A scene from the new Goon Sax video for the song "Make Room 4 Love." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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The members of Birdtalker project balance and warmth in a way that only true friends can. Gavin Nutt/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Birdtalker On World Cafe
A still from Dama Scout's "Milky Milk" video. YouTube hide caption
The Suffers inside the World Cafe Performance Studio Ashley Gellman/WXPN hide caption
The Suffers On World Cafe
Capital Punishment, circa now. Dave Stekert/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Paul Simon, 76, will release In The Blue Light on Sept. 7. Frank Ockenfels/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A still from U2's "Love is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way" video. YouTube hide caption
Neko Case performs live at World Cafe Live (upstairs) in Philadelphia. Senia Lopez/WXPN hide caption
Neko Case On World Cafe
Dessa's newest album is titled Chime. Bill Phelps/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The archives of Tom Petty, who died in October 2017, have been trawled and the gems retrieved for a new box set coming this year. Jerod Harris/Getty Images hide caption
A still from Madeline Kenney's "Cut Me Off" video. YouTube hide caption
"I feel that the people who have the expression 'Make America Great Again' written on their hats have, in my humble, ignorant, English opinion, misidentified what is great about America," Frank Turner says. Ben Morse/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Frank Turner On World Cafe
Roy Montgomery enlists Circuit Des Yeux's Haley Fohr, Julianna Barwick and others to sing on his new album, Suffuse, out Aug. 17. Maeve Montgomery McCarthy/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
David Bazan's cover of Now, Now's "Thread" appears on volume eight of Kevin Devine's Devinyl Splits series. Ryan Russell/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dawes Magdalena Wosinska/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dawes On World Cafe
The 1968 release of The Beatles' Yellow Submarine film influenced fashion, graphic design, music — and even a short-lived organization of "submarine churches" based on the gospel of Lennon and McCartney: "All You Need Is Love." Yellow Submarine Movie/Abramorama hide caption
The Record Company. Jen Rosenstein/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Record Company On World Cafe
Elvis Costello has canceled tour dates through July 16 but still has a tour slated for November and December. Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Little Kids Rock hide caption
Deafheaven's Ordinary Corrupt Human Love comes out July 13. Corinne Shiavone/Courtesy of the artist hide caption