Angel Olsen has reimagined her sound. On this edition of All Songs Considered, she and her co-producer, John Congleton reveal how they did it, with the help of a 14-piece string section.

Mary Lucia talks about director Richard Lowenstein's biopic 'Mystify: Michael Hutchence,' which explores the complex life of the late INXS frontman. The film will make its Minnesota Premiere at the Sound Unseen Film Festival on November 17.

Happy Election Day! While not every Minnesota community will have something on the ballot this year, many do, including city council elections, school referenda and school board elections. What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that mention choice or choosing?

More than three decades after the death of her parents, Moorer has a new memoir and companion album, both called 'Blood,' about her abusive father and the emotional scars of being orphaned at 14.

Marika Hackman is the type of musician fueled by contradictions. On her third studio album, August's 'Any Human Friend,' she embraces them as they exist within herself, her relationships, and culturally with shimmering indie-pop songs that depart from her folksier, atmospheric roots.

It's National Candy Day! If you're a parent who is enjoying your kids' Halloween candy after they go to bed or if you're making your way through the trick-or-treating leftovers in your office kitchen (like we are), this one will resonate with you. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention candy or a specific type of candy?

From 1920 to 1933, Prohibition outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol — but Minnesotans found other ways to enjoy their spirits. St. Paul’s bootlegging business was booming and the city’s bands provided the soundtrack. When the Volstead Act went into effect in 1919, saloons and beer parlors closed up shop and new establishments…

Angel Olsen returns with her fourth studio album, 'All Mirrors'. A haunting journey through the looking glass full of synth and strings.

Today is Nov. 1, but I hope you don’t mind some residual Halloween spirit via today’s batch of videos! These five selections, all from Minnesota artists, feature costumes and/or dark vibes. Typsy Panthre – “Bluebird Blues” “The future looks profoundly overcast,” Allison LaBonne sings in “Bluebird Blues.” She and John Crozier, the other half of…

Daylight Savings comes to a close this Sunday, when we "fall back" and gain an hour at 2 am to return to Standard time. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention time or clocks in some way?