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How Shahzad Ismaily Became Musicians’ Favorite Musician

Born with a rare genetic disorder, the multi-instrumentalist felt like a permanent outsider as a child. He now wields those lessons as one of music’s...

Tim Hecker Helped Popularize Ambient Music. He’s (Sort of) Sorry.

The artist’s phosphorescent electronic albums helped make way for the recent bloom of lifestyle playlists and background music. He’s turned on that trend to take...

A Sibling Rivalry Divides Harry Bertoia’s Legacy

At an auction, 20 of Harry Bertoia’s “sounding sculptures” sold for millions. But his children can’t agree on the future of his work.

The Poignant Music of Melting Ice

Scientists and musicians are recording the sounds of unfreezing water to document and predict the effects of climate change. Can their work help slow it,...

Wynonna Judd, on Her Own

Last spring, the country superstar lost her mother and longtime singing partner, Naomi Judd, to suicide. At 58, she finally hopes to become the musician...

Alice Gerrard Didn’t Plan a Bluegrass Career. She Broke Its Glass Ceiling.

Six decades ago, the singer’s duo with Hazel Dickens revolutionized the genre. As their albums are reissued, she reflected on her unexpected life in folk...

A Boxed Set for the Birds Hopes to Save Them, Too

A star-studded, 242-track trove of songs and poems inspired by birdsong is the latest project in a series of releases raising awareness about its own...

Kevin Morby Chases Ghosts, and a New Album, in Memphis

Since he was an anxious teen, Morby, a Kansas City singer-songwriter, has been fixated on death. By facing his fears in a mythical city, he...
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