The Current’s week of special programming includes a pet costume showcase, the Hallowhiskey Party.

Plus: New Hippo Campus album details, Halloween 2021, and lots more.

Depeche Mode frontman discusses sequencing deliberation, his longtime musical partnership with Soulsavers, and how they approached the recording process.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with artist and producer Finneas, best known for his work with sister Billie Eilish, about his debut album.

Jason Isbell catches up with The Current's Jill Riley about 'Georgia Blue,' a benefit covers album with his band The 400 Unit--including collaborations with Julien Baker, Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires, Chris Thile, Adia Victoria, and more--and proceeds supporting Black Voters Matter, Fair Fight, and Georgia Stand Up.

The colorful singer behind viral hit "Photo ID" is releasing her debut album, Juno. Using music to navigate struggles with sobriety, Wolf talks about vulnerability and creating to release feelings.

Mary Lucia connects with punk icon Billy Idol to talk about his new EP, 'The Roadside,' the scrapbooks his mother kept of his work, and why it's important to let art marinate within you.

Ahead of his new solo record, 'The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows,' Jade connected with Damon Albarn about slowing down and taking stock of your life in quarantine, becoming a citizen of Iceland, and his plans for touring the record.

Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine join The Current's Mac Wilson to discuss their upcoming record, 'A Beginner's Mind,' the scores of movies they watched as the record came together, and the vulnerability required in collaborative songwriting.

We caught up with Soul Asylum frontman Dave Pirner about performing in the age of Covid, and what it felt like to hear Prince covering "Stand Up And Be Strong," which appears on the posthumous Prince album 'Welcome to America'.