In 1984, a teenaged sibling duo in Birmingham, England recorded their unique, Urdu-language take on synth pop. The first release from the Discostan label celebrates a lost classic of new wave.
Equipped with whirlpooling guitars and a newfound supply of silvery electronics, the South London band chronicles anxiety and ennui in songs full of spine-tingling dissonance.
Two Latin-trap stars join forces for a slickly produced and familiar-sounding Watch the Throne-style joint album.
Melding disco extravagance with Old Hollywood glamour, the Los Angeles duo’s lush, shape-shifting glam rock transcends pastiche with theatrical flair.
Singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman talks about confronting the emotional fallout of looming environmental disaster on her new album, Ignorance.
By publicly identifying and discussing unlicensed samples, hip-hop fans on websites like WhoSampled and YouTube may be unwittingly putting their favorite producers at risk.
Sam Smith breaks down some of their favorite vocal performances in this episode of “Under the Influences”
In a pair of electroacoustic radio operas, the American composer addresses the horrors of the Middle Passage and the moral equivocations of the contemporary church.
On her second album, the 24-year-old solo guitarist’s unique style finds inspiration from unexpected places and sounds untethered to any tradition whatsoever.
Though the Flint rapper’s latest falls slightly short of his previous mixtape, he’s still capable of delivering dumbly witty punchlines and sex-obsessed theatrics.
The Queens legend tests out an unwieldy rap-rock hybrid with a few promising moments that will test even his most devoted followers.