Lars Gotrich
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The New Zealand band writes sparkling indie pop underpinned by empathy. At the Tiny Desk, you can hear that support and camaraderie in the band's stripped-down arrangements and dry banter.
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When the words in a song hit you in just the right way, they can stay with you. We're asking the folks at NPR Music: What lyrics did you hear in 2022 that you just couldn't shake? -
D.H. Peligro, the longtime drummer for the iconic punk band the Dead Kennedys, died Friday at age 63.
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The folk-punk unit performs hopeful, shout-alongable songs about seeking freedom in the face of tyranny, exhaustion and everyday nonsense.
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Filled with pop mosaics, Surrender feels like a quintessentially summer album. Naturally, we asked Maggie Rogers for a roséwave playlist.
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The latest from the kaleidoscopic songwriter features a self-sensuous hook that curls up inside your psyche.
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With its shufflin' rhythm section and a bendy line harmonized by double guitar, "You Gave Me the Key" choogles along to Doiron's bright rasp tinged with a touch of life's uncertainty.
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"To Kill A Wind-Up Bird," off of multi-instrumentalist and composer Patrick Shiroishi's upcoming solo album Hidemi, layers saxophone and woodwinds in a frantic, yet controlled splatter.
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A new reissue uncovers Mitch Easter's original mix for Love Tractor's most popular song. The jangly rock band was featured in the Athens, Ga.: Inside/Out documentary.
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John Prine's self-titled album came out 50 years ago. Bonnie Raitt, Jim Rooney, Fiona Prine and Jody Whelan guest in an online listening party with host Ann Powers.
