The Beths, 'Silence Is Golden'
The New Zealand band bursts with existential anxiety here, craving silence one moment and smashing it with a screeching guitar solo the next.
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The A's, 'He Needs Me'
Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath and Daughter of Swords' Alexandra Sauser-Monnig team up for a kooky, inquisitive and comforting performance.
Britney Spears' ex-husband is charged with stalking after trying to crash her wedding
Jason Alexander was Spears' first husband. The two were childhood friends but were only married for 55 hours before it was annulled. Alexander pleaded not guilty to all charges he is facing.
Lizzo rerecords 'Grrrls' following criticism over ableist lyric
Lizzo rerecorded a lyric in her new song "Grrrls" after disabled fans called out her use of a word that's considered an ableist slur.
David Lang, 'again (after ecclesiastes)'
In music of translucent constancy, the Pulitzer-winning composer finds philosophical questions — and comfort — in the Old Testament.
Avant rockers Editrix share the secret of the ooze
Editrix makes heavy rock and roll for trouble-making honor roll students. But the trio's gnarly exterior belies a warm, giggly and egoless interpersonal dynamic.
On 'It's Almost Dry,' Pusha T plays the long game
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with the rapper about making his new album It's Almost Dry, working with Kanye and Pharrell and reflecting on what longevity looks like in hip-hop.
7 more Kate Bush songs that deserve the 'Stranger Things' treatment
NPR Music staffers convene to offer up the Kate Bush tracks we think deserve a powerful, paradigm-shifting sync in a television show or movie.
How 'A Strange Loop' fits into Black theater legacies
The musical — which is up for 11 Tony Awards this Sunday — subverts and reimagines decades of Black theater and pop culture.
The theme to 'Jurassic Park' hasn't aged a day
John Williams' score was, true to form, unforgettable — as Jeff Goldblum remembers in an interview with NPR.