"Channel Orange" revels in the silence between beats; it makes minimalism sound bold and enlightened. It's also masterful in the way it intertwines R&B, jazz, electro-funk and psychedelia.

While in town to play at the 7th St. Entry, London-based indie folk band Daughter stopped by The Current studio to chat with Bill DeVille and perform a few songs.

Los Angeles' Sea Wolf are a vehicle for singer-songwriter Alex Church, whose emotive and lyrically nuanced indie folk has earned him a sizable following.

7 things you may not know about the Purple One's 1982 classic

It's been a while since pop-music writers have heaped praise on a blues guitarist as the next big thing. But that's what's happened with Gary Clark Jr., who's just put out his first full-length album on a major label.

Local music notes from the week of October 22-26

Minnesota musicians have a long tradition of merging politics and art. We’re the home state of Bob Dylan, after all, who unwittingly became one the most iconic political songwriters in modern music, and more recently we’ve become known as a breeding ground for socially conscious, independent hip-hop. We’re also an exceedingly charitable community, with benefit…

New music today comes courtesy of Mixed Blood Majority, a new trio that was formed over the summer that comprises beatmaker Lazerbeak and hip-hop artists Crescent Moon (of Kill the Vultures) and Joe Horton (No Bird Sing). Horton and Crescent Moon have been working diligently to perforate some of the borders that separate our many…

Give Us a Wink is an album released in March 1976 by the British rock band Sweet. It was their first album to be fully written and produced by the band themselves. We played "Action" which reached the Top 10 in many European countries.

This week, much of the new music we're featuring on our airwaves comes from lesser-known acts. Check out some of these great songs, from a lovely hip-hop anthem about universal love to psych-rock revivalism.