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The xx, featuring four 20-year-olds from South London, has stormed the indie-pop scene with its dark, '80s-style new-wave sound. After meeting in London's Elliot School, which claims alumni such as Four Tet, Burial and Hot Chip, the band began toying around with what would become its critically acclaimed debut album.

The band's style is fresh and innovative, capturing audiences with swooning string sections, melodious pop hooks and taught rhythms. Listen, as these five young musicians play songs from their new album, The Orchard.

The bulk of TSA PreCheck passengers spent less than five minutes at security checkpoints.

This dance track from the Parisian-Polynesian collective bridges Polynesian music past and present.

This year's edition of A Jazz Piano Christmas features a mix of artists from the East Coast and West Coast jazz scenes. We're celebrating the holidays with swing.

A$AP Rocky dedicated "Same Problems?" to "everybody we've lost and anybody who ever lost somebody." It serves as a solemn introduction to the rapper's upcoming album.

The New Orleans band exists as a vehicle for the powerhouse songs of Alynda Lee Segarra, whose gigantic voice conveys the grit of bluesy soul while still fitting within rootsy folk and country.

The singer leaves you wanting more, but gives you everything you need.

The odds seem to be against the Democrats in 2012. It doesn't appear likely that they'll take control of the House or keep control of the Senate. As for the presidential race, Barack Obama has to win three out of four key swing states to win the election. But the presidential race is still a toss-up.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the debut album from Richmond, Va.-based jazz nonet Fight the Big Bull.

In Sri Lanka, the Tamil Tigers have a reputation of killing rivals, and kidnapping children to serve in their ranks. Now, there are growing allegations that government security forces, or their proxies, are operating deaths squads with impunity.

The Scottish synth-pop band turns up with a small arsenal of synthesizers to perform highlights from last year's album The Bones of What You Believe.

Canadian musician Dan Boeckner, also known for his work with Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs and Divine Fits, talks about his debut solo album, Boeckner!.

The Los Angeles-based musician talks about motherhood and the pandemic influences on her latest record.

In a photo finish, Masai Russell of the U.S. captured a gold medal in the hundred-meter hurdle sprint, beating a French runner by 0.01 seconds.

The Nashville-based singer-songwriter talks about turning inward on her sophomore album.

Circuit Des Yeux, White Lung, SubRosa, Obnox, and others sit for GIF portraits during Raleigh, N.C.'s Hopscotch Music Festival, an event that celebrates its homegrown music scene.

The Irish singer died on July 26, 2023, at the age of 56. A tribute concert for O'Connor and Irish artist Shane MacGowan is planned for March in New York.

Iron & Wine's Sam Beam joins us in the studio to talk about writing Light Verse, collaborating with Fiona Apple, and how he really feels about adjectives.

The Ugandan singer-songwriter, now based in Austin, worked with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach to craft his debut record.