ed Ward looks at two releases on Numero that open a small window on this music.
Songs We Love: A-Trak Feat. Jamie Lidell, 'We All Fall Down (Jamie's Version)'
The great British soul singer and production wiz refashions his vocal from the EDM house hit into a weighty throwback.
The Rise Of Songwriter Conor O'Brien, An Accidental Advocate
O'Brien's latest album as Villagers, Darling Arithmetic, came just as his native Ireland was preparing to make a historic vote on marriage equality.
New Mix: Weezer, Mike Milosh And J. Viewz, Savages, More
Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share anthemic rock, country punk and sunny psych pop from King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard. Plus a chat with Rhye's Mike Milosh on his collaboration with j. Viewz.
Drake's 'Hotline Bling' Aims At No. 1, And Misses. Why?
Drake's disappointment might serve as a cautionary tale to artists: Pick your streaming platform wisely.
Natasha Kmeto, 'I Thought You Had A Boyfriend'
Kmeto's synth-washed track is a romance steeped in mixed signals, but it's hot, too. The black-and-white video's body-positive array of dancers and models only steams up the affair.
First Watch: The Album Leaf, 'New Soul'
The video, for the song "New Soul," is grand and cosmic, but also strangely intimate, with a seemingly simple narrative about a primitive family and how they manage to survive in a hostile world.