Grayson Haver Currin
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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At 54 years old, the dance music superstar has shifted more of his time and money toward animal rights activism and philanthropy. Does he have to change himself if he wants to change the world? -
No, songs addressing climate change aren't new. But the new music that does seems animated less by a sunny streak of mainstream activism, and more by a certain feeling we all seem to be sharing. -
The Austrian electronic-music pioneer uses his laptop to splice, sample and otherwise subvert the sound of his guitar and field recordings, in the process forming crackling electric symphonies. -
Punchlines or saviors, champions or charlatans, leather-gloved posers or earnest bleeding hearts: Deafheaven has become one of its generation's most divisive bands. -
For one writer, the Dave Matthews Band was a gateway to progressive politics in music. On its first album in six years, the group seems like it's sheltering in place. -
Even musicians world-famous for manipulating darkness say they feared Haino, a legendary figure within avant-garde sound — until they realized he had a sense of humor, too. -
The indie-rock veterans' 11th studio album is a rebuke of President Trump's first year in office.
