Lucy Dacus

Clayton Bahr's 2021 favorites list includes songs by Arlo Parks, José González, Lucy Dacus and more.

Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year.

NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.

This August, NPR member stations bring you a mix of the most popular songs on their airwaves, featuring music from Arlo Parks, Japanese Breakfast, Lucy Dacus and more.

Here is the newest music being played on The Spy for June 29th. This week features the latest from Mountain Goats, Hiss Golden Messenger, and the debut of songwriter Maple Glider.

Dacus's third album is an intimate collection of snapshots from her youth and teen years. Both searching and empathetic, it channels what it means to revisit the past with the wisdom of distance.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Richmond, Va., songwriter Lucy Dacus about the childhood memories — real and imagined — that populate her latest album, Home Video.

The week of November 12, 2019 brings us more new music from The Spy. This week includes a lengthy new track from Deerhunter, a folk song about modern…

Every Tuesday, The Spy adds new music to its rotation. Here are the adds for the week of October 8, 2019. This week's playlist includes a metal-inspired…

The track, which sees the U.S. as "evil" but "not that bad," is being released ahed of the Fourth of July as part of the singer's ongoing series of songs for the holidays.