The Alchemist & Budgie join Benji to discuss the Good Book Vol. 3, Lord Tusk picks his 3, and we introduce Bel Cobain.

Soft rock is often unfairly dismissed as 'dentist office music', but at its peak between 1970 and 1982, it represented the absolute pinnacle of studio craft and melodic sophistication. Emerging from ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

Here are 10 essential metal albums from the 1970s that you should absolutely own on vinyl. Look, there’s no real way to accurately describe the sound of ’70s metal, mostly because the genre was ...

The trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and producer from the Bronx helped shape the sound of salsa. By Ed Morales The music that the world now knows as salsa would probably not exist if not for ...

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Not surprisingly, these recently-still waters ran deep when Grant spoke with Variety via Zoom from her Nashville home this week to have the first detailed discussion about the new album. The record ...

Paste is the place to kick off each and every New Music Friday. We follow our regular roundups of the best new songs by highlighting the most compelling new records you need to hear. Find the best new ...