Bob Boilen

Watch a spirited dance and hear a magnificent voice: The music of Adam Torres comes together with simple choreography in the video for "Juniper Arms."

Even though it was a rocky road, we whipped together a show sprinkled with some of our favorite ice cream tunes.

For a band with only a few Bandcamp singles under its belt, Valley Queen plays with nuance and depth, rooted in a California country sound. At the Tiny Desk, the group played three unreleased songs.

Our first peek in over a decade at a music video featuring the legendary Elton John is an elegant and simple ode to love. The song, "A Good Heart," appears on his new album, Wonderful Crazy Night.

On this week's All Songs Considered: Shout-alongs and ambient tracks from both brand new artists and industry veterans.

Performing at the NPR Music offices, Adia Victoria's voice is powerful and direct, with no artifice. Here, she performs "Heathen," plus two songs from her debut album, Beyond The Bloodhounds.

All Songs Considered asked you to share your favorite new artist of the first half of 2016. Here's your top 10.

The eerie Savannah, Ga. pop band wants to express its rage with the current state of our culture as it relates to freedom and race. They've written "Tears of a Clown" to reflect their frustration.

Tell us who your favorite new artist is for the year so far. We're looking for musicians making a debut with either their first album, EP or very first songs.

Lucy Dacus is a great new voice, mixing a soulful Southern sound with power-pop. Her debut album is now being re-released by Matador Records.

On this week's All Songs Considered: psychedelic rock from the '90s, new songs from Tiny Desk veterans and electro-folk from the Israeli sisters in A-WA.

"I'm Amazing," out this week, was inspired by the life of the legendary boxer.

This fierce and fun Toronto band wants you to get out and enjoy life, not let time simply "Tick" by as it may for the character in this music video.

Hozier's first new song since his incredible 2014 debut album is a love song written for The Legend of Tarzan. He says he tried to convey the film's mix of love and brutality.

On its first full-length album, the Melbourne duo's mostly upbeat music is filled with questions about desire and life's priorities.

On this week's show we share songs about longing, loss and healing, with premieres from The Tallest Man On Earth, LP and more.

Rob Zombie mixes horror, humor and heavy metal in this devilish video for his song "The Life And Times Of A Teenage Rock God."

The Toronto band displays an eagerness to try on new sounds while always remaining playful and quirky — sometimes loud, sometimes gentle and always a trip.

Paul McCartney talks about his solo career-spanning compilation Pure McCartney, his creative process, how he stays inspired and why he sometimes thinks he should take songwriting more seriously.

On this week's show: Songs about facing fears, being true to yourself and not worrying what everyone else thinks, plus an interview with singer Angel Olsen about her surprising new single.