Sam SodomskyAssociate Editor

More than 30 years after making his crackly first recordings as the Mountain Goats, the celebrated songwriter talks about defying his past without disowning it, sidestepping the obvious, and his engrossing new album, Jenny From Thebes.

A rolling list of our favorite albums of the year, updated somewhat frequently.

Remembering the 56-year-old Irish singer-songwriter, whose captivating voice and outspoken spirit made her a beloved and misunderstood figure in pop.

Talking reality TV, imposter syndrome, and the pursuit of timelessness with the New York singer-songwriter, whose second LP I’ve Got Me arrives this week

The 17 best things we saw at the Barcelona festival, including Skrillex, Death Grips, Caroline Polachek, Alex G, Le Tigre, Depeche Mode, Japanese Breakfast, and more

In this Rising interview, the guitarist and composer reflects on what it means to be a reluctant performer, making music that’s accessible but not boneheaded, and her biggest-sounding album yet.

The singer-songwriter talks about her complex relationship with nostalgia, the indignities of online life, and her sweeping new album, And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow.

The eclectic country star on her long road to contentment and making her best album to date.

The indie stalwarts talk about embracing the uncool, maintaining their integrity, and how a dog inspired their imminent double LP.

Frontman Adam Granduciel on how his new baby helped him embrace spontaneity on the band’s fifth album, I Don’t Live Here Anymore.

Three decades into his indie rock career, frontman Alan Sparhawk talks about staying unpredictable, the ecstasy of distortion, and his band’s colossal new album, HEY WHAT.

The singer-songwriter shares the influences behind her best record yet, I Know I’m Funny haha.