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Mayer Hawthorne's latest album is called How Do You Do.

Mayer Hawthorne's latest album is called How Do You Do.

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Music Interviews

Mayer Hawthorne: A Motor City Kid Looks To The Future

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The Detroit soul singer says the city's music scene has learned a lot from its auto industry.

Listen Playlist

Hear the Wisconsinites' exuberance and effortless chemistry in songs packed with summertime hooks.

World Cafe

Surgeons In Heat On 'World Cafe: Next' WXPN

"Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears" is incredibly delicate, meditative and soaring all at once.

Song Of The Day

A Winged Victory For The Sullen: Intense Clarity

Lars Gotrich highlights the year in Swiss gondola recordings, progressive metal and dramatic drone.

All Songs Considered

Viking's Choice: 2011 In Metal And Outer Sound

The band's performance in the NPR Music offices creates a vibe of ragged, awkward intimacy.

Tiny Desk Concerts

Mates Of State: Tiny Desk Concert

First Listen

Listen to the landmark 1971 musical, which frenzies Stephen Sondheim fans each time it's revived.

First Listen

First Listen: 'Follies (New Broadway Cast Recording)'

The soundtrack to a new Cirque du Soleil show offers lush remixes of dozens of Jackson's songs.

First Listen

First Listen: Michael Jackson, 'Immortal'

England's elusive empress of art rock spirits the listener away into her distinctive hyperreality.

First Listen

First Listen: Kate Bush, '50 Words For Snow'

Interviews

The Detroit soul singer says the city's music scene has learned a lot from its auto industry.

Interviews

Mayer Hawthorne: A Motor City Kid Looks To The Future

For the blues-rock band, getting the sound it wants on record often means embracing imperfections.

Interviews

The Black Keys: Necessary Roughness

The experimental rock singer says she found her own way to English-language pop music.

Interviews

Olof Arnalds: An Icelandic Take On Heartland Rock

Live In Concert

The blazing guitar phenomenon from Niger played live at New York's (Le) Poisson Rouge.

Live In Concert

Bombino In Concert

Hear Annie Clark recorded live in concert, from the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

Live In Concert

St. Vincent In Concert

Hear the dance-music star perform a full concert, recorded live at Moogfest in Asheville, N.C.

Live In Concert

Moby In Concert: Moogfest 2011

Music Videos

The Brooklyn band's mysterious music video captures the "dark and vibey" tone of its music.

Music Videos

First Watch: Caveman, 'Easy Water'

Adele's rich and powerful voice is on display in the artist's new concert film.

Music Videos

First Watch: Adele, Live At The Royal Albert Hall

Traveling through space, we encounter a spiral galaxy and Hubble's orbiting guitar wizardry.

Music Videos

First Watch: Hubble Soundtracks Hubble Telescope Images

Studio Sessions

With a clear voice and stories for miles, the Alabama rocker's heartfelt music packs a punch.

Studio Sessions

Jason Isbell: American Stories, Sung With Heart

Minimalist patterns and Spaghetti Western moods infuse this Oklahoma band's inventive compositions.

Studio Sessions

Other Lives: Strange And Epic Beauty

Since 1994, the band has staked its claim to authentic country twang with a rock 'n roll swagger.

Studio Sessions

The Gourds: A Down-Home Homecoming

Music Lists

Did you know that Sonny Rollins played on a Rolling Stones song? Hear that and other jazz cameos.

Music Lists

So You Want To Be A Rock Star: Jazz Artists On Five Classic Pop-Rock Sides

Hear the songs that epitomize a beloved yet subtly odious subset of the rock-pop tradition.

Music Lists

15 Rock Star Odes To The Little Lady Left Behind

People protest different things, but they often use the same songs. Hear the perennials.

Music Lists

Where Are They Now?: 7 Protest Songs With Legs

From The Archive

Hear a stunning two-and-a-half-hour performance by the iconic singer, recorded live in Atlanta, Ga.

Glitter And Doom: Tom Waits In Concert

July 29, 2008

Today would have been Johnny Cash's 78th birthday. We remember the country-music legend.

Johnny Cash: A Ghost Rider, Still Stirring Souls

February 26, 2010

Her voice was rough around the edges, unmistakable and impossible to imitate.

Janis Joplin: The Queen Of Rock

June 7, 2010

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