On an album with the musical charms of British art-rock, the Indigenous writer and scholar uses our connections with water to explore the revolutionary power of community.
On her dazzling solo debut, the Toronto multi-instrumentalist proves herself a musical Swiss Army knife, capable of anything and reveling in her multiplicity.
The Nashville-based hardcore punk band’s exhilarating debut is a call-to-arms that could inspire even the most acquiescent to take action.
After a debut album that reinterpreted Iberian folk for a contemporary audience, the Catalan duo turns toward the future, adding electronics and collaborating with Holly Herndon and Kronos Quartet.
In this Rising interview, the New York singer-songwriter talks about making art out of interactions with strangers and how her experiences with the late indie legend David Berman inspired her brilliant new album.
Boosted by the YouTube recommendations algorithm, and now TikTok memes, an American-influenced strain of vintage Japanese music has become a perennial cult hit online. The trend says more about Western perceptions of the East than the other way around.
In this episode of Critical Breakthroughs, Kurt Vile takes us into his head, detailing his creative process, the challenges, and even the migraines that inspire some of his lyrics in songs like “Freeway,” “Dust Bunnies,” and more.
On her new album, the Memphis singer-songwriter and guitarist pens her most heavy-hearted songs, treating love and loss like old scars, fondly remembered.
Years into her solo career, Larsson is still just a disembodied voice floating over the beat. On her third album, she tries out some different sounds, but the result comes off like a Who's-Who of 2011 radio.
The Chinese-American multi-instrumentalist's works are sensuous and lively but evoke a vast loneliness.
Senegal’s Arouna Kane and Sweden’s Karl Jonas Winqvist, plus a host of musicians on two continents, spin improv sessions and long-distance overdubs into airy, dreamlike music as generous as it is joyous.