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Emily King's songs are a clever mix of R&B, pop, and perhaps a little retro disco. Preview her 2019 record, 'Scenery' as she plays some of these tunes in-studio. (episode)
Where distortion and overdriven fuzz meet pop, that's where you'll find Upper Wilds. The Brooklyn trio plays songs about space exploration and being struck by lightning, in-studio. (episode)
Brooklyn-based indie rock (and sometimes psychedelic) band Grizzly Bear performed a live set at Brooklyn Bowl in June for New York Public Radio. John Schaefer hosts. (episode)
Hear West Australian self-reflective songs with a synth-pop/guitar-psych balance from the Perth-based band Pond. They play songs from their most recent, 'The Weather,' in-studio. (episode)
The cinematic Minnesota band Cloud Cult makes emotive, melodic, orchestral indie rock that goes well with film. Their live shows involve painters on-stage, and they join us in-studio. (episode)
Swiss pianist and composer Nik Bärtsch's Ronin (after the freelance Japanese warriors who served no master), play slow-build, ever-shifting Zen ritual groove music, in-studio. (episode)
Arthur Moon is the moniker of composer/singer/multi-instrumentalist Lora-Faye Åshuvud. Hear dazzling and strange off-kilter pop from the band Arthur Moon, who perform in-studio. (episode)
Rockstar pianist Oscar Levant topped the charts with his 1945 version of Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue'. Gershwin/Levant scholar Michael Feinstein offers a tour of Levant's recordings. (episode)
Composer, multi-instrumentalist and 2017 MacArthur Fellow Tyshawn Sorey stretches boundaries and defies casual listening. He leads an electro-acoustic ensemble, in-studio. (episode)