First Listen: Ratking, ‘So It Goes’
The trio’s debut album may be the most “New York” hip-hop project released in years.
Category: Sounds
First Listen: EMA, ‘The Future’s Void’
The singer’s new album navigates an imagined future world of sad clones and shattered identities. It creates a sonic alternate universe through which many elements float.
First Listen: Protomartyr, ‘Under Color Of Official Right’
You won’t find silver linings on the Detroit post-punk band’s new album — only overcast ennui. Poignancy and shame rule the day, and it’s a brilliant thing to behold.
Track Work: Priests, ‘Right Wing’
When D.C. band Priests came along a few years ago, it seemed pretty traditional—a back-to-basics, question-everything punk band not too…
Track Work: RAtheMC, ‘Put In Work’
Let there be no lingering doubt that D.C. rapper RAtheMC is dedicated. A former “X-Factor” contestant and the first signee to…
A Brief Introduction To D.C.’s Garage-Rock Scene
For years, a kind of garage-rock revival has taken place in D.C.’s rock scene, but it’s gone on somewhat under…
New Mix: The Black Keys, Swans, Metronomy, More
Hear brand new cuts from The Black Keys and Swans, plus our latest musical discoveries, including singer Dylan Shearer, who channels Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd.
First Listen: Cloud Nothings, ‘Here And Nowhere Else’
The Cleveland punk band’s third album tightens and brightens its sound in ways that never numb its blistering, careening forcefulness.
First Listen: Thievery Corporation, ‘Saudade’
In contrast to what often grabs attention in electronic dance music, the duo’s seventh album is calm, serene, uncluttered and defiantly warm.
Track Work: Outputmessage, ‘Minuscule’
Electronic-music producer Bernard Farley, a 30-year-old Dupont Circle resident, is something of a math whiz: A test developer at the…
Heavy Rotation: 10 SXSW Discoveries Public Radio Can’t Stop Playing
Download 10 songs from our favorite acts out of SXSW, including Future Islands, PHOX, Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta, Ages and Ages, and much more.
5 New Bands To Watch At SXSW
To find out the best new bands in Austin for our Sense of Place visit, we went to the source at KUTX Radio.
Angel Olsen: A Voice Of Confounding Power
Olsen has often been called a folk singer, but Ken Tucker says her new album — her first with a backing band — takes her music into an unclassifiable realm.
New Mix: Damon Albarn, Sharon Van Etten, Beach House, More
Hosts Bob and Robin are trapped in their respective homes for this snow-day edition of the show, but warm things up with breezy cuts from Eternal Summers, Slow Club and more.
First Listen: Raz Simone, ‘Cognitive Dissonance’
This swinging-for-the-fences album feels like a plea for connection and sounds like a brooding hit.
First Listen: Tycho, ‘Awake’
Awake is like a soundtrack to a sunbaked road trip, capturing the inexplicable nostalgia one feels while imagining a new life in a new town.
Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can’t Stop Playing
Download new music from British rock behemoths Elbow, folk prodigy Parker Millsap, intense indie-songwriter Angel Olsen, svelte Irish singer Hozier, Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux, and much more.
New Mix: The Walkmen’s Hamilton Leithauser, The Faint, Perfect Pussy
Bob and Robin kick off the show in raucous fashion before settling into a zen-like state. The mix includes song premieres by the former lead singer of The Walkmen and Syracuse upstarts Perfect Pussy.
Recommended Dose: The Best Dance Tracks Of The Month
All Songs Considered’s favorite electronic jams from February include a legit underground anthem, African field recordings, and yet another promising producer from Detroit.
Vertical Scratchers: Slashed Chords, Fractured Poetry
Daughter of Everything is a superb pop album with one foot in the past and another in the future.