Private, isolating thoughts have always been central in Sophie Allison's songs, but Sometimes, Forever breaks new ground, using the studio to blow those feelings up to arresting scale.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from artists in the ’91-’97 Lollapalooza lineups would you like to hear?

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs with great lines about love do you want to hear?

Some new heat to keep you cool during these blazing months from Kamilla Love, KayCyy, Student 1, Finding Novyon, and more.

This week, we bring you the latest from Tegan and Sara, Silversun Pickups, Sudan Archives and Minneapolis artist Mayyadda. We’ve also got a new collaboration between members of Animal Collective and Spacemen 3, and the mellow sounds of Los Angeles artist NoSo.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from French artists would you like to hear?

Sitting at the #1 spot this week is the latest single from the Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit.

Did you know that the City of Rochester has a whole Civic Music department in its local government? The department’s new boss explains how she got the job and what it’s all about.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what empowering and motivational songs would you like to hear?

After releasing ‘A Legacy of Rentals’ — his fifth solo album — in May of this year, Craig Finn kicked off a tour at the Turf Club in St. Paul on June 28, and on that day, Finn and his band The Uptown Controllers visited The Current studio for a session hosted by Ayisha Jaffer.