Lianne La Havas: A Cool Antidote For Late Summer's Heat
It's gotten to that point in the dog days of August where the air is stale and nothing seems to be moving. But sometimes all it takes to snap me out of a late-summer heat coma is the sound of a new and...
View ArticleElina Duni: Love, Lust And Albanian Folk Songs
The spread of formal jazz education has created a new breed of global musician: one who uses improvisation, and other devices associated with jazz, to transform folk and traditional music. The Albanian...
View ArticleNeil Young Still Vital On 'Psychedelic Pill'
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View ArticleBruno Mars Goes Anyplace And Everyplace On 'Jukebox'
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View ArticleA 1969 Bootleg Unearths Miles Davis''Lost' Quintet
After a slew of multidisc sets devoted to key points in the career of Miles Davis, you'd think Columbia Records would have unearthed every speck of consequential music by now. But not quite.This week,...
View ArticleIs Fleetwood Mac's Expanded 'Rumours' A Bit Much?
An expanded version of Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album Rumours comes out this week, to mark the 35th anniversary of one of the top-selling albums of the '70s. The deluxe set includes demos, outtakes from...
View ArticleJim James: On A Spiritual Quest In The Digital Age
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View ArticleAtoms For Peace: Thom Yorke's Electronic Shadow-World
When singer Thom Yorke stepped away from his influential rock band Radiohead in 2006 to release The Eraser, many thought the quirky electronic project was a one-off. Not so, it turns out. Yorke and...
View ArticlePat Metheny And John Zorn: A Vivid Sound World
Guitarist Pat Metheny is revered for his bright, accessible modern jazz. Saxophonist and composer John Zorn is associated with much knottier, often dissonant experiments. Metheny's new Tap: John Zorn's...
View ArticleTom Odell: A Polarizing New Voice Shows Promise
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View ArticlePop's Resident Provocateur Fizzles On 'ARTPOP'
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View ArticleWhen Donny Hathaway, Thelonious Monk And Neil Young Hit A Turning Point
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View ArticleAlbum Review: 'Sun Structures,' By Temples
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Finally this hour, a new perspective on the enduring influence of The Beatles. It comes from another four-piece British rock band called Temples. The group is from the...
View ArticleAlbum Review: 'Morning Phase'
It's been six years since singer-songwriter Beck released his last album. Music critic Tom Moon says that Beck's new record, Morning Phase, is purposely out of step with the pop trends of the moment.
View ArticleA Posthumous Masterpiece Adds To E.S.T.'s Legacy
When the pianist Esbjorn Svensson died in a scuba accident in 2008, many fans of his group, the Swedish trio known as E.S.T., wondered if there might be some unreleased experiments lurking in a studio...
View ArticleAlbum Review: 'Everyday Robots'
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Damon Albarn's first solo album is out today. Albarn was the frontman of the acclaimed British rock band Blur in the '90s, and since 2000, he has spearheaded the...
View ArticleAlbum Review: 'While You Were Sleeping'
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, BYLINE: A jazz singer for the hip-hop generation - that's how Jose James was described after he released his first album last year for the famed Blue Note record label. James...
View ArticleA Sax Trio Taps Tradition While Thriving In The Present
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On Final Recording, Joe Beck Exposes Possibilities Of The Guitar
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Music Review: 'Soyo' By Dom La Nena
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Singer and cellist Dominique Pinto has moved around a lot in her 24 years. She's better known as Dom La Nena....
View Article'Sound & Color' A Bold Leap Forward For Alabama Shakes
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View ArticleFor The Word, Gospel Is More About A Feeling
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Review: 'Covered,' Robert Glasper
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: When he started the Robert Glasper Experiment, the pianist was trying to blend hip-hop, jazz and R-and-B into...
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Music Review: 'Faith In The Future,' Craig Finn
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Craig Finn is part of a quickly growing demographic group - aging indie rockers. He led the band Lifter Puller...
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Music Review: 'St. Germain,' St. Germain
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: This is what made Ludovic Navarre famous 15 years ago.(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ROSE ROUGE")MARLENA SHAW: (Singing)...
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Music Review: 'Son Little,' Son Little
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Son Little's music can be a little tricky to classify.
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The Eagles' Glenn Frey Dies At 67
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Music Review: 'Take Me To the Alley,' Gregory Porter
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