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Lost in the Trees finds beauty in the darkest places, mixing breathtaking string arrangements with acoustic guitars to tell tragic stories of depression, suicide and family strife.

Last year, Blind Pilot renounced traditional tour transportation and embarked on a trip that took it from Vancouver to San Francisco by bicycle. While on tour, it recorded its debut album, 3 Rounds and a Sound, which exhibits a minimalist folk-pop style driven by simple acoustic guitar, sparse drumming and captivating vocals.

Jeff Sundin joins John and Heidi from the shores of Lake of the Woods for Early Bird Fishing Guide. Jeff is getting ready to head out fishing and reports…

Kids give us hope! Nature gives us hope! Phenology Talkbacks celebrate both of those! Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate…

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Phenology Talkbacks are an opportunity for us to hear what you are…

Our album of the week comes from Minnesotan and blueswoman, Annie Mack, who has released an EP titled Testify. Originally from Minneapolis, Mack now lives…

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Phenology Talkbacks are an opportunity for students and listeners to connect with…

Each week, our resident phenologist John Latimer provides listeners with a full report of what has been happening out in nature over the course of the…

Spring is in the air and the phenological signs are all around us! We heard from kids and grown ups all across the listening area this week! From as far…

John Latimer gives a full, weekly phenology report every Tuesday. Looking back in his 30+ years of phenology journals, John compares old observations with…

A lovely chamber-folk song, "Landscape With a Fairy" follows its own leaf-covered path.

Armed with a deep catalog of sweetly rustic, warmly melancholic folk-pop, the Ontario band Great Lake Swimmers has become something of a word-of-mouth sensation. Hear Great Lake Swimmers perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

Alternating between carefree indie-rock and melancholy synth-pop, the North Carolina husband-and-wife duo The Rosebuds writes some of the year's catchiest hooks and sing-along choruses. Hear an interview with the band, as well as an in-studio performance.

An amazing new nature film follows the epic journey of Emperor penguins across frozen landscapes as they migrate -- single-file -- to a familiar, yet mysterious destination. And at journey's end, life literally begins anew.

With all the noise on radio today, Esquire music critic Andy Langer picks eight tracks that have been criminally underplayed.

In a music career spanning more than 40 years, Lowe has profoundly affected the music industry as a singer, songwriter and producer. In recent years, he's established himself as a lovably acerbic pop legend.

Armed with a deep catalog of sad, sweetly rustic folk-pop, the Ontario band Great Lake Swimmers has become something of a word-of-mouth sensation, as well as a frequent award-winner in Canada. Hear an interview and in-studio performance.

The Australian band has been widely praised for its distinctively smart lyrics, most recently on the new Moo, You Bloody Choir. Elegant and refined, the disc's subtly epic sound makes it a strong candidate for sleeper success. Hear an interview and in-studio performance.

"WHALE" finds a strange patch of common ground between primitivism and production-driven pop.

"Freddie's Midnite Dream" pays tribute to the late blues great with the help of pianist Henry Butler.