On her fifth album, Mitski isn't an inconsolable woman, leaking with grief; she's an object of her own artful construction — a woman in control.

The Grammy-nominated British electronic producer is back with this summery dance single that cites a wide range of influences, from Jamaican dancehall to Radiohead.

The Grammy-nominated British electronic producer is back with this summery dance single that cites a wide range of influences, from Jamaican dancehall to Radiohead.

Whales swimming outside of airplanes and manta rays flying down a residential street are just a couple of the things that you you'll see in Superorganism's latest music video for "The Prawn Song."

The singer and guitarist fields comments from listeners about her music and talks about the ways her songs can be interpreted.

Charli XCX may be busy thinking about boys, but she isn't inviting them to the party.

This week's episode of All Songs Considered features the return of several veteran favorites: the Canadian rock band Metric, the Irish folk group Villagers, and guitarist Richard Thompson.

Love doesn't come easy. Just ask some of the artists on this week's show whose songs reflect the sour, absurd, and heartrending aspects of intimacy.

The interns of NPR Music present their own version of roséwave: the boxed-wine, plastic cup, twist-cap version. Think Kesha and old Miley, but also Vampire Weekend's preppy, self-satisfied smirk.

Sometimes it's a stirring call to arms or a recognition of injustice. But an anthem always captures something much larger than itself - the spirit of a community, unified in a common feeling or cause.

The new album preserves Florence Welch's big, torrential melodrama, but it feels less like a storm than the soft light breaking in afterward.

In "Nobody," the deceptively up-tempo, new single from her upcoming album, Be The Cowboy, Mitski grapples with a lingering loneliness – an emptiness that even her own celebrity can't erase.

On this week's All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton have a bleakly funny track from The Decemberists, jangly-pop from Shy Boys, gentle folk from Bermuda Triangle and more.

From the sultry Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa song "One Kiss" to Korean boy band BTS's "Fake Love, NPR listeners share the songs they'll have on repeat this summer.

Sylvan Esso's live performance is where it's at. Anyone who has seen the duo perform is immediately engrossed by their indomitable energy and raw, idiosyncratic style.

The first day of the summer deserves a soundtrack. After all, we can't just listen to Cardi B 24/7.

Many of your favorite musicians of 2018 (so far) defy genres and expectations, from the idiosyncratic wonder of Superorganism to the stirring, swirling ballads of serpentwithfeet.

What new song are you turning to when the weather warms up and there's fun to be had?

The songs are bold and whip-smart, slicing indiscriminately through subjects from ghosting to the alt-right without feeling heavy or contrived.

The latest video from the Brooklyn-based band is a brilliantly animated short for the group's fantastic new earworm, "Your Honor."