Alabaster dePlume, 'Don't Forget You're Precious'
The poet and saxophonist reminds us to step back and look hard at the things that are working against you.
Music & Culture
Listening to Burial at the end of the world
This winter, wildfires brought the reality of climate change to one reporter's backyard. The music of the icy British producer Burial was the only thing that could make it all make sense.
Mitski's 'Laurel Hell' confronts the wild complexity of feeling
We're all feeling too much. Mitski's music can help. On her sixth album, she embraces dramatic emotions — and even in the depths of inner dysregulation, her clarity is remarkable.
The song sparrow might be nature's best DJ
Instead of playing the same old tune, male song sparrow's sing a variety of songs to keep potential mates interested.
Questlove and Black Thought help kids 'Rise Up, Sing Out' in a new Disney series
The musicians are executive producers of animated musical shorts intended to be "an inspiring, empowering and optimistic message about race, culture, community and celebrating differences."
Want to play your own Tiny Desk concert? Enter the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest
Unsigned artists: Starting next week, you can submit your songs to the 2022 Contest. If you win, you'll get to play behind Bob Boilen's desk.
'Hadestown' creator Anaïs Mitchell's new solo album reaches forward in looking back
Anaïs Mitchell spent more than a decade developing her hit musical Hadestown, a retelling of a Greek myth set in hell. Now, after eight Tony Awards and a Grammy, she has changed the scenery.
World Cafe Black History Month: New Voices
Drawing on numerous genres, including jazz, singer-songwriter, rock, alt-R&B, hip-hop, rock and soul, these are artists making exciting music for the current moment.
Keb' Mo', 'Good to Be (Home Again)'
A new single that still retains the full-band treatment found on Keb' Mo's more recent albums, but leans more heavily into the kind of acoustic guitar sound that originally put him on the map.