Modern Classics: Yola on Childish Gambino’s “Redbone” and the Longevity of Soul
In this installment of Modern Classics we speak to the amazing four-time Grammy Nominee musician, singer and songwriter Yola about her new record, Stand For Myself, and how hearing Childish Gambino’s ...
27 Jul 202133min
The Appealing Uneasiness of Listening to L’Rain (Live at JBL)
L’Rain is the musical persona of singer and multi-instrumentalist Taja Cheek, whose new album, Fatigue, begins with a lyrical quandary: “What have you done to change?” What follows is a journey of se...
23 Jul 202126min
Summer Hits: City Girls - Twerkulator (with Kyra Gaunt)
One of the songs we anticipate playing on repeat this summer is “Twerkulator” by Miami rap duo City Girls. It’s a track with enough sonic energy to power a small town, but that’s not all we dig. The s...
20 Jul 202124min
Summer Hits: Lorde - Solar Power (w Hanif Abdurraqib)
Lorde's new song "Solar Power" set the internet ablaze when it dropped from out of nowhere in June. Some fans found the song to be a buoyant departure from Lorde's last release, Melodrama, while other...
16 Jul 202131min
Summer Hits: Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u (with Jessica Hopper)
Olivia Rodrigo’s summer breakup anthem “good 4 u” is filled with the kind of ebullient angst that makes us want to spontaneously dance around our house and belt the lyrics out with abandon. Whether it...
13 Jul 202135min
Modern Classics: Labrinth's "Sexy MF" (with Sam Sanders)
Modern Classics is the new series where Charlie and Nate invite their favorite musicians, journalists, and friends of the show to wax lyrical about a song that's important in their life. In the first ...
6 Jul 202130min
Growing Pains with Lucy Dacus
Growing up is never easy. But pop songs about adolescence too often gloss over the complicated moments. The “teenage dream” archetype is just a pop culture fantasy. And no one really wants to be 17 fo...
2 Jul 202132min
Summer Hits: BTS - Butter (with Jenna Andrews)
In summer 2020, BTS released “Dynamite,” their first single recorded entirely in English. The song shot up the charts, became one of the most successful YouTube videos in history, and won over pop rad...
29 Jun 202136min
