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Genesis Owusu's 'Struggler' takes you on a Kafkaesque journey

The Australian musician Genesis Owusu talks about making his sophomore album, Struggler.

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Brandy Clark teams up with Brandi Carlile on her latest, self-titled album

One of country music's go-to songwriters leaned into a more personal, Americana sound with the...

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Bethany Cosentino looked to '90s heartland rock on her solo debut

The vocalist and guitarist for Best Coast strikes out on her own with Natural Disaster.

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The Milk Carton Kids wanted to go back to the start

The Los Angeles-based duo talk about their latest album, I Only See The Moon.

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'She did everything with me': Bully's beloved dog is at the heart of her new album

Bully's Alicia Bognanno talks about how losing her longtime companion influenced the making of...

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Low Cut Connie is in search of the true self

Frontman Adam Weiner talks about the Philly-based band's new album, Art Dealers.

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De La Soul want to uphold the legacy of 'this 50-year-old culture called hip-hop'

The legendary hip-hop group's back catalog is finally available on digital platforms. They look...

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Artist To Watch: Denitia

In this bonus episode of WXPN's Artist To Watch, we meet Denitia, a soulful singer-songwriter...

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Mountain Stage celebrates 40 years on the air

The live music program celebrates 40 years on air this year, and to celebrate, host Kathy Mattea...

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Tune in to a mini-concert with Cut Worms

The Brooklyn-band explores what they call "pop essentialism" on their latest self-titled album.

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Artist To Watch: The Kentucky Gentleman

In this bonus episode of WXPN's Artist To Watch, we meet Nashville-based twin brothers Brandon...

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The Culture Corner: Celebrating 25 years of Beastie Boys' 'Hello Nasty'

We dig into a genre-defying album that captured the feel of the final years of the 20th century.

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David Wax Museum re-examines things on 'You Must Change Your Life'

The leader of the folk band talks about their latest album, plus the band performs live for World...

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Tune into a mini-concert with Little Moon

Plus, Emma Hardyman talks about how her Utah band wrote the song that won them 2023's Tiny Desk...

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The long road to becoming Killer Mike

The Atlanta rapper dives into Michael, his autobiographical new album and his first in a decade.

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Artist To Watch: Grace Givertz

In this bonus episode of WXPN's Artist To Watch, we meet Grace Givertz, a Boston-based folk...

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Tianna Esperanza wields strength and humor to process trauma on 'Terror'

The singer-songwriter talks about her debut album, plus she performs live for World Cafe.

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Sense of Place: Ginebras explains why Madrid is the best place to form a band

The four-piece rock outfit formed in 2019, weathered the pandemic together and came out an even...

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Sense of Place: Ralphie Choo merges Madrid's past, present and future

The songwriter and producer melds elements of contemporary electronic music and hip-hop with...

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Sense of Place: How a wild boom of creativity took hold of post-Franco Madrid

Following Francisco Franco's death in the 1975, a counterculture movement known as La Movida...

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