If Merrill Garbus is a painter she's a surrealist like Dali, with sounds dripping, warping and in places that shouldn't fit, but somehow tell a more interesting story because of the strange juxtaposition. And if she's a baker, she's making croissants; a painstaking process of bending, folding, and layering - over and over.

Today's top music news stories include the death of Fast Eddie Clarke, a tinnitus diagnosis for Eric Clapton, and plans for a Sleater-Kinney TV show.

Following its successful debut at The Old Vic, the production of 'Girl from the North Country' has transferred to London's West End, where the 21-strong cast of actors and musicians continue bringing to life Bob Dylan's songs for a further 12 weeks. Contributor Eugenia Sestini has a review of the Dylan-based musical by playwright Conor McPherson.

Juliana Hatfield will be releasing a new album of Olivia Newton-John covers this spring. The album, entitled Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John, will be available in several different forms from cassettes to CDs and variously colored vinyl. A separate 7-inch vinyl, Bonus 7 with two extra songs, will also be available, its cover art created by Minnesota’s…

Minneapolis musician Mark Mallman is no stranger to composing for TV and film. He recently tackled his first taco jingle in an advertisement for Taco John’s. The ad is currently airing online and on TV, and many fans heard it during last week’s NFL playoff games. In the 30-second jingle, Mallman details the new Taco Taco…

A cold snap is upon us and an ice palace is being put up in St. Paul, so we thought it's time to listen to some icy music this morning. What ice songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

New-York-based electro-folk duo Overcoats are on the come-up on the national music scene after the release of their debut LP, Young, in 2017. JJ Mitchell and Hana Elion met during their first week at Wesleyan College and grew to become best friends before turning seriously to music after their graduation. The duo moved to Ireland…

Today in Music History: Vicki Peterson was born, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded 'Purple Haze' at Olympic Studios in London; Nirvana's landmark album 'Nevermind' reached the top of the Billboard 200 Album Chart; T. Rex drummer Mickey Finn died from alcohol related liver problem; Led Zeppelin performed "Kashmir" live for the first time.

Chart Show voters rallied behind Dessa this week, sending her to the top spot! The War on Drugs made a strong debut, and The Staves and yMusic saw a substantial rise up the chart.

On Friday, David Letterman’s new Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction will debut, with former president Barack Obama as Letterman’s first guest. In a teaser clip from the show, Obama tells Letterman about being pulled up to dance with Prince during the late icon’s White House concert. (Pitchfork) When Low Cut Connie visited The Current’s studio last year, frontman Adam…