Rock archive
Read First Listen: Efterklang, 'Piramida'
September 16, 2012 – The Danish band explores a lost world, literally, and captures its sounds in the pursuit of beauty.
Read First Listen: Melody's Echo Chamber, 'Melody's Echo Chamber'
September 16, 2012 – The debut album by Paris-based Melody Prochet nods to many traditions without ever adhering to one.
Read First Listen: Sera Cahoone, 'Deer Creek Canyon'
September 16, 2012 – Hers is a voice of honeyed reassurance; of comfort and grace in the face of life's wearying churn.
Watch Exitmusic: A Dark, Brooding Love Song WFUV
September 15, 2012 – Watch Exitmusic perform a version of "The City" that's beautifully beguiling and darkly unsettling. WFUV
Listen Calexico: Road Songs For Wandering Souls
September 15, 2012 – The Tucson band's new album, Algiers, is named for the New Orleans neighborhood where it was made.
Listen Radiohead's Guitarist Adapts To Life In Widescreen
September 15, 2012 – Jonny Greenwood scored the new film The Master, his second for director Paul Thomas Anderson.
Watch Haunted Harmonies On The xx's 'Coexist​'
September 14, 2012 – On the follow-up to its moody debut, the Mercury Prize-winning British band magnifies its grooves.
Listen Dirty Projectors On World Cafe WXPN
September 14, 2012 – The prolific indie-rock band returns with a new album, Swing Lo Magellan, and a short film. WXPN
Listen ZZ Top: Taking The Blues Back To The Future
September 13, 2012 – After years dabbling in different genres, the band returns to a classic sound on La Futura.
Read Vote For The Albums Everyone Can Love, For Sep. 12
September 12, 2012 – Help us make a top ten list of albums that (almost) everyone can agree on.
Watch Cloud Cult: A Moment Of Serenity KEXP
September 12, 2012 – Watch a beautiful rendition of "That Man Jumped Out the Window," performed above a gorge. KEXP
Watch What To Hear Now: This Month In Rock Records
September 11, 2012 – Critic Tom Moon discusses some of the albums he's most excited about this season.
Listen Kelly Hogan On World Cafe WXPN
September 11, 2012 – Hogan, a professional backup singer, recruited her famous friends to help create her new solo work. WXPN
Watch Bomba De Luz: High School Heroes KCMP
September 11, 2012 – At 17, Lydia Hoglund sings with the ache of an old soul in a chills-inducing "Howl At That Moon." KCMP
Listen Atoms For Peace, Tilly & The Wall, Woods, More
September 11, 2012 – Hear a sneak preview of a new album by Atoms For Peace, a band featuring Radiohead's Thom Yorke.