Joanna Newsom's new album, 'Divers', is novelistic, with recurring musical themes, memorable characters and a preoccupation with the change brought on by passing time. Listen to Newsom's album before it comes out on Oct. 23.

Ahead of their show at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in support of their new album Caracal, Disclosure's Guy and Howard Lawrence stopped by The Current studio to take over our airwaves to play songs by their favorite songwriters and producers.

North London rockers Wolf Alice were recently at First Ave, touring in support of their debut album, 'My Love is Cool'. And while they were in town, Theo Ellis and Ellie Rowsell stopped by The Current to take over the airwaves on Theft of the Dial.

Ty Segall's power trio heaves forth a 14-song double album that's made for headbanging and the cultivation of bad vibes, as if all the warmth and goodwill of last year's Manipulator had turned to ash.

The Depeche Mode frontman's second album with Soulsavers sets his anguished cry against a sparse desert-rock sound that's far from the music for which he's known.

The inventive singer doesn't bother adhering to the iconography of vintage soul, preferring instead to point his path toward the future. Listen to Son Little's self-titled album in its entirety before it comes out next Friday, Oct. 16.

McNally Smith Saxophone Performance major Lucia Sarmiento talks about coming to St. Paul from her native city of Lima, Peru, and forming her excellent jazz quintet.

Sharon Van Etten, The Flaming Lips, Hamilton Leithauser, former Replacements drummer Chris Mars and others reimagine and redefine songs from the highlight reel of the '60s. Listen to the complete album before its Oct. 16 release.

On his eighth album, Ritter delves into what he calls "messianic oracular honky-tonk." Fortunately, it's an approach that brings out some of the singer's slipperiest, nimblest wordplay.

The Current's Mark Wheat explains how he came to know and love the music of The Fall. Mark also suggests some tracks and albums to help you discover this long-running band who constitute what Mark calls a unique musical tradition.