After a long time away from Minnesota, Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw of Metric return to The Current studio for a session hosted by Jill Riley.

Listening to The Rolling Stones and Fleetwood Mac pushed the Swedish sister duo, First Aid Kit, to break from their folk comfort zone on their fifth album, Palomino.

Celebrated bluegrass musician Billy Strings has a new album out, which he made with his dad, Terry Barber.

The singer-songwriter's fifth album is an ecosystem of intimacy, in its power to redeem and to destroy.

She was behind some of the most joyful, high-energy pop anthems of the early '80s. During her career, Cara had three Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

The Minnesota-based, avant-garde Pow Wow singer underlines his contempt for the grim reaper who takes his loved ones too soon.

This holiday weekend, take a sonic journey across music history. Starting Wednesday morning at 10 and continuing all weekend long, it’s a Time Machine Weekend.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that describe your Thanksgiving guests?

Cloquet-based composer Lyz Jaakola wrote the music for ‘Mináǧi kiŋ dowáŋ: A Zitkála-Šá Opera’ alongside a decolonized artistic team and cast. Jaakola is part of The Current’s 2022 Emerging Artists Showcase.

After more than 500 episodes of New Hot, we're sunsetting the program. This change shifts our focus to new ways to help you discover music.