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A new canon of Halloween music
Who’s the Mariah Carey of Halloween? Labels and artists are trying to capitalize on spooky season, but these are the songs that belong in the creepy …
3 days, 5 hours ago
How The Beatles made 'Rubber Soul' and broke up with their past
A super deluxe box set of The Beatles' legendary 1965 album Rubber Soul has just been released with brand new mixes, demos and outtakes that show The…
1 week, 3 days ago
Phoebe Bridgers, Gilla Band, Wednesday, and more of the week’s best songs
We get big and loud this week with a surprise drop from Phoebe Bridgers and her song “On Video,” from the Primetime soundtrack; the monstrously disjo…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Lizzy McAlpine, Víkingur Ólafsson plays Bach, and more of the week's best songs
Our latest mix of the week’s best new songs swings from the shoegaze rock of rising LA band untitled (halo) to Bach’s “Air on the G String” performed…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
M83, Shygirl, FKJ, Asher White, more
We’re back with another round of the best new songs out now, including the universe-splitting “Blister Sunrise” from M83, Shygirl’s bone-rattling and…
1 month ago
More cover songs that are better than the originals
We share more reimagined and reinterpreted songs that rival the originals, including Janis Joplin’s iconic take on Kris Kristofferson’s “Me and Bobby…
1 month, 1 week ago
Dahi, Kendrick and Amber Mark, Dominic Fike, more
After nearly two decades of producing works by other musicians, including Kendrick Lamar and Vampire Weekend, the artist known as Dahi has just relea…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The best Sunday morning albums
Is Sunday morning the best time for music? Whether you prefer solitude, get-togethers with family or friends, or steeling yourself for the week to co…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Weezer, Colin Stetson, Jlin, Meredith Monk more
On this week’s show, Weezer gives the people what they want, plus a breathless “dirt dance” from saxophonist Colin Stetson and bagpiper Brìghde Chaim…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Cover songs that are better than the originals
Sometimes a cover song is so good, so singular that it completely eclipses the original version. Think Sinéad O'Connor doing The Family's “Nothing C…
2 months ago