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NPR pop critic Ann Powers highlights new songs from Brit Taylor, Molly Parden, The Brummies and C.A. Jones.

The rock band Algiers has a reputation for being a firebrand. But that wasn't the case on There Is No Year.

Margo Price's new album rocks, which might surprise fans who grew to love the Americana star for her crystalline country voice.

Sylvan Esso's Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath share stories behind their beautiful new album, Free Love, and perform stripped-down versions of songs from the record.

Eilish and her brother and producer, Finneas, have been spending their time in quarantine writing new music. Hear about their songwriting process, plus a performance of three songs.

Bright Eyes performs new songs off Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was and talks about finding bagpipe players for "Persona Non Grata" and remembering loved ones in the minutiae of experience.

Townshend talks about his debut novel, how it relates to The Who's rock opera, Tommy, and what he'd say now to his younger self – the one who wrote the lyric "I hope I die before I get old."

Help Us Stranger marks the first Raconteurs album recorded at White's studio in Nashville.

Hear a very rare demo of the first time David Bowie ever sang the title track to his 15th studio album after Rodgers rearranged it.

The guitar legend recorded 49 songs in 10 days for his latest album, Africa Speaks.

The guy who always calls it like he sees it remembers a late friend, mentor and outlaw music icon with a new album, GUY.

Yanya's debut album, Miss Universe,shows off the unique melodies and grounded guitar playing that first earned her attention.