First Listen: Weyes Blood, 'Front Row Seat To Earth'
Natalie Mering's performances are framed in ebbing-and-flowing chamber-folk, set off by psychedelic detours and surreal manipulations of captured sound.
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First Listen: American Football, 'American Football'
Just like that, the emo band returns 17 years after its debut album — a bit older and a bit more introspective, yet still holding on to that teenage feeling.
First Listen: The Radio Dept., 'Running Out Of Love'
The protest album is alive and well in 2016. Listen to a synth-pop record created to fight the rise of far-right nationalism in Sweden.
First Listen: Tanya Tagaq, 'Retribution'
Tagaq, an Inuk throat singer, marries modern pop with deeply-vested tradition to gobsmacking effect. The songs on her new album, Retribution, encompass terror, rage, ecstasy and bone-leeching sadness.
Steve Gunn Plays Between The Ties On An Abandoned Railroad
The wandering Americana guitarist brings new songs to a forgotten New York relic.
William Tyler On World Cafe
Traveling the back roads inspired the Nashville guitarist's latest album, Modern Country. Hear a conversation and performance.
Gifts From The North: 10 Canadian Artists You Need To Know
World Cafe's new contributing host and producer, Talia Schlanger, spotlights music from her mother country.
Magical Musical Moments In A Nashville Mansion
A sample of some very special sessions that paired musicians for a single performance in a Nashville mansion during the Americana Music Festival.
Bob Weir Sings About Pinto Ponies And Ghost Towns On 'Blue Mountain'
Best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, Weir goes solo on his new album, which was inspired by his time working as a ranch hand in Wyoming as a teen. Critic Ken Tucker has a review.
Amazon Seeks To Recapture Music Fans With New Streaming Service
With Amazon Music Unlimited, the company is seeking to lure consumers away from competitors like Spotify and Apple Music — and it might be a game-changing proposition.