Marissa Lorusso
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What does it mean to illustrate the world of Steely Dan? NPR Music contributor Marissa Lorusso spoke with the Danfans behind the new book Quantum Criminals. -
The friendship shared by Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus isn't just the backdrop for their album as boygenius: It's the subject of many of these songs, built into their very structures.
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The experimental pop artist's new album is interested in love not as a destination but as an ongoing process, in all of its bravado, vulnerability and experimentation.
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The magic of boygenius is the way its songs don't force the three songwriters to conform to a single vision, but synthesizes their strengths.
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The band channels a country-rock sound that lends a wistful sweetness to Karly Hartzman's admissions of youthful recklessness.
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The NPR Music editor shares her favorite albums and songs of 2022.
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The cult-beloved Philly singer-songwriter plays a handful of stripped-down songs from across his vast discography, including songs from this year's God Save The Animals.
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In times of crisis, we're grateful for music that speaks to the current moment. So we asked a handful of visionary artists: Who taught you that music could be a vehicle for political expression?
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Pile has spent the past couple years in a reflective state, but the rock band's new single is no less ferocious.
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The Pittsburgh band makes noisy, catchy pop songs filled with crunchy textures and delightful little moments of tension.
