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Emily King's songs are a clever mix of R&B, pop, and perhaps a little retro disco. Preview her 2019 record, 'Scenery' as she plays some of these tunes in-studio. (episode)
This week, Lin-Manuel Miranda is Hamilton again, Black Thought of The Roots goes solo, breakbeats meet jazz in music by Bilbao-based Rrucculla, and Aesop Rock goes duo. (article)
Where distortion and overdriven fuzz meet pop, that's where you'll find Upper Wilds. The Brooklyn trio plays songs about space exploration and being struck by lightning, in-studio. (episode)
Brooklyn-based indie rock (and sometimes psychedelic) band Grizzly Bear performed a live set at Brooklyn Bowl in June for New York Public Radio. John Schaefer hosts. (episode)
This week, the one-woman Danish folk metal artist Myrkur, South African glam from singer/songwriter Nakhane, featuring ANOHNI, Swedish rapper Yung Lean, and Mercury Rev. (article)
Hear West Australian self-reflective songs with a synth-pop/guitar-psych balance from the Perth-based band Pond. They play songs from their most recent, 'The Weather,' in-studio. (episode)
The cinematic Minnesota band Cloud Cult makes emotive, melodic, orchestral indie rock that goes well with film. Their live shows involve painters on-stage, and they join us in-studio. (episode)
Swiss pianist and composer Nik Bärtsch's Ronin (after the freelance Japanese warriors who served no master), play slow-build, ever-shifting Zen ritual groove music, in-studio. (episode)
This week, posthumous music from Charles Bradley, Smashing Pumpkins are not dead yet, and a moving video from Jacob Banks. (article)
Arthur Moon is the moniker of composer/singer/multi-instrumentalist Lora-Faye Åshuvud. Hear dazzling and strange off-kilter pop from the band Arthur Moon, who perform in-studio. (episode)