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Porcelain Raft's "Drifting In and Out" sounds half joyful, half daring and all exultant.

DeMarco's "Baby's Wearing Blue Jeans" filters a lo-fi pop aesthetic through an eerie wash of glam.

The Irish rockabilly singer says that starting her career meant ignoring the dispiriting advice of the record companies she was hoping to impress.

In "Hard Times," singer-songwriter Rebecca Pronsky addresses the curse of a generation attempting to get by. Over a propulsive beat and a wash of noirishly twangy guitars, Pronsky sings, "Numbers used to be so small: pennies, nickels, dimes / Now, the same collectors call, fallen on hard times."

Miike Snow is a band, not a person. Before its eponymous debut album came out in May, the band's identity was shrouded in mystery. Thanks to several promotional singles and remixes, Miike Snow caught fire in the blogosphere. The group combines sleek, modern production with touches of retro sound.

The jazz guitarist on his unusual instrument, his unusual recording and his unusual album title.

"How Come That Blood" predates Amidon's existence, but in his hands, it springs to life as if newly born. The song concerns an unnamed man with a mysterious and incriminating red stain on his shirt who is repeatedly questioned by his mother.

Where the singer's voice was once a heavy-lidded murmur, in "The Blackest Lily" it comes off as languid and sensual, giving a frisky undercurrent to the admission, "I was a creature of appetites."

Join us as we walk through New York's Spanish Harlem alongside DJ Turmix. He gives us a tour of El Barrio and one of the amazing musical genres born there: Boogaloo.

The singer shares songs she loves by other artists and talks about her debut full-length release, Miss Universe, an album filled with melodies that won't let go.

An unreleased track from the post-hardcore group gives a crucial view of the band at the tail end of its career.

The Austin prog-rockers bring what will surely be one of the most exciting Live Fridays shows of the year to the World Cafe Live Stage.

11 by SAULT is our Album of the Week Feb 24 - Mar 2

NPR Music's senior manager shares her favorite albums and songs of 2022.

Freezing rain and thunderstorms pummeled parts of Ontario and Quebec on Wednesday, knocking out power for about 800,000 people, officials reported.

Justice wants to Congress to rethink release rules for well-behaved inmates.

From spiky rock to country and folk-tinged pop, Jenny Lewis remains one of the smartest songwriters in the business. She performed at the 2014 Newport Folk Festival on Friday, July 25.

Many of the local health care workers who fought the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone have not received payment for their efforts. Now, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia is trying to raise awareness and money for them.

Plus, Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck sits down to talk about making his first album since 2018.

Daley has won five Olympic medals in diving, including three bronze medals, one gold medal and the latest, a silver at the Paris Games.