John Tesh celebrates the return of his iconic 'Roundball Rock' theme song to the NBC A '90s classic is back. NPR's Scott Simon talks to musician John Tesh about the triumphant return of "Roundball Rock" to the airwaves. Scott Simon
Leon Thomas on his new EP 'Pholks' NPR's Juana Summers speaks with R&B musician Leon Thomas, who describes his new EP Pholks as a collaboration of polymaths inspired by multi-talented artists like Prince and Quincy Jones. Patrick Jarenwattananon
Clarissa Bitar composes songs of longing on ancient Middle Eastern instrument NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Clarissa Bitar about their new album, Bakhaf al-Layl, and how they are leaning into vocals after a long time spent not liking the sound of their voice. Sarah Handel
Sudan Archives shared how synthesizers and tech shaped her new album NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Brittney Denise Sparks of Sudan Archives about her new album The BPM. She talks about how discovering the electric violin in her teens changed things for her. Christopher Intagliata
Khalid talks about love songs and the his new album 'after the sun goes down' Musician Khalid tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about his new album, "after the sun goes down," and about being outed last year. Ayesha Rascoe
Comedian Fred Armisen says his new album — 100 Sound Effects — is serious business NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor and musician Fred Armisen about the reason and production behind his new sound effect album, 100 Sound Effects. Elena Burnett
Julia Michaels discusses her new song 'No Heartbreak's Killed Me Yet' We hear from singer/songwriter Julia Michaels about her new song, "No Heartbreak's Killed Me Yet." It was inspired by an incident that wasn't fatal, but nonetheless landed the artist in the hospital. Ayesha Rascoe
Jeff Tweedy on 'Twilight Override,' his new triple album NPR's Juana Summers talks with Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy about his new triple solo album, Twilight Override, which examines the pandemic-related trauma he says we're all still dealing with. Matt Ozug
Amanda Shires new album 'Nobody's Girl' tells her side of public breakup Amanda Shires new album, Nobody's Girl, explores the very public breakup with her husband, fellow musician Jason Isbell. Kira Wakeam
Amanda Pascali discusses her new album 'Roses and Basil' NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Amanda Pascali about her new album, full of her interpretations of traditional Balkan and Mediterranean tunes. It's called "Roses and Basil." Ayesha Rascoe