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Now Hear This is a monthly A&R column that provides you with exciting new sounds we discovered through the innovative new ...

Taking inspiration from the Riot Grrrl movement and acts like My Bloody Valentine, Softcult delivers a multifaceted debut proving them to be an act to watch.

Generation X has the distinction of inventing grunge, and these three songs have come to define the whole of the generation.

SPOILER ALERT: This piece contains the soundtrack for the full eight episodes of Peacock‘s PONIES now streaming. Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson are back in action in Peacock’s new spy thriller ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Have you ever wondered about the time and energy that go into songwriting? Some masterpieces take months to create, while others are finished within a few hours. Whether just the lyrics, the melody, ...

It’s a December tradition like no other: Roasting Reading former President Barack Obama’s annual list of his favorite movies, books, and songs. This year’s selection includes a cut off Richard Russell ...

So there was no official song of summer. So let’s move beyond the biggest hits and check out the 10 songs we kept coming back to this year. The singer-songwriter who has worked with Miley Cyrus, ...

Welcome to the sound of public radio in 2025. Our list of the best 125 songs of the year was curated by more than 60 writers and DJs across the NPR Music Network, and runs the gamut of sounds, scenes ...