The 11-piece Afrobeat band Black Market Brass perform in the Current studios and talk about the Twin Cities' expanding brass band scene.

In the early 1990s, Pavement was especially rough around the edges. A new collection of unreleased recordings from the era captures the band's absurd charm. Stream the complete album before it releases on Aug. 11.

Listen to "Lose Control," the second single from Motion City Soundtrack's upcoming album 'Panic Stations.'

Grandiose, industrial pop scaled to match the band's all-caps name: What Mad Max: Fury Road is to the road movie, Death Magic is to synth-pop.

Right on the heels of the announcement of a concert tour in support of his forthcoming album, 'The Story of Sonny Boy Slim', Gary Clark Jr. has released the first single from the new LP, 'The Healing.' It debuted on The Current today, and you can listen (or listen again) to the new song here.

New Order have announced the first single release from their forthcoming album, 'Music Complete', which will be out on Sept. 25. Listen to the new single, 'Restless', out today.

With this album, a London singer — a Prince favorite — and her versatile voice inch closer to mainstream pop.

Nickel Creek's Sara and Sean Watkins lead a good-natured variety show with an all-star cast that includes Fiona Apple, Greg Leisz, Benmont Tench and others. Get a first listen to the album before it releases on Friday, July 24.

Shakespeare references, a cappella intermissions and sprawling 10-minute tracks aren't what first spring to mind when thinking about punk albums. But most punk albums aren't remotely like this one.

There may be no more unlikely act in indie/electronic music than a sunglasses-and-keffiyeh-wearing wedding singer with a chain smoker's gruff voice. Listen to Omar Souleyman's upcoming album before it comes out on July 24.