Union City may not be a hotspot for indie rock like Hoboken or Jersey City, but it seems to suit Sam Taylor, a sonic scientist who writes and records as Psychiatric Metaphors. The recently released ...

When we reach for songs to slow the blood, we find a lot of recurring themes. It's not just calming washes of amorphous, ambient tones. These are songs with something your brain can hold on to, with ...

NPR's A Martinez talks to Nigerian sensation Rema about the global success of his song "Calm Down," and the rise of the music genre Afrobeats. Something very cool is happening on the pop charts these ...

From its very first note, “Lovin’ You” by Minnie Riperton creates a sonic atmosphere that is light and ethereal. With a melody originally composed as a lullaby for Riperton’s daughter Maya Rudolph, ...

Some of the most romantic-sounding hits hide much heavier truths. Over the years, millions of listeners have slow-danced, proposed, or even walked down the aisle to songs that were never meant to ...

These 10 love songs gently remind him that he’s loved, safe, and deeply chosen. From timeless ballads to modern confessions, each track speaks the words men rarely hear but always need. In a world ...

When we revisit them years later, we are instantly transported back to the very first moment we locked eyes with that special someone or said goodbye to them for the last time — and everything in ...