Kristian Matsson, aka The Tallest Man On Earth, has a way of upending expectations and rendering familiarity moot. Get a First Listen to his forthcoming album, 'Dark Bird Is Home'.

The amiably fractured rock band sounds both melancholy and sinister on its first album in six years, while maintaining a sound that's approachable and organic.

Brittany Howard and her band develop a vision of rock, blues and Southern soul that reaches high. You can hear that sound in this first listen to Alabama Shakes forthcoming album, 'Sound & Color'.

Though the scenery of the American Southwest remains largely unchanged, the band's sense and understanding of it continues to deepen and grow.

Dawes are preparing to release their next album, 'All Your Favorite Bands', on June 2. Get a sneak peek into the forthcoming album by listening to the preview single, 'Things Happen'.

In recent years, Chaz Bundick's sound has traveled down some unexpected side roads. But What For? takes a U-turn back to feel-tingly guitar-pop, with winsome results.

For the second year in a row, we're going to pit band vs. band; artist vs. artist in the musical slug-fest known as The Current's March Music Madness!

In the run-up to the March 23 episode of New Hot, host David Safar welcomed members of the Calgary post-punk band Viet Cong into the studio to record some in-studio versions of tunes off their self-titled debut album. Stream those tracks, and watch a video of a performance of 'Silhouettes'.

On the heels of releasing his third studio album and major-label debut Eclipse, Twin Shadow's George Lewis Jr. performed at The Current's Public Radio Day Stage at SxSW 2015 in Austin, TX.

Plugging in gives Marling a greater arsenal with which to brood, search, seethe and menace. Her new album, 'Short Movie', comes out March 24. Stream the full album ahead of its release.