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On the Vancouver songwriter's fourth album, he plays with abrupt changes of tone and texture. Carefully conceived instrumental passages expand upon -- and sometimes upend -- his lyrics. Listen to the album before its Jan. 13 release date.

What songs about freezing or being frozen would you like to hear?

Today, Michael Rand chatted with Jill Riley and Steve Seel about the NFL playoffs, Gophers going pro, and women's basketball.

Bob Dylan went gold, Buddy Holly's final single was released, and The Blues Brothers topped the chart Today in Music History.

We know our local music scene is huge—but just how huge? We asked Dave Loomer of MN Live to help us get a quantitative handle on haps in the Twin Cities music scene last year: how many shows, how many releases, how many new bands. The Current’s Nate Ryan has presented these data in the form…

From Jan. 16 to around Feb. 14, PJ Harvey will record her next album while on public display—along with her band, producers, and engineers—inside a glass box in London. The box will be located inside the New Wing of Somerset House in London, and will be lined with one-way glass: holders of tickets (already sold out)…

The self-deprecating music Field Report churn out merits charm through its relatability, especially to Midwesterners. 'Marigolden' sounds like winter: Its songs are sharp and perhaps a little bitter, yet loosely cloaked in a faint hope for warmer and sunnier days.

What songs with exercise or athletic related titles should we play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson (in for Steve Seel) to discuss her picks of must-see films of 2014.