Jason Bentley

Twin Shadow recently returned to KCRW's studio to preview new songs from Eclipse before kicking off a tour that included a handful of shows at SXSW. The band's latest album features a grander sound — still highly influenced by '80s synth-pop, but clearly aiming for the stadiums. Dark and ...

Dom La Nena's second album Soyo takes a cosmopolitan approach, with songs written in Portuguese, Spanish, French and English. During her return to Morning Becomes Eclectic, the Brazilian-born cellist performed new songs like "Llegaré" with the assistance of loop pedals and percussion. The result is beautiful.

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During his debut performance on Morning Becomes Eclectic, Dan Deacon saved something special for the KCRW audience. The mad genius from Baltimore premiered "When I Was Done Dying," a standout from his new album Gliss Riffer. Deacon's new album features some of his most accessible and appealing material yet, ...

North London four-piece Wolf Alice has been searching for the right spark to ignite a flame — and we think they found it with their latest EP, Creature Songs, released in May. While their early releases showcased more folk-pop-inspired tracks, their song "Moaning Lisa Smile" has a tougher, grittier rock ...

Father John Misty is irreverent, cynical, witty and in love. Shortly before the release of his second album under the FJM name, I Love You, Honeybear, Josh Tillman and his six-piece touring band showcased the softer side of the L.A. star with tracks from his new album.

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On the day the charismatic Glaswegian pop band Belle And Sebastian released its new album Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance last month, the group performed as part of KCRW's Apogee Sessions. With 13 musicians onstage, Belle And Sebastian weaved through new tracks like this one, "The Party Line," and ...

After a four-year hiatus between albums, which singer Colin Meloy largely spent writing and parenting, The Decemberists recently returned with a new album called What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World. Last week, the folk-rock band made its way to Los Angeles to perform new songs on KCRW's Morning ...

Since 2005, Brooklyn's Budos Band has helped define and develop the modern Afro-soul sound for which Daptone Records is known. The group's previous albums have been heavily influenced by Ethiopian jazz. But on the new Burnt Offering, the 10-piece band has taken cues from '60s- and '70s-era psychedelia and hard ...

Taking an electronic record on tour with a live band is always a tricky proposition. But when Anders Trentemøller took a break from his tour with Depeche Mode and brought his band to Morning Becomes Eclectic, each musician complemented and supported the others in a way that sounded organic and ...

TV On The Radio waited a few years between album releases, and with their last record, Seeds, it's clear that the group has returned energized and inspired. At an intimate show in Santa Monica, Calif. for KCRW's Apogee Sessions, the Brooklyn-based band rolled through new songs with influences ...

It's been a big month for M. Ward. He just released a new album with Zooey Deschanel (as She & Him), and he's reissuing his much-loved 2005 solo breakthrough Transistor Radio on vinyl with a few bonus tracks.

Ward's fourth studio album, Transistor Radio, solidified his reputation as ...

Real Estate's music conjures a specific feeling of warm nostalgia for sunny days gone by. And, while the aesthetic may seem like simple, laid-back guitar-rock, there's a method to this style. On its third studio album, Atlas, Real Estate puts extra effort into its subtly layered sound, and the result ...

Dan Snaith, a.k.a. Caribou, has moved freely between musical aesthetics on each of his previous records, but on his fifth studio release, Our Love, he's fine-tuned and settled into a warmer, more personal approach.

On his third visit to KCRW, Snaith performed songs off his newest and perhaps ...

It had been been nearly six years since Jenny Lewis released a solo album. For The Voyager, the former Rilo Kiley singer turned to Ryan Adams as her "spirit guide" in the studio. The two combined their specialties to create a sophisticated, Americana-driven pop sound with touches of folk and, ...

Damien Rice wears his heart on his sleeve. His new album, My Favourite Faded Fantasy, is rife with vulnerability and reflections on universal themes — never more effectively than in "It Takes A Lot To Know A Man."

Beginning with a simple piano melody and lines about the human condition, ...

Nashville singer-songwriter Mikky Ekko was catapulted to fame when pop superstar Rihanna recorded his song "Stay" and then performed it with him at the Grammys. Now, with the release of his debut album Time, Ekko is showcasing the talent that has had so many big-name acts clamoring to work with ...

Born in Sweden, raised in the U.K. and based in L.A., Eric Prydz is a DJ and producer on the verge of a big year. With a handful of milestones in the works — including a full-length album, the 10-year anniversary of his own record label, and a new single ...

Watch the Canadian artist perform a one-woman show on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. Lanza's electronic music combines airy vocals and finely crafted beats with a thick dance-floor sound.

For lovers of fatty tuna belly, canned albacore and swordfish kebabs, here's a question: Would you be willing to give them up for several years so that you could eat them perhaps for the rest of your life?

If a new proposal to ban fishing on the open ocean were ...

With a powerful debut single and an impressive EP, Ireland's Hozier already has a lot of momentum. He was the talk of SXSW earlier this month, and we welcomed him to our studios for his U.S. radio debut soon afterwards. We quickly learned that his talent is more than one ...