Jon Muq is a unique blues singer in his own right. By way of Uganda, Jon developed his style and grace with the help of Instagram – and by that and the luck of the draw, he caught Dan Auerbach’s ...

Starting this list off with a true classic, “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)” is the final track off of the Talking ...

Norah Jones refused to be pigeon-holed as the soundtrack for soft-focused teenage romances and so made a gritty album chronicling her heartbreak.

The loudness war is what you get when records are being made to sound as loud as possible on digital formats and low-quality ...

The loudness war is what you get when records are being made to sound as loud as possible on digital formats and low-quality ...

The three new tracks are “Is It Mine,” a baroque R&B number that features Lady London, the keening “Control Freak,” and a ...

If you’re after new music to add to your playlist, we highly recommend checking out Singaporean singer-songwriter shazza.

Just a week after the release of her debut album, Why Not More?, Coco Jones has released a surprise extended edition of the ...

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Julie Bee of Marfa Public Radio to talk through the best albums released on May 2.

New albums are getting announced and released constantly. It’s tough to stay on top of it all. So that’s where we come in.

In the jazz up and comers of today the hallmarks of improvisation, musicality, humanity and depth are very much present. From ...

Because it’s all been leading up to this very column, on the most “CD album” albums ever. The idea is to talk about albums that are best suited for the CD format. In the same way that certain albums ...