This week brings a surprise new single from Lucy Dacus, as well as new songs from Arlo Parks, Calexico, and Tank and the Bangas. Plus, discover Samm Henshaw and hear the latest from the Mason Jennings-helmed project, Painted Shield.

Today's Song of the Day is "Lighthouse" from Mattiel’s album, Georgia Gothic, out March 18th.

We're all feeling too much. Mitski's music can help. On her sixth album, she embraces dramatic emotions — and even in the depths of inner dysregulation, her clarity is remarkable.

Today's Song of the Day is "Talkin’ To Myself" from Sarah Shook and the Disarmers’ album, Nightroamer, out February 18th.

A new single that still retains the full-band treatment found on Keb' Mo's more recent albums, but leans more heavily into the kind of acoustic guitar sound that originally put him on the map.

Canadian composer Kara-Lis Coverdale will make their Upper Midwest debut at Icehouse as part of The Great Northern festival.

Today's Song of the Day is "Shadow in the Frame" from Daniel Rossen’s album, You Belong There, out April 8th. Daniel Rossen will be performing at Icehouse on Friday, April 15th.

The dreary banality of life is a shimmery, discordant rock opera in Mitski’s delicate hands

Today's Song of the Day is "First Drum Set" from Pedro The Lion’s album, Havasu, out now. Pedro The Lion will be performing at the Fine Line Cafe on Tuesday, May 3rd.

Three City of Lakes Loppet luminaries - R.T. Rybak, Ray Aponte, and Carla Pardue - pick songs to rock your earbuds as you walk, ski, or snowshoe through Minneapolis.