Who is Jordana Nye? And what is her signature sound? It depends on when you ask. The 24-year-old, Maryland-raised songwriter arrived on the music scene with 2020's Classical Notions of Happiness, an album of lo-fi pop and hushed folk songs recorded in her Maryland & Kansas bedrooms. She'd be back by the end of that …

Born in Nashville, TN, Teddy and The Rough Riders have created a unique, genre bending version of Country Rock. Songs focus on close-harmony influences, soaring pedal steel, and grooving rhythms, modernizing the sounds of Little Feat, The Band, or Flying Burrito Bros, and always tending towards Country artists like The Louvin Bros, Buck Owens, and …

Song Confessional’s mission is to enable today’s top songwriters to create new songs inspired by everyday people’s experiences. Song Confessional collects recordings of people telling their own stories and then gives these recordings to songwriters who transform them into new original songs. Many of them are featured on our NPR podcast, Song Confessional. Started by …

Two Friends Dance > Two Friends is the musical creation of longtime companions Matt Halper and Eli Sones. The dance-pop duo’s fitting name reflects their lifelong bond as both musical collaborators and best friends. Two Friends are pioneering an artistic identity that is simultaneously relatable as it drives fans to the dance floor. The pair have …

Toro y Moi Alternative Panda Bear Ambient Pop Nourished by Time New Wave

Hailing from Alabama, Charli Adams is a singer-songwriter who found her musical calling at a young age. Leaving high school to finish online in a coffee shop, Adams’ relocated to Nashville, Tennessee at 17 years old. Her makeshift college music history course was sifting through the dollar CD bin at her local record store, while …