Leon Bridges makes that “Gold-Diggers Sound” and one of our great soul singers honors Nina Simone.

Drive back in time with Drive-By Truckers and ride hard into the New Old West with “Outlawed.”

The Wallflowers enter through Exit Wounds, and Nick Cave further blurs the lines between art and life.

Gin Blossoms get specific, and one writer holds a wolf by the ears.

The Mountain Goats get dark, then Lightning Bug offers a little help.

H.E.R. takes listeners along for a journey on a great week for music.

Willie’s boy gets it right—and the best book I’ve read all year.

It’s the year of Japanese Breakfast!

Moby reprises his greatest musical moments, and one of my favorite novelists returns.

Counting Crows get buttery smooth, and one of the best pieces I’ve read all year.