John Schaefer appears in the following:
Weekly Music Roundup: Beyoncé, James Brown, and Nathalie Joachim
Monday, February 19, 2024
New Sounds
This week, Beyoncé's big surprise, James Brown’s even bigger surprise, and S. Raekwon’s sinister smile. Plus, Nathalie Joachim and the American Patchwork Quartet.
Weekly Music Roundup: Usher, Angelica Garcia, and Jon Muq
Monday, February 12, 2024
New Sounds
This week, Usher and the American indie rock band the Decemberists; the studio project Church Chords and Ugandan singer/guitarist Jon Muq, and a avant-pop from Angelica Garcia.
Weekly Music Roundup: The Last Dinner Party, Mali Obomsawin, and Billy Joel
Monday, February 05, 2024
New Sounds
The Last Dinner Party is invited to the States and bassist Mali Obomsawin makes a musical pivot. Plus, a tribute to Nashville songwriter Alice Randall, Ibibio Sound Machine, and more.
Weekly Music Roundup: Brittany Howard, Heems, and The Smile
Monday, January 29, 2024
New Sounds
This week, new singles from guitarist and bandleader Brittany Howard and the rapper Heems; returns for The Smile and The Staves, and a bass summit with a sense of humor.
Weekly Music Roundup: Helado Negro, Kaia Kater, and BIG|BRAVE
Monday, January 15, 2024
New Sounds
Helado Negro ponders a breakup; Kaia Kater trashes the internet; and Big Brave offers a metal-adjacent take on Emily Dickinson. Plus, Les Amazones d’Afrique and Alejandro Escovedo.
Weekly Music Roundup: Nathalie Joachim, Erick the Architect, Sprints
Monday, January 08, 2024
New Sounds
This week, previews of 2024 releases by Nathalie Joachim and Erick the Architect, plus Bela Fleck’s Rhapsody in Blue(grass). Also, Sprints’ debut LP and an Anne Briggs cover.
The Elves and the Cello Maker: A Christmas Audio Drama
Thursday, December 21, 2023
For the final episode from the Artist Propulsion Lab class of 2023, cellist Zlatomir Fung wrote a new Christmas audio drama, The Elves and the Cello Maker, based on the Brothers' Grim...
Weekly Music Roundup: John Legend, Lau Noah, and Ambrose Akinmusire
Monday, December 18, 2023
New Sounds
New this week: a film and song by John Legend; a thought-provoking track by Jason Isbell; trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire’s new trio; and songs by Lau Noah, Emel, and Hermanos Gutierrez.
Weekly Music Roundup: Nicki MInaj, Britti, and IDLES
Monday, December 11, 2023
New Sounds
This week, the debut of New Orleans singer Britti; Nicki Minaj channels Cyndi Lauper; IDLES channels The Beatles; and Lara Downes gets a jump on a big anniversary.
Weekly Music Roundup: Peter Gabriel, Nailah Hunter, and Czarface
Monday, December 04, 2023
New Sounds
This week, Peter Gabriel’s new album i/o, finally; plus Czarface returns; Nailah Hunter previews her debut LP, and Montreal-based vocalist and composer Erika Angell's solo album.
Weekly Music Roundup: Björk, featuring Rosalia, RZA, and Büşra Kayıkçı
Monday, November 27, 2023
New Sounds
There's a protest song from Björk, featuring Rosalia, a “Fashionable” single by RZA, and a post-classical take on Radiohead. Plus, Amos Lee covers Lucinda Williams, and more.
Weekly Music Roundup: Ali Sethi & Nicolas Jaar, boygenius & Ye Vagabonds
Monday, November 20, 2023
New Sounds
Collaborations from Pakistani-American singer Ali Sethi and Chilean-American producer Nicolas Jaar, Irish rappers Kneecap & Grian Chatten, and boygenius & Dublin-based duo Ye Vagabonds.
Weekly Roundup: Sinkane, Okan, and Julia Holter
Monday, November 13, 2023
New Sounds
Collaborations from Sinkane with Tru Osborne; Sleater-Kinney with a star of Succession; and KRS-One (BDP) with Da Beatminerz. Also, new music by Julia Holter, Okan, and Sam Akpro.
Weekly Music Roundup: El Buho, Marnie Stern, and Anna Mieke
Monday, November 06, 2023
New Sounds
A tech-enabled Beatles farewell; eco-dance music from Argentinian-based DJ El Buho; and guitarist Marnie Stern’s return. Also, new releases by Anna Mieke; and the Silk Road Ensemble.
Shelley Washington's Eternal Present
Thursday, November 02, 2023
For her Artist Propulsion Lab residency, composer Shelley Washington wanted to pull back the curtain on composers’ lives and work. As part of that, she composed a new work for the ~No...
Weekly Music Roundup: ØXN, Maria Jose Llergo, and serpentwithfeet
Monday, October 30, 2023
New Sounds
This week, forget Halloween; ØXN and their doom-folk has the real scares. Also, flamenco-flavored pop from Maria Jose Llergo; serpentwithfeet hits the dance floor; and more.
Can't-Miss Culture: Music
Monday, October 23, 2023
John Schaefer, host of WNYC's New Sounds, shares some of the NYC musical offerings to catch this fall.
Weekly Music Roundup: beabadobee & Laufey, The Rolling Stones, Helado Negro
Monday, October 23, 2023
New Sounds
Week of Oct. 23: This week, new but retro sounds from beabadobee & Laufey, Caravan Palace, and the Rolling Stones. Also, new songs by Helado Negro and Arielle Soucy.
Weekly Music Roundup: Black Pumas, boygenius, and Desire Marea
Monday, October 16, 2023
This week, new songs from Black Pumas, boygenius, and Desire Marea, plus an old song, revisited, from Penguin Café.
A Life Cycle of Grief
Thursday, October 05, 2023
The Artist Propulsion Lab podcast is back with the class of 2023. Violinist and composer Curtis Stewart begins with an audio essay reflecting on the life cycle of grief. In June 2023,...
