Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions Just In Think You've Memorized 'Hamilton'? Get Ready To Prove It by Stephen Thompson June 30, 2017 The latest offshoot from the Broadway sensation, The Hamilton Instrumentals, allows listeners to demonstrate just how well they've committed Lin-Manuel Miranda's words to memory.
St. Vincent. Nedda Afsari/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Nedda Afsari/Courtesy of the artist Just In 'New York,' I Love You: Hear St. Vincent's Bold New Ballad by Stephen Thompson June 29, 2017 Last week, St. Vincent announced an upcoming tour, suggesting the impending release of her first album since 2014. Now, she's got a sweet, sad new single to match.
VON GREY. Mary Caroline Mann/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Mary Caroline Mann/Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered VON GREY: Three Sisters Making Ethereal Pop by Bob Boilen June 29, 2017 The Atlanta-based trio of the von Grey sisters — Kathryn, Annika and Fiona — bring a left-of-center approach to traditional pop.
Flavor Flav, Professor Griff and Chuck D of Public Enemy perform at Freedom Hill Amphitheater on August 6, 2016 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Scott Legato/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Legato/Getty Images Just In Public Enemy Make Entire New Album Available For Free Download by Rodney Carmichael June 29, 2017 The band surprised fans by making Nothing Is Quick In The Desert available for free download via Bandcamp, until July 4.
My Bubba in the 'Blue Room' of Third Man Records Jaime Goodsell/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Jaime Goodsell/Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered My Bubba's Spare, Rumbling, Jack White-Produced New Single 'Gone' by Bob Boilen June 29, 2017 My Bubba, a Swedish and Icelandic duo, swung through Jack White's Third Man Records in Nashville to record two songs for the label's Blue Series, including this spare beauty, "Gone."
The National's new album, Sleep Well Beast, comes out Sept. 8. Graham Macindoe/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Graham Macindoe/Courtesy of the artist Just In The National Reflects On Hopelessness And Defeat With New Song, 'Guilty Party' by Robin Hilton June 29, 2017 The band's upcoming full-length, Sleep Well Beast is shaping up to be the best album the band has done.
Courtesy of the artist Just In Deerhoof Gets Political On New Song, 'I Will Spite Survive' by Robin Hilton June 28, 2017 The defiant new single is our first glimpse of the band's full-length, Mountain Moves, due out Sept. 8.
Flesh World's Into The Shroud comes out Sept. 8. Roxanne Clifford/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Roxanne Clifford/Courtesy of the artist Review Viking's Choice Dreamy Post-Punks Flesh World Blast Off To 'Destination Moon' by Lars Gotrich June 28, 2017 Featuring members of Brilliant Colors and Limp Wrist, Flesh World's new album, Into The Shroud, both sharpens and expands the band's twilight-skating post-punk.
She Keeps Bees. From left: Andy LaPlant, Jessica Larrabee. Jonathan Dy/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Jonathan Dy/Courtesy of the artist Just In A Passionate Plea For Health Care, From She Keeps Bees by Andrew Flanagan June 28, 2017 She Keeps Bees returns with a lacerating lament, the second song from the duo's upcoming EP Our Bodies/Head of Steak.
Siv Jakobsen Jørgen Nordby/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Jørgen Nordby/Courtesy of the artist Just In Siv Jakobsen Sings Of 'The Nordic Mellow' by Bob Boilen June 28, 2017 Siv Jakobsen often remains lyrically tense and musically placid — though it could be hard to tell from the song we're premiering today, which rolls and rumbles uncharacteristically.
Clockwise from upper left: Overcoats, Jay Som, Vagabon, Diet Cig, ALA.NI Courtesy of the artists hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artists Our Show Your Favorite New Artists Of 2017 (So Far) by Robin Hilton , Bob Boilen June 27, 2017 Women, guitar rock and New York dominate our listeners' musical landscape in this year's poll for 2017's best new artists (so far).
Couch Slut's Contempt comes out July 28. Roger Hayn/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Roger Hayn/Courtesy of the artist Review All Songs Considered Hear Couch Slut's Mutant Noise-Rocker 'Company Picnic With Dust Off' by Lars Gotrich June 27, 2017 Noise-rock thrives on ugly. It is the parasitic, shape-shifting monster of music, and Couch Slut is here to explosively mutate into a creature from The Thing.
Big Hush's Spirit/Wholes comes out Aug. 11. Travis Bozeman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Travis Bozeman/Courtesy of the artist Review Viking's Choice Big Hush's 'Soft Eyes' Jangles Shoegaze In A Hall Of Mirrors by Lars Gotrich June 27, 2017 Featuring members of Pygmy Lush and Flasher, Big Hush's first two cassettes are getting pressed to vinyl as Spirit/Wholes, with a new song included that feels like a major step-up.
Vince Staples performs on The Tonight Show on June 26, 2017. YouTube screen shot hide caption toggle caption YouTube screen shot Just In Watch: Vince Staples Brings A Serrated 'Love Can Be...' To 'The Tonight Show' by Andrew Flanagan June 27, 2017 Staples follows the release of his anticipated Big Fish Theory with a visit to Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show.
Radiohead perform on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury music festiva on June 23, 2017. Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images Just In Hear Radiohead's Incredible Glastonbury Performance by Andrew Flanagan June 26, 2017 Exactly 20 years after it cemented its place as one of the most ambitious rock bands in history with OK Computer, Radiohead returned to Britain's most renowned festival.