Warpaint On World Cafe
On its new album, the L.A. band's atmospheric grooves are more extroverted than ever before. Hear a powerful performance recorded live in the studio.
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Leonard Cohen's 'You Want It Darker' Is A Family Affair
The album, one of the 82-year-old's best, was produced by his son Adam, who joins World Cafe to discuss what it's like to work with a living legend who just happens to be your dad.
Join The Black Parade: My Chemical Romance And The Politics Of Taste
To toast an iconic album's 10th birthday, a conversation about listening while black — featuring Another Round host Tracy Clayton and writer/poet Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib.
Leonard Cohen On Poetry, Music And Why He Left The Zen Monastery
Now 82, Cohen has a new album, You Want It Darker, with songs that wrestle with mortality, question God and long for transcendence. Originally broadcast May 22, 2006.
All Songs +1: How David Bowie's Songs Became The Musical 'Lazarus'
Lazarus is a musical sequel to David Bowie's 1976 film The Man Who Fell To Earth. Henry Hey, the musical director for Lazarus, explains how he reshaped the iconic singer's songs to tell the new story.
Esperanza Spalding On Piano Jazz
The bassist and singer performs "Prelude To A Kiss" with Marian McPartland in a 2008 session.
On Lady Gaga's 'Joanne,' All Of Pop Is A Stage
Joanne is as theatrical as anything Gaga has ever done, touching on styles intimate and overcooked and upholding her romantic belief in broad gestures and bold declarations.
Songs We Love: Forth Wanderers, 'Nerves'
The suburban slack-rockers nail the sudden realization that you're wasting your time with someone who probably doesn't care about you.
First Watch: Oh Land, 'Love You Better'
Dogme 95 filmmaker Kristian Levring reverse-ages the Danish singer in a sometimes unsettling new video for her song about wisdom and maturity.
Blind Pilot: Tiny Desk Concert
The band's shimmery folk-pop sound, with its vibraphone and overarching vibrancy, is perfectly suited to the space behind Bob Boilen's desk.