Hear the spirited young singer-songwriter take on religion, poverty and politics, armed with just a guitar and some unrelenting hooks in this session from NPR Music.

Earlier this month, Justin Vernon and his team put on a transcendent performance aimed at soul-searching and purpose over pop and stardom at a cavernous warehouse in Brooklyn.

Planned and completed before Sharon Jones's death on Nov. 18, 2016, the video for Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings' rendition of 'Please Come Home For Christmas' from their 2015 album 'It's A Holiday Soul Party!' was released Dec. 20, 2016. The video recalls the style of the stop-motion animation used by classic Rankin-Bass TV holiday specials.

On the morning after Election Day, the Nashville musician and her band visited the Tiny Desk to play three cathartic country songs loaded with new political meaning.

On his second show as host of 'A Prairie Home Companion,' Chris Thile, along with the First Call Radio Players and guests Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Anais Mitchell and John Hodgman rocked the Fitzgerald Theater and a listening audience with original music and with covers of the Modern Lovers, Ray Parker Jr., and John Williams. Watch some video highlights from the show, and hear the rebroadcast on The Current on Sunday at 10 p.m.

Genre-defying English singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae performs material from her first album in six years. Watch the performance recorded at NPR's Tiny Desk.

In this week's column, Mary Lucia explores some often-used phrases that portend something unpleasant. 'There are lots of ways to start a conversation,' Mary writes. 'Here are a few that make me want to run in the other direction.' See if you identify with these expressions and what frequently follows.

Today's music news headlines include freshly unearthed footage from a new wave dance club in the '80s, news of a possible new Prince compilation, and a retirement announcement from AC/DC's bassist.

On Wednesday night, Bon Iver played their new song '8 (circle)' on 'The Tonight Show.'

From the director of such films as 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' and 'Be Kind Rewind' comes a video that beautifully captures the drifting memories that surface during our most private moments.