On their new record, ‘Angel In Real Time,’ Gang of Youths' frontman David Le'aupepe took a maximalist approach to the release, "... it needed to be offensive to taste making sensibilities. It needed to be a complete violation of all those things. It needed to not be a downtempo miserable, sad, sodden record that everyone expects. There's this weird idea that somehow you can only convey true emotion with sad quiet intimacies and I resent that.”

The entertainment exodus from Russia is continuing. Both Sony Music and the Warner Music Group announced Thursday that they would be suspending operations in Russia.

This week brings new releases from established artists Pixies, John Doe, Belle and Sebastian, and the Black Keys, plus the latest from London collective Superorganism and from Minneapolis duo the Muatas.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs produced by Rick Rubin do you want to hear?

“The only way I really knew that I could help … is by putting out songs that have messages that make you focus on the positivity within each and every one of us, and the joy that we hold within each and every one of us—because we have that.”

New music on the chart this week from SASAMI, Japanese Breakfast, Liam Gallagher, Lucius, and Muse with their rocking “Won’t Stand Down.”

Diane caught up with Jake Luppen of Hippo Campus, days before the band’s busy U.S. tour promoting their new record, LP3. Already, the band has sold out shows in DC, Boston, Seattle and more, leading up to their first appearance at the 8,400-capacity Minneapolis venue the Armory on April 23.   The lead vocalist/music producer/multi-instrumentalist talked about how the pandemic changed the process of how they make music and how it will affect their upcoming tour life. Also, learn about why Luppen says LP3 is their most successful work yet. 

Winona-based musician Mike Munson embraced a spirit of collaboration on his most recent album, “Let Some Light In,” his sixth full-length release.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs released in 1992 do you want to hear?

New tracks and fresh discoveries from Moise, POLIÇA, Early Eyes, and more.