Deafheaven's George Clarke On The Darkness At Heart Of 'New Bermuda'
The band's singer and lyricist explains how moving to Los Angeles led to the depression and frustration that fuel Deafheaven's ferocious new album.
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Kevin Gordon On World Cafe
The Nashville singer-songwriter performs a set of scruffed-up rock from this year's Long Gone Time.
The Current Presents: Laura Marling
It's just the English songwriter and her guitar in this acoustic performance of "How Can I."
Songs We Love: The Mavericks, 'Pardon Me'
The latest single from the Americana Award-winning Mono is a melancholy road anthem — and its video paints French Quarter revelry as a place of lonely escape.
Music Review: 'Poison Season,' Destroyer
With a name like Destroyer, you might expect a heavy metal band. Led by musician Dan Bejar, the band's latest album, Poison Season, has a lighter sound with interesting, uniquely delivered lyrics.
'It Bathes The Pleasure Centers': BORNS Channels 'Dopamine'
The pop singer-songwriter and longtime performer has been endorsed by Taylor Swift. His debut album, Dopamine, looks to capture longing and fantasy.
With 'Stereotypes,' A Duo Raised On Hip-Hop And Classical Has It Both Ways
As Black Violin, Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste say they're merely demonstrating what two music styles with traditionally disparate audiences have in common.
Bob Boilen's Top 10 Discoveries From The 2015 CMJ Music Marathon
The All Songs Considered host saw more than 60 bands at the annual New York City music festival. Here are 10 that rose above the fray.
Songs We Love: Jus Now Feat. Bunji Garlin & Ms. Dynamite, 'Cyah Help It'
The UK/Trinidad production duo enlists one of London's finest MCs and a soca superstar for a bashment banger.
Poetry Is Set To Melody In Iris DeMent's 'The Trackless Woods'
Poems by the Russian writer Anna Akhmatova form the basis of singer Iris DeMent's new album. Critic Ken Tucker says Akhmatova and DeMent share an urge to articulate "sorrow, sacrifice and gratitude."