Starting in the early 1970s, the organist, singer and songwriter was a creative anchor for Tom Petty. On a new solo album, he explores what comes next.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Sharon Van Etten Finds Her Way Home
For her seventh album, the indie singer-songwriter comes to New Jersey to play on her old turf and process the past.
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An Early Bob Dylan Recording Hits the Auction Block
The reel-to-reel tape is from a Gaslight Cafe show in Greenwich Village in 1961, when Dylan was playing to audiences you could count in a glance or two.
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7 New Songs You Should Hear Now
Hear new music from Doechii, Valerie June, Perfume Genius and others.
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Want to Talk About Loss? For This Label Head’s Album, Many Stars Did.
Richard Russell of XL Recordings’ new album as Everything Is Recorded bridges life and death, with contributions from Florence Welch, Sampha, Noah Cyrus and more.
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Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Behind ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Dies at 88
With majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Ms. Flack, a former schoolteacher, became one of the most widely heard artists of the 1970s.
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The Young Voices Shaping ‘New Sonic Futures’
A new project from T magazine highlights a group of female singer-songwriters who are reinventing R&B.
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Cover Bob Mould in a Weighted Blanket, and Turn on Vintage Wrestling
The veteran rocker, who’s releasing his 15th album, discusses the thrills of an exclusive techno club and loving “Only Murders in the Building.”
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A Playlist Packed With Crossword Clues
Sia! Abba! ELO! Let us help you solve some puzzles with this compilation of songs by crossword-famous musicians.
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Tate McRae Dances in and Out of Love, and 10 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Ledisi, Perfume Genius featuring Aldous Harding, Smerz and others.
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Jerry Butler, Singer Known as the Iceman, Dies at 85
Known for his resounding baritone and his courtly manner, he briefly led the Impressions before beginning a successful solo career.
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Drawing From Bob Dylan’s Songbook, Learning Lessons in Mortality
Todd Almond wrote an oral history on Conor McPherson’s “Girl From the North Country” and its passage through Broadway’s pandemic shutdown.