Music Interviews

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Arooj Aftab about her new album, Vulture Prince, completed after the loss of her brother and threaded through with themes of grief and longing.

At the age of 77, Memphis sacred soul singer Elizabeth King is releasing her first full-length album, Living in the Last Days. She talks about it with NPR's Debbie Elliott.

On Baker's new album, there's no shying away from the tough stuff.

Kishi Bashi reflects on the Asian American experience and the pain of pursuing acceptance in his Morning Edition Song Project entry, "For Every Voice That Never Sang."

The versatile, eclectic multimedia artist and musician Laurie Anderson has taken stock of her life's work, pursuing reissues and retrospectives while always forging ahead.

Though these songs may sound like they were inspired by the pandemic, Aaron Lee Tasjan's had an anxious mind since before the lockdown.

Taylor Swift is far from the first to revisit her old catalog for reasons of business as much as art – but even if it's often a managerial decision, the process can't help but be heartfelt.

While Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi made her new album in their new home of Ireland during 2020, they felt called by the places that had given them life and drawn to the mysteries of death.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Jenn Wasner, best known from the band Wye Oak, about her solo project, Flock Of Dimes, and her new album Head Of Roses.

The genre-disrupting violinist talks about the problem with labeling music and the importance of being a role model for young women.

Clayton sang backup with Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, Carole King and many others. Now she has a new album — where she's front and center — called Beautiful Scars. Originally broadcast in 2013.

Millions lost their jobs to the pandemic and needed to file for unemployment benefits, but met busy lines – including a composer from Austin, who made an album to counteract the vibe.