Michelle Zauner of Philadelphia's Japanese Breakfast joins The Current to play songs from her third studio record, 'Jubilee'. Zauner catches up with us about putting together this record, and the release of her highly acclaimed debut memoir, 'Crying In H Mart'.

Founding member of The Jayhawks and Golden Smog, Gary Louris joins us for a virtual session to play songs from his second solo record, 'Jump For Joy' which came out this month. Gary chats with Mary Lucia about navigating quarantine as an artist, how he approaches his writing and recording in his solo work, and what's in store for his projects next.

We've been rolling out six new songs every week this year, and as we're nearing the halfway mark of 2021, here's a compilation of the 50 best songs of the year so far.

Jakob Dylan has announced his first Wallflowers album in nine years: 'Exit Wounds' is out July 9 on New West Records. He joined Jill Riley to talk about the making of the new album, and about a Minnesota connection you probably *didn't* know about.

Today the godfather of Britpop, Ray Davies turns 77 years young. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Britpop and Britpop-influenced music do you want to hear?

The final question of this demo version feels even more homesick than in the original version.

Sleater-Kinney are back as a self-producing duo and channeling the sounds of King Crimson, Patti Smith, Tom Petty and more. They left the sonic palette wide open, bringing in textures rarely heard on previous Sleater-Kinney releases, and the results are sure to leave you with surprise and delight.

How do we understand 'Blue' in the 21st century? Can we think of Mitchell's 1971 album, long considered the apex of confessional songwriting, as a paradigm not of raw emotion, but of care and craft?

The Minneapolis singer-songwriter describes the song as a 'tribute to my grandfather and all of the fathers, grandfathers, and father figures whose legacy of love and peace lives on in us.'

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for Juneteenth?