When music is distributed digitally — and available for advance streaming — what does record release day really mean? Plus, hear the latest additions to World Cafe's new-music playlist.

Signed to Daptone Records' new Latin imprint, the five-piece band blends The Dap-Kings' soul, fire and reverence with its own take on the golden era of Latin music.

Watch Alynda Segarra and her bandmates perform "Rican Beach" and hear a conversation about the band's new album, The Navigator.

Hear the English folk-rock musician preview songs from her forthcoming album, Semper Femina — including the new single "Nothing, Not Nearly" — live in the studio.

We're always on the hunt for the best new music to share with World Cafe listeners. Hear some of our latest picks.

The second single from My Spirit Sister is dark, stark Americana, featuring James' knockout voice as he meditates on what happens when love's lightness becomes heavy.

Fusing cumbia rhythms with the 1940s flair of American brass, this band is explosive and undeniably danceable.

Hear a performance from this guitar prodigy, looping master and righteous singer — she plays every instrument herself, live onstage.

The U.K. band performs soaring, sophisticated and explosive songs from its latest album, Volcano.

The singer-songwriter's music evokes a nighttime Nick Drake drenched in blue. Hear the interview and performance.

The steel guitarist digs into the history of sacred steel music, from its pioneers to his mentors.

Movie buffs, gather around. How many films can you name based on the iconic songs they featured?

With an army of strings backing up heavy lyrics, the Danish songwriter's session might just give you the shivers.

Jones shares stories from his raw, honest and heartfelt new memoir, Lonely Boy: Tales From A Sex Pistol.

The Canadian band's sunny pop-rock spirit turns every rock show — whether in a college dive bar or a sold-out arena — into a dance party.

Feel the love this Valentine's Day with these World Cafe sessions featuring lovebirds who are also bandmates.

World Cafe investigates how some past Best New Artist winners fared in their subsequent careers. It's not always pretty.

The "Black Man In A White World" singer discusses his bicultural upbringing and the ways in which his music and his identity intersect.

If you had to wake up to the same record every day for the rest of your life, a la Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, what would it be? Public-radio hosts weigh in.

This self-described "weird kid" from a tiny farm in Norway writes songs that'll make you cry. Hear the performance and conversation.