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The three Spencer brothers and their friend Katie Munshaw are the Juno Award-winning band Dizzy, who make sad dream pop. They play their latest introspective pop in their studio. (episode)
Week of July 27: This week, Taylor Swift’s surprising new album Folklore; captivating singer Ala.Ni’s lament for Emmett Till; and doom-folk from Irish-based artist Cinder Well. (article)
Miami-based "alt-R&B" singer Steven A. Clark, who has drawn comparisons to Frank Ocean, Bruno Mars, and the Weeknd, tells his story through song. He plays in-studio. (Archives, 2015.) (episode)
The Hong Kong-born, London-raised, singer-songwriter Emmy the Great has a new record due in October called 'April.' For this Soundcheck Podcast, she performs in-studio (Archives, 2015.) (episode)
This week, premieres from Mexican band Vaya Futuro and NY sax player Alan Braufman. Plus, an unexpected collaboration from Sudan Archives and Martin Kohlstedt. (article)
Trumpeter, composer, and educator Wynton Marsalis considers arts possibilities in the after-times, hoping for increased engagement and how to develop audiences and keep them curious. (episode)
The Mercury Prize-winning hip-hop group Young Fathers performs songs from the 2015 album "White Men Are Black Men Too," in the Soundcheck studio. (From the Archives.) (episode)
This week, a quiet song of protest from Samora Pinderhughes, a noisy song from quarantine by Lisel, and an ode to the NYC subways from Max Richter. Plus, Moroccan trance by Bab L' Bluz. (article)
Yasmin Williams reinvents the guitar with a dazzling array of two-handed techniques, hammering, bowing, and percussion effects – all in the service of her songs without words. (episode)
The Robert Glasper Experiment (featuring Casey Benjamin, Derrick Hodge, and Chris Dave) plays live in the Greene Space with Grammy-nominated R&B artist Bilal. (From 2012.) (episode)