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• Cage the Elephant's Matt Shultz on 'Neon Pill', the band's new album | NPR
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Matt Shultz, frontman for the band Cage the Elephant, about reassessing one's reality and his band's new album, "Neon Pill".

• How 'I Saw the TV Glow' made a 'teen angst classic' soundtrack for the ages | NPR
The newly released psychological horror film I Saw the TV Glow possesses a star-studded original soundtrack that stands on its own as a great, angsty album.

• Gunna can't flaunt his way out of the YSL trial's shadow | NPR
The rapper slipped free from the legal mess that swallowed his label and his mentor Young Thug — but on his new album, he's still in the grip of an unending image crisis.

• Kyle Meredith With... | NPR | May 11, 2024, midnight
May 10, 2024. Sebastian Bach on New Album Child Within the Man and the Lack of Fun in Modern Rock. Sebastian Bach joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his solo album, Child...

• WILLOW: Tiny Desk Concert | NPR | May 1, 2024, 9:02 a.m.
The artist plays new songs from her forthcoming album, empathogen, as well as throwback hits at the Tiny Desk.

• Dua Lipa's 'Radical Optimism' is loaded with hyper-catchy bangers : Pop Culture Happy Hour | NPR
The British singer Dua Lipa has become one of the world's biggest pop stars. Now, she's back with Radical Optimism, a sort of concept record about moving through life with a more mature and constructive attitude. But it's also a pretty straightforward collection of grievance-free, hyper-catchy bangers.

• Justice come roaring back to life on 'Hyperdrama' | NPR | May 1, 2024, 2:48 p.m.
In this session, Justice talks about using their own homemade samples on the album, working with Parker, and fusing the electronic element with the human one on Hyperdrama.

• Charley Crockett on his latest album, '$10 Cowboy' : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast | NPR
The Texas musician offers a glimpse into what someone goes through on their path to being a successful touring artist.

• Listening to Iron & Wine's new album 'Light Verse' | NPR
NPR Music's Robin Hilton talks to Scott Detrow about Iron & Wine's first solo album in seven years.

• Best Of: St. Vincent / Kids In An Age Of Anxiety : Fresh Air | NPR
Songwriter, guitarist and singer St. Vincent talks about her new album, All Born Screaming. Also, we talk with child psychiatrist Harold Koplewicz. His latest book is called Scaffold Parenting: Raising Resilient, Self-Reliant and Secure Kids in an Age of Anxiety. To get staff recommendations, highlights from our archive, and intel on what's coming up on the show, subscribe to our newsletter.

• Charley Crockett on his latest album, '$10 Cowboy' : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast | NPR
The Texas musician offers a glimpse into what someone goes through on their path to being a successful touring artist.

• Charley Crockett on his latest album, '$10 Cowboy' : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast | NPR
The Texas musician offers a glimpse into what someone goes through on their path to being a successful touring artist.

• How The Byrds' 'Sweetheart Of The Rodeo' Became A Classic 50 ... | NPR
Now it's considered a classic. To commemorate it, founding members Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman reunited for a brief tour. And to help them resurrect the album, they enlisted Marty Stuart...

• Taylor Swift and 'Tortured Poets' smash the Spotify album ... | NPR | April 22, 2024, 3:28 p.m.
Within two hours, however, Swift dropped 15 additional tracks as "The Anthology," writing on Instagram: "It's a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album." Swift beat ...