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Returning home to Dallas to record Blame It on Gravity, the members of Old 97's turn up the amps and tap their earlier mixture of alt-country and rock 'n' roll. The band performs material from its new album in a session on WXPN.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is a young 10-piece indie-folk group that has already earned a fevered following in its native Los Angeles, where its live shows have become legendary. With a percussive sound, an air of good-natured affection and lots of opportunities to clap and whistle along, it's one of America's most intriguing new bands.

Rock guitar legend Steve Winwood describes his latest album, Nine Lives, as "the opposite of a concept album." Each track tells a story drawing from the different styles that shaped his career, including time in the bands Traffic and Spencer Davis Group. Hear an interview from WXPN.

The Heavy brings back vintage R&B with rich retro-soul instrumentals and gritty lo-fi sampling. In a session with host David Dye, the band explains how its sound developed, and even previews a new, unreleased song.

The virtuoso blends his blistering brand of bluegrass with forays into psychedelia and jam band territory.

The Denver band The Fray has made a major national splash with its 2005 debut album, How to Save a Life. The group, formed by a couple of former schoolmates, has been ubiquitous throughout the year.

Rick Moody is known for his dark 1994 novel, The Ice Storm, which director Ang Lee later made into a movie. But he is also a songwriter with a country band, the Wingdale Community Singers.

Coming off like a more youthful Broken Social Scene, the Welsh band Los Campesinos! plays bratty indie-pop, with an emphasis on pop. Hold on Now, Youngster... is big on punky energy and never lets up.

A guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer, Hawley is best known for his work in the U.K. bands Longpigs and Pulp. Now a versatile and charming solo artist, Hawley gives an interview and performance from WXPN.

Urgent and anthemic, "Trashcan" pulled at heartstrings back in 2008 when Delta Spirit dropped Ode To Sunshine. Its sophomore album, History From Below, builds on Sunshine's high-energy rock 'n' roll.