7 questions with Angel Olsen
“I was in a different place in life when I wrote these songs – a quiet reflective space. I felt more at peace.”
New Music
Steve Lacy mixes styles, emotions on new song ‘Mercury’
It’s R&B, jazz, and Bossa nova…hard to pin down, but super easy to love.
Public Radio’s Most Popular Songs of 2022 (So Far)
Hear some of the songs that public radio has been spinning in heavy rotation this year.
Discover Danielle Ponder’s new song ‘The Only Way Out’
Ponder’s voice hints at vintage Memphis soul, but the song is contemporary, fresh, and taking us to new, uncharted territory. Watch the music video.
Marlon Williams returns with new single ‘My Boy’
“Some simple songs will try to tempt and lure you into over-complication,” Williams says, but “this one showed no such insecurities.”
‘Moxie’ band Linda Lindas perform in an L.A. library
Watch the all-girl punk band behind ‘Racist Sexist Boy’ play an NPR Tiny Desk Concert in an L.A. library.
Interview: Britt Daniel of Spoon on the band’s new album, ‘Lucifer on the Sofa’
“The blueprint was to make a rock and roll record that’s less produced, more of a band record.”
The Smile perform livestream concerts in London, announce European tour
The Smile is a new band that includes Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood with Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner.
How Black women reclaimed country and Americana music in 2021: NPR
Highlighting the impact of artists such as Allison Russell, Adia Victoria, Amythyst Kiah, Valerie June, and Yola.
Top 10 Albums of 2021: the Colorado Sound Staff Picks
The Colorado Sound staff pick their personal favorites of 2021.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Watch their Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
By Bob Boilen What a remarkable sight to see the reunion of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss gathered around a couple of microphones in Nashville. It’s been 14 years since their surprising and remarkable album Raising Sand and now they’re back at Sound Emporium, the studio where they recorded some of that first record and the entirety of their new album Raise…
Wet Leg: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
When “Chaise Longue” came out in June, it felt like a gift.
