Few records this year, so far, are as wondrous, pointed and odd as The West Against The People. Mary Ocher plays a spiritual guide in an occult-inspired video filmed in a rural German-Polish town.
Tank And The Bangas' victory lap around the Tiny Desk was momentous, celebratory and deeply touching, with a flair and alchemy of styles that could come from New Orleans.
The Michigan singer-songwriter's first full-length album in six years, Dizzy Seas, comes out May 19. To kick it off, he's released a lovely, brooding six-minute ballad called "Northern Country Trail."
When you watch the strangely illuminated world that unfolds in this new video from singer Elliot Moss, for his song "Closedloop," it's hard to believe any part of it is real.
Kurt Rosenwinkel, one of the most influential jazz guitarist of the last 20 years, has been working for a decade on a new album. Now it's finally coming out, along with this remarkable animated video.