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Composer and hip hop producer Johan Lenox leans into chamber-ambient work with an unfocused childlike spirit on his latest 2023 release. He and a chamber music trio play, in-studio. (episode)
There's a protest song from Björk, featuring Rosalia, a “Fashionable” single by RZA, and a post-classical take on Radiohead. Plus, Amos Lee covers Lucinda Williams, and more. (article)
The Minneapolis outfit Barbaro grows out of the American bluegrass tradition, with a rootsy chamber music sound augmented at times by electronics. They play in-studio. (episode)
Mountain Man, the Appalachian a cappella trio, features the timeless sound of three voices singing in harmony. They sing and chat about North Carolina community and Magic Ship, the cat. (episode)
No-No Boy, the project of musician and scholar Julian Saporiti, blends folk songs, sound pieces, and storytelling to illuminate American histories. He and his band play in-studio. (episode)
Collaborations from Pakistani-American singer Ali Sethi and Chilean-American producer Nicolas Jaar, Irish rappers Kneecap & Grian Chatten, and boygenius & Dublin-based duo Ye Vagabonds. (article)
Drummer, composer, and bandleader Allison Miller marries environmentalism and activism with music on her latest, "Rivers In Our Veins". She and her band, and tap dancers, play in-studio. (episode)
Icelandic-born singer and cellist Laufey crafts songs which look to the great American songbook and jazz-inflected pop of decades past. She plays timeless-sounding songs, in-studio. (episode)
Collaborations from Sinkane with Tru Osborne; Sleater-Kinney with a star of Succession; and KRS-One (BDP) with Da Beatminerz. Also, new music by Julia Holter, Okan, and Sam Akpro. (article)
Songwriter, pianist, vocalist, and producer Raia Was creates dark and lustrous alt/art-pop. She and her dream band of collaborators play new songs from 'Captain Obvious', in-studio. (episode)