Lars Gotrich
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The cassette is not only a tool of communication but also one of creation. This week on 8 Tracks, NPR Music's Lars Gotrich celebrates new music released on his favorite format. -
Gibbons returns with a solo album, Lives Outgrown, and a song that wonders beyond this life. On this week's 8 Tracks, NPR Music's Lars Gotrich listens to songs that explore what happens next. -
There are many steps along the way to a Grammy: inspiration, creation, hard work ... and a Tiny Desk? We congratulate the 2024 winners who have participated in NPR Music's concert series. -
Alynda Segarra examines our frailty and resilience with an unsparing, yet tender cadence. This week on 8 Tracks, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich looks at lyrics that stand on their own as poetry. -
Sonic Youth's co-founder took her cues from a '60s girl-group but forges a new lane. NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich functions as your antidote to the algorithm in eight tracks to know this week. -
The Polish pianist and composer blurs the lines of ambient, classical and house in this performance. -
When artists die, it can feel impossible to imagine a world without their musical guidance. Yet it's also a moment to celebrate — not just their impact on culture but also inside ourselves. -
The singer-songwriter performs songs that swoon at the wonders of love, but also deep partnership.
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In his horn, subway cars rumbled, buses hissed, traffic screeched and sirens howled. Homeless for more than a decade, Gayle was forever in conversation with the streets of New York. -
In his work alongside bandmate Adam Wiltzie, McBride warped and wondered at new pathways for ambient music.
