Amber Coffman's name and voice are probably most familiar from her work with Dirty Projectors, but she takes a step into the spotlight with an announced new solo record, 'City of No Reply', due in 2017. The first taste of her solo material is the striking new single. 'All to Myself,' which is Mac Wilson's DJ Pick of the Week.

Earlier this month, Justin Vernon and his team put on a transcendent performance aimed at soul-searching and purpose over pop and stardom at a cavernous warehouse in Brooklyn.

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 2006. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

Planned and completed before Sharon Jones's death on Nov. 18, 2016, the video for Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings' rendition of 'Please Come Home For Christmas' from their 2015 album 'It's A Holiday Soul Party!' was released Dec. 20, 2016. The video recalls the style of the stop-motion animation used by classic Rankin-Bass TV holiday specials.

Jill Riley selects the DJ Pick of the Week for the week of December 19, 2016. 'The song I've chosen is one I heard very recently,' Jill writes. 'and it's from a band that I really love; in fact, one of their songs made my Top 10 list of 2016 for our Top 89. That would be the band Lucius.' Jill's pick is 'The Punisher,' a new single from Lucius. See what else Jill has to say, and listen to the track.

The Current's Music Director, David Safar, has put together a list of recommended albums for the music collector on your holiday gift list (or maybe for yourself).

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 1976. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

For the DJ Pick of the Week for December 12, Mark Wheat proffers 'Bear,' a single off 'Going, Going...', the latest album from The Wedding Present. 'The album is [frontman David] Gedge's masterpiece, and how often do we use that term about someone who's been doing it for so long?' Wheat writes. 'I'd like to suggest that David Gedge be called the Godfather of English Indie Rock!' Check out more of what Mark Wheat has to say, and watch the video for 'Bear.'

In the late 1950s, Johnny Cash recorded a number of tracks translated into the German language for his label at the time, CBS Records. Although some of the tracks were released in the U.S. on a compilation in 1978, they are not widely known on this side of the Atlantic. 'Johnny Cash makes German sound a bit more musical, and it sounds perfectly natural coming out of his mouth,' says The Current's Bill DeVille. Listen to the tracks and get the back-story behind these songs.

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 1962. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.