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Kurt Wagner's music represents an offbeat marriage of country, soul and avant-garde pop, sprinkled over gently fingerpicked guitar. His understated melodies and ambiguous lyrics are in abundant supply on Lambchop's OH (Ohio), which is upbeat and soulful in its irreverence.

Former Luna members Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips revel in the opportunity to explore and experiment. Cover songs and obscure '60s throwbacks dot their releases, showcasing the singers' love of Joy Division, Serge Gainsbourg and especially The Velvet Underground.

The Weakerthans' latest album is Reunion Tour, a collection of recurring characters, literary takes on John K. Samson's Canadian homeland and musical tributes to painter Edward Hopper. Hear an interview and in-studio performance from WXPN.

While many bluegrass pickers revel in speed and technique, some also aim to take bluegrass songwriting in different directions. That's not to say that Chatham County Line sacrifices instrumental prowess for songs. In fact, it can showboat with the best of them.

These long-time friends from Orange County called their debut album Gorilla Manor in honor of the space they shared while living and working together. Hear an interview and tunes from their energetic live show.

For their third album, Chopper, Kiwi Jr. wanted to invoke a feeling — not of location or mood, but of time; specifically, that time between sunset and sunrise.

NPR's pop critic and correspondent shares her favorite albums of this year.

The best jazz albums of the year feel supercharged with the spirit of discovery, but also offer revelations — both comforting and challenging — the deeper you dig.

Many of the party's newly-won suburban House districts are previous GOP strongholds that flipped by tiny margins. Republicans are already preparing to take them back.

The two bands just released Years to Burn, their first album together since 2005. Now, they've performed three songs — two new, one old — for Calexico's Tiny Desk debut.