Despite growing up in the land of disco and death metal, Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, who goes by the moniker The Tallest Man on Earth, fell naturally into folk music.

Kristoff Krane's sophomore release is not only a collection of songs, but a collection of discs. Releasing two CDs at the same time might be considered ambitious, but for Kristoff Krane it seems pretty normal.

Host Mary Lucia spoke with Craig Finn of the Hold Steady and shared an exclusive performance of the band at at The Greene Space, WNYC's street-level performance venue in downtown Manhattan.

Mixing Americana templates with a sunny L.A. outlook, Local Natives' debut record, "Gorilla Manor," has given them the chance to go from Silver Lake to the clubs around the country.

Sometimes, fate places a bunch of musically inclined children together. Occasionally, those kids grow up to become bands, and sometimes one of those bands turn out like Shout Out Louds.

At the tender age of 22, Kate Nash has accomplished more than most musicians twice her age. Her second album, "My Best Friend Is You," was just released, and she's been given the opportunity to tour the U.S. again..

Minimalistic rock trio, Zoo Animal entered the Minneapolis music scene in 2008. Receiving much attention for their first release, Young Blood the band continued to make waves with their recent Remix EP Young Bold, and now second full-length.

In today's blog-centric music world, there's something incredibly satisfying about seeing a buzz band become an indie-rock mainstay. That's exactly what the UK group Frightened Rabbit have done over the last several years.

Brett Bullion and Adam Wozniak abandon tradition in their experimental electro act Tarlton. On the same wavelength as Dosh, Tarlton is lead by Brett the drumming circuit bending pro.

Jeremy Messersmith's first album, "The Alcatraz Kid," earned him the title of the premier under-30 songwriter in the Twin Cities courtesy of City Pages. Since then, he's further honed his clever songwriting and indie-rock & pop chops.