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Late last May, Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood debuted The Smile, a new musical project with Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner.

Aid workers struggle to help millions of survivors of the tsunami that swept across South Asia two weeks ago. Pneumonia has emerged as a major threat in the aftermath of massive flooding that made drinking water scarce. In Banda Aceh, many schools will reopen Monday. Hear NPR's Adam Davidson in Banda Aceh.

With a diverse list of influences that include The Left Banke, My Bloody Valentine, Stravinsky and Thelonious Monk, its no surprise that the U.K. band Field Music create an eclectic brew of modern pop music.

Hurricane Isabel's after effects are felt from North Carolina to Maryland. More than 20 people have died in storm-related road accidents, from falling tree limbs, and from carbon monoxide poisoning from electricity generators. Hundreds of thousands of people are still without power and many schools remain closed. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.

A timeless tale of amorous yearning gets a summertime spin.

The latest single from Beabadoobee's forthcoming album has a magnetic, rough-around-the-edges sound with sweetness at its core.

A new box set of rippers from Blondie is coming — and it includes this excellent cover of a foundational song from LA's most pompous rock band, The Doors.

Yeasayer is making some of the year's most interesting and infectious music. Describing their sound as "Middle Eastern-Psych-Pop-Snap-Gospel", the Brooklyn-based group creates huge waves of sound with a vibe that's both primitive and modern. Dark melodies are set against world funk rhythms.

Better known as the "keys half" of the Benevento/Russo Duo, Marco Benevento developed Invisible Baby from a batch of compositions that didn't fit the duo format. Here, he plays jazz piano backed by spot-on rhythmic textures and powerful crescendos.

Hear a stirring, pedal-steel-powered pep talk from a Vermont-born, Nashville-bound songwriter.

On Fragrant World, the band adopts a sparser sound. Hear Yeasayer perform live in the studio.

The Malian guitarist and singer meets the Texas trio in a loping, labyrinthine fusion of dub, blues and West African grooves.

The unconventional folk singer is back with a potent combination of conviction and humility on his new album, Nice, Nice, Very Nice. Host David Dye highlights two songs from the record.

After a five-year hiatus, Jose Gonzalez's trio finally released its debut full-length album this year. Hear the band's raw yet soft sound, live.

The Goldbergs in alternate guises, from versions for solo harp to one for a flock of viols.

E.M. Tran reclaims Vietnamese heritage in her debut novel Daughters of the New Year.

SZA invokes the angst, anarchy and audacity of pop-punk predecessors like Fefe Dobson and Avril Lavigne on "F2F," relishing her role as the toxic ex.

Sometimes you're looking for corny in your life; King Tuff makes it sound like summer sun in a song.

A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds wide gaps in how different generations view politics. Older voters are more conservative and less hopeful about the future of the country. Younger voters lean left and believe the nation's best days are yet to come. But they are less engaged.

Originally broadcast live from NPR's studio 4-A, this special edition of All Songs Considered features a performance by jazz trio The Bad Plus.