Enjoy previews of select, upcoming albums, in their entirety on FIRST LISTEN.
- First Listen: Benny Sings, 'City Pop'
You've heard the Dutch pop and R&B singer's music before and probably didn't know it. Now, he makes a perfectly timed bid for stardom. More....
- First Listen: Ray Charles, 'Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Vol. 1 & 2'
Charles laid claim to the center of American popular music on these 1962 classics, and ended up with some of the brashest and best-selling music of his career. More....
- First Listen: Julia Jacklin, 'Crushing'
A breakup inspired the Australian singer-songwriter to make a powerful record about intimacy, chaos, loneliness and sense of self. More....
- First Listen: Our Native Daughters, 'Songs Of Our Native Daughters'
Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Allison Russell and Leyla McCalla form a banjo-wielding supergroup dedicated to the history of both string-band music and black women in America. More....
- First Listen: Adia Victoria, 'Silences'
For Adia Victoria, the role of Southern blueswoman is wily, radical, thoroughly contemporary and rife with real darkness. More....
- First Listen: Yola, 'Walk Through Fire'
Two and a half years ago, the British singer had a career-sparking moment at a music festival. Now, she's releasing her powerful debut with the help of producer Dan Auerbach. More....
- Hayes Carll Crafts Wry Songs For These Trying Times On 'What It Is'
On the Americana singer-songwriter's sixth album, Carll unburdens his mind about the volatility of our time so unassumingly, he never comes close to overburdening his songs. More....
- Tedeschi Trucks Band Transform Grief Into Impassioned Musical 'Signs'
Veteran blues-rock powerhouses Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks return with an impassioned new album, informed by the deaths of several mentors and family members. More....
- With 'Fyah,' Theon Cross Makes An Electric Statement From London's Jazz Underground
The rambunctious, indefatigable tuba player and composer makes a lot of joyful noise on London's jazz scene — part heavy anchor, part combustion engine, with a will to set any groove aflame. More....
- Ladytron Returns With A Hopeful Apocalyptic Message On Its First Album In 8 Years
The veteran group's long-awaited new songs sound right at home alongside fellow conceptual electronic pop artists like SOPHIE, Robyn and Christine & The Queens. More....