Music

Iris DeMent's version of the hymn "Leaning On The Everlasting Arms" was used at the end of the Coen Brothers' movie True Grit.

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For Iris DeMent, Music Is The Calling That Forces Her Into The Spotlight

3:15pm October 21, 2015

DeMent describes herself as extremely shy, but says that "when the songs started coming to me, I felt I didn't have the option to hide and avoid" the stage. Her latest album is The Trackless Woods.

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Scene from Yacht's video for the song "I Thought The Future Would Be Cooler."

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First Watch: YACHT, 'I Thought The Future Would Be Cooler'

3:06pm October 21, 2015

by Robin Hilton

YACHT's latest video is a takedown of modern "advances," from selfie sticks to vape pens and drones.

On top of the world: Tower Records founder Russ Solomon above his Sacramento, Calif., store in 1989.

The Life And Death Of Tower Records, Revisited

7:51pm October 20, 2015

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A new documentary from Colin Hanks looks back on a business empire that helped shape the tastes of many music fanatics.

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Music Review: 'Son Little,' Son Little

6:22pm October 20, 2015

by Tom Moon

The music of the singer/songwriter that goes by Son Little can be hard to categorize. But on his new album, the genre bending is backed up by an expressive voice.

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Transitioning Youth Out Of Foster Care: Karon McKinney

5:16pm October 20, 2015

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George Clarke (second from right) says that before Deafheaven began making its third album, New Bermuda, "The only real place to go was down.'

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Deafheaven's George Clarke On The Darkness At Heart Of 'New Bermuda'

1:43pm October 20, 2015

by Jonathan Dick

The band's singer and lyricist explains how moving to Los Angeles led to the depression and frustration that fuel Deafheaven's ferocious new album.

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Kevin Gordon On World Cafe

1:41pm October 20, 2015

The Nashville singer-songwriter performs a set of scruffed-up rock from this year's Long Gone Time.

Laura Marling performs live in The Current's studios.

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The Current Presents: Laura Marling

11:04am October 20, 2015

by Leah Garaas

It's just the English songwriter and her guitar in this acoustic performance of "How Can I."

The Mavericks' latest album, Mono, is available now.

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Songs We Love: The Mavericks, 'Pardon Me'

10:19am October 20, 2015

by Ann Powers

The latest single from the Americana Award-winning Mono is a melancholy road anthem — and its video paints French Quarter revelry as a place of lonely escape.

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Music Review: 'Poison Season,' Destroyer

6:24am October 20, 2015

by Will Hermes

With a name like Destroyer, you might expect a heavy metal band. Led by musician Dan Bejar, the band's latest album, Poison Season, has a lighter sound with interesting, uniquely delivered lyrics.

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