Low Cut Connie's Dirty Pictures (Part 2) comes out May 18. Marcus Junius Laws/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Marcus Junius Laws/Courtesy of the artist Review First Listen: Low Cut Connie, 'Dirty Pictures (Part 2)' May 10, 2018 Low Cut Connie still makes full-bodied, red-blooded rock and roll, but offers a bit more nuance to its wild boogie. Dirty Pictures (Part 2) 30:50 Toggle more options Buy close overlay Buy Featured Music SongDirty Pictures (Part 2)AlbumDirty Pictures (Part 2)ArtistLow Cut ConnieLabelContender RecordsReleased2018 Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? Amazon iTunes
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Bombino's Deran comes out May 18. Richard Dumas/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Richard Dumas/Courtesy of the artist Review First Listen: Bombino, 'Deran' May 10, 2018 The wildly talented Tuareg guitarist returns to his North African roots on his latest album. Deran 45:03 Toggle more options Buy close overlay Buy Featured Music SongDeranAlbumDeranArtistBombinoLabelPartisan RecordsReleased2018 Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? Amazon iTunes
Deran 45:03 Toggle more options Buy close overlay Buy Featured Music SongDeranAlbumDeranArtistBombinoLabelPartisan RecordsReleased2018 Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? Amazon iTunes
Mary Lattimore's Hundreds of Days comes out May 18. Rachael Pony Casells/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Rachael Pony Casells/Courtesy of the artist Review First Listen: Mary Lattimore, 'Hundreds Of Days' May 10, 2018 Indie rock's most in-demand harpist conjures a veritable sky of sound on her third album. First Listen: Mary Lattimore, 'Hundreds Of Days' 47:58
Kelly Willis' Back Being Blue comes out May 18. George Brainard/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption George Brainard/Courtesy of the artist Review First Listen: Kelly Willis, 'Back Being Blue' May 10, 2018 Willis' first album of solo material in 11 years has the pillowy, R&B-glazed texture of country-pop in the disco era, without abandoning the singer's alt-country roots. Back Being Blue 31:31 Toggle more options Buy close overlay Buy Featured Music SongBack Being BlueAlbumBack Being BlueArtistKelly WillisLabelPremium RecordsReleased2018 Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? Amazon iTunes
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Brent Cobb's Providence Canyon comes out May 11. Don Van Cleave/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Don Van Cleave/Courtesy of the artist Review Brent Cobb's 'Providence Canyon' Is Full Of Swampy Grooves May 7, 2018 Nobody is more fluent in country-funk than Brent Cobb.
Sarah Louise's Deeper Woods comes out May 11. Judy Henson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Judy Henson/Courtesy of the artist Review Flora And Fauna Explode In Sarah Louise's 'Deeper Woods' May 3, 2018 The fingerpicking guitarist honors the soft landscape and vivid detail of forests, embedding meticulous guitar compositions in lush arrangements.
Simone Dinnerstein and Philip Glass. Richard Guérin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Richard Guérin/Courtesy of the artist Review Simone Dinnerstein's 'Circles' Shares A Common Language With Bach & Glass May 3, 2018 A world premiere recording of a new piano concerto by Philip Glass sits comfortably beside a Bach classic.
Ry Cooder's The Prodigal Son comes out May 11. Joachim Cooder/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Joachim Cooder/Courtesy of the artist Review Ry Cooder, 'The Prodigal Son,' Returns May 3, 2018 The 71-year-old raconteur returns to the old songs and inhabits the guises of death-haunted bluesmen to speak to the issues of the current era.
Reggie Watts and John Tejada are Wajatta. The duo's album, Casual High Technology, is out May 11. Robyn VonSwank/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Robyn VonSwank/Courtesy of the artist Review Stream Reggie Watts' New Electro-Pop Album May 3, 2018 Reggie Watts teams up with John Tejada, an elder statesman of West Coast dance music, to create soulful and abstract electro-pop.
DJ Koze. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Review DJ Koze's Grip On The Uncanny Grooves With 'knock knock' April 26, 2018 On knock knock, DJ Koze is more accessible than ever, without losing his essential strangeness. Róisín Murphy, Lambchop's Kurt Wagner and José González guest.
Belly's Dove comes out May 4. Gorman Studio/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Gorman Studio/Courtesy of the artist Review Belly's 'Dove' Refines A Lifetime Of Change April 26, 2018 Tanya Donelly's beloved alt-rock band is back after 23 years.
Parker Millsap. David McClister/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption David McClister/Courtesy of the artist Review Parker Millsap Just Wants 'Other Arrangements' To Get Stuck In Your Head April 26, 2018 Having found early success in the Americana scene, Parker Millsap explores pop songwriting with playful magnetism.
Shakey Graves. Greg Giannukos/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Greg Giannukos/Courtesy of the artist Review Everything Is Malleable In Shakey Graves' 'Can't Wake Up' April 26, 2018 Alejandro Rose-Garcia forgoes his boot-stomping, cheeky folk for a sound that fluctuates between finely-tuned rock and full-band pop.
Gaz Coombes. Steve Keros/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Steve Keros/Courtesy of the artist Review Gaz Coombes Is The 'World's Strongest Man' April 26, 2018 The former Supergrass frontman is back with his best solo effort yet.
Daniel Lanois (left) and Venetian Snares' Aaron Funk. Marthe Amanda Vannebo/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Marthe Amanda Vannebo/Courtesy of the artist Review Unlikely Duo Venetian Snares And Daniel Lanois Makes Unhinged Music Together April 26, 2018 One has produced classic U2 and Bob Dylan albums. The other makes unhinged electronic music. Together, they form a sort of free jazz duo for the new millennium.n
Willie Nelson's Last Man Standing is out April 27 on Legacy Recordings. James Minchin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption James Minchin/Courtesy of the artist Review Despite Being The 'Last Man Standing,' Willie Nelson Stresses Good Cheer April 23, 2018 The country music legend is still writing and recording original material at age 84.
Liz Brasher's debut EP Outcast is out April 27 on Fat Possum. Stacie Huckeba/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Stacie Huckeba/Courtesy of the artist Review 'Outcast' Will Make You Fall In Love With Liz Brasher WMOT April 19, 2018 Stream the debut EP by one of our favorite new artists of 2018.
Speedy Ortiz's Twerp Verse is out April 27 on Carpark. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist Review Speedy Ortiz's 'Twerp Verse' Empowers Through Empathy April 19, 2018 Twerp Verse shows Sadie Dupuis and her band at their most pointed and fearless.
Okkervil River. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Review What To Make Of The World Now? Okkervil River Asks In Reinvigorated Record April 19, 2018 On his band's new album, Will Sheff views crises and crucibles as opportunities to appreciate life's gifts.
Half Waif's Lavender comes out April 27 on Cascine. Tonje Thilesen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Tonje Thilesen/Courtesy of the artist Review Half Waif's 'Lavender' Offers A Ritual Of Beauty And Purification April 19, 2018 Lavender shows Nandi Rose Plunkett coming to terms with the reality that pain is often an important intermediary to wisdom.
Brothers Osborne. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Review There's More Than Just Weed, Willy And Whiskey To Brothers Osborne April 12, 2018 The award-winning, chart-topping country duo is back. Listen to John and T.J. Osborne's highly anticipated sophomore album in its entirety.
The HIRS Collective's Friends. Lovers. Favorites features contributions from Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!), Shirley Manson (Garbage), Marissa Paternoster (Screaming Females), Alice Bag and more. Farrah Skeiky/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Farrah Skeiky/Courtesy of the artist Review The HIRS Collective's Ruthless Mixture Made Sweet By 'Friends. Lovers. Favorites.' April 12, 2018 The anonymous grindcore band opens its membership to the punk community — Laura Jane Grace, Marissa Paternoster, Alice Bag, Shirley Manson — to defend and extol queer and trans survival.