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Smith has a steady, well-trained swell of a voice and a knack for whipping in and out of his falsetto in a hairsbreadth. He doesn't feel the need to hide — certainly not by stifling his vocal skills.

Winthrop University students will get to live like the Jetsons. Dining Services announced on Wednesday that they have launched a new meal delivery service with a fleet of Kiwibots that can be used on campus.

Spektor performs songs filled with truth and whimsy from her astonishing new record, plus some old favorites.

Chris Estrada was working at a warehouse when he got the call that his show This Fool had been picked up. He knows about the ups and downs of comedy, but what does he know about April Fools' pranks?

The inspiring Angélique Kidjo graces the Tiny Desk for our 1,000th concert.

Future Islands' sound is as texturally interesting as it is rhythmically accessible -- music designed for both heads and feet. The X factor on songs like "Walking Through That Door" comes courtesy of husky-voiced singer Sam Herring, whose pipes are as elusive in description as the rest of the band.

For the past ten years, Jamie Schaaf has had an ongoing battle with his music. A multi-instrumentalist from Portsmouth, NH, Schaaf has been writing songs off and on, mostly as a hobby, but he's never been comfortable with his work. For the RPM Challenge he decided to let go of any hangups and produce an entire album in just one month. Schaaf came up with a collection of ten original tracks he's calling Postcards From the Back of the Bar. It features the folky song "Butterfly."

On her second full-length album, the soulful and versatile U.K. pop singer tugs at the boundaries of her sound, while also letting in details from her life.

As the leader of Wavves, Nathan Williams has spent five albums grafting big emotions onto a restless runaround of energetic pop-punk and stoner fuzz.

Raleigh's Jamil Rashad is a funk-boogie stylist who embraces 21st-century dance-floor hedonism, speeding from one classic musical climax to another.

A South African artist lays utter waste to preconceptions about period performances.

On her new collection of British rock covers, the soul singer takes a George Harrison song, "Isn't It a Pity," and brings out its transcendent serenity. LaVette was schooled in the tradition of soul music, and her restraint can't disguise the fact that she's heartbroken over humankind's inability to learn from its mistakes.

Placido Domingo takes on his 126th role, as Bajazet in Handel's taut drama, Tamerlano.

As Better Call Saul wraps, Bob Odenkirk reflects on his life-changing heart attack. Author and educator Cory Silverberg's wants to change the way we talk to kids about sex.

"Epochryphal Gloom" digs into the gnarliest extremes of metal in eight minutes. You can feel Mortals sweat as the song bounces into a thrashed boogie.

The songs were a byproduct of slavery in the U.S. But after being passed along by generations of African-American musicians, they were later embraced by a variety of improvisers, including Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Grant Green and John Coltrane.

All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share this week's must-hear music, including an incredible new cut from singer James Blake, guitar rock from New Zealand, and more.

The band plays a comfortable, playful set — including an unreleased song — from a house in Connecticut.

Details about the X-37B's 908 days spent orbiting Earth are scant. But with each new mission, we learn a little bit more about it.

At his Tiny Desk concert, the rapper Farruko adapts his signature flow for a far more intimate setting.