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Alternating between carefree indie-rock and melancholy synth-pop, the North Carolina husband-and-wife duo writes some of the year's catchiest hooks and sing-along choruses. On the new Night of the Furies, the band hits its stride.

After a two-year hiatus, Islands has returned with its sophomore album, Arm's Way. Islands' talent for inventively combining menacing lyrics with vivacious rock 'n' roll is featured in this studio session from WXPN's World Cafe with host David Dye.

Emmy The Great, formerly of the English band Lightspeed Champion, takes the sincere and often heavy songwriting of '60s folk and turns it on its head. With sarcasm in her voice, she sings the sort of "anti-folk" music that's become popular in the U.K.

Fleet Foxes' members join host David Dye for the latest in World Cafe's Lillywhite Sessions series from Avatar Recording Studios in New York City. The quintet draws from the baroque psychedelic pop of the '60s, sacred harp singing, gospel and folk music.

'The Overload' released in January on Island Records and quickly made a splash, debuting at No. 2 on the UK albums chart. Hear a live performance.

In "Mythical Serpents," tremolo-picked riffs undulate with ambient synths and aerobic drumming, billowing but never blowing up the melody, as if to sit inside and meditate on the music.

Carlos Santana is having a big year: the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, the 20th anniversary of Supernatural, and now a new album featuring Spanish vocalist Buika, Africa Speaks.

Conor O'Brien initially captured our ears at this year's SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Since then, he released his first album as Villagers, Becoming a Jackal. Listen to the Irish songwriter's studio session here.

Comprising three of Texas' most revered songwriters — Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock — The Flatlanders is the stuff of legend. Since reuniting after its one-time 1970s collaboration, the trio has put out a string of solid Americana albums. The band performs in a session from WXPN.

The British rock group released one of the best songs of the 1990s, "Sit Down." Now, almost 30 years after they first got together, the Brits are back. Listen to an interview with songwriter Tim Booth and live songs recorded at World Cafe Live.