The Foundations were a British soul group, heavily influenced by the Motown sound.

We love to bring new independent music to you, and each week, mid-day host Jade highlights the new tunes you'll hear on The Current.

Here's a selection of the new stuff we've added to our mix this week, including an early taste of the exciting new supergroup Atoms for Peace, plus new music from Gary Clark Jr., Animal Collective and Atlas Genius.

Jonny Greenwood scored the new film "The Master," his second for director Paul Thomas Anderson.

The Tucson band's new album, "Algiers," is named for the New Orleans neighborhood where it was made.

Brother Ali is a local hip-hop icon who's been in the game for over a decade. He stopped by The Current studio to chat with Barb Abney about his new album and play a few songs.

Substitute Morning Show host John Munson felt like rocking out to some Van Halen this morning. John was so excited about Van Halen when he was growing up that he actually brought this record to school to show off to his friends.

St. Paul native Nick Mrozinski, who performs locally as soul singer-songwriter “The Feelin’,” will compete on prime-time NBC talent show The Voice this season and receive training from one of the show’s four celebrity coaches, Cee Lo Green. Mrozinski appeared on the show Monday night as part of the fourth round of blind auditions, and performed…

This week, Ben Folds releases his first CD in over a decade... and enlists Fraggle Rock to help promote it with the muppets from down in Fraggle Rock (clap clap).

On "Coexist," the xx has largely opted to continue exploring the musical landscape they sketched out on their 2009 debut. It's a wise choice.