GRAY/SMITH, 'The Gray Funnel Line'
The experimental duo delivers a strong rumination on deep-level electric and acoustic playing.
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Honoring the iconic blues and ironic humor of Mose Allison
The tribute project Anything Mose! breathes new life into the music of the late Mose Allison. We peer inside his blend of blues and jazz with ironic lyrics, and get stories from Allison's widow.
James Francies: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
James Francies delivers a poignant and powerful Tiny Desk (home) concert.
1985 hit song back in the charts thanks to the new season of 'Stranger Things'
The new season of Stranger Things is out and has reignited the hit Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush. The song has risen to the top of the streaming charts since being featured in the first episode.
Composer and performer Ingram Marshall dies at age 80
Visionary musician Ingram Marshall has died at the age of 80; a leading figure of the West Coast avant-garde music scene, Marshall forged unusual connections between minimalism and electronic music.
Bootsy Collins and Lettuce, positively helping to keep the funk alive
At the beginning of lockdown, the legendary funk bassist began posting uplifting messages to Instagram, where they found a receptive audience in drummer Adam Deitch of the band Lettuce.
The Mountain Goats, 'Training Montage'
If you're a Mountain Goats fan who's missed the white-knuckle intensity of John Darnielle's earlier work, "Training Montage" provides a bliss-inducingly anthemic payoff.
Joe Pug, 'Nation of Heat (Revisited)'
The re-recorded version of a song from Pug's debut EP delivers a timeless message with a little more heat.
Adekunle Gold: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
AG is ready for takeoff. Watch a live set from the Nigerian singer-songwriter and his band inside a faux airport terminal in Los Angeles.
Otoboke Beaver, the fierce and funny punk band, finds new courage
The Kyoto band was, at first, puzzled being branded punk feminists. But after experiencing its global meaning, frontwoman Accorinrin has since changed her stance: "I am a feminist."