May 12, 2015 / Music

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Best Of The Best

Explore the world of Celtic music with songs from the most beloved names.
Tiny Desk Family Hour: Amanda Palmer

The intense singer-songwriter performed "The Ride" on a grand piano.
Watch Nick Waterhouse Perform 'Black Glass' Live In The Studio

Backed by a horn section and a collaborative spirit, Nick Waterhouse took over composition with a loose and easy control.
Watch The Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Love This Week

Here are some early Contest entries that have caught our attention. You still have a few more weeks to enter the Tiny Desk Contest for your chance to play at the real Tiny Desk.
First Listen: Fennesz, 'Agora'

The Austrian electronic-music pioneer uses his laptop to splice, sample and otherwise subvert the sound of his guitar and field recordings, in the process forming crackling electric symphonies.
First Listen: Mdou Moctar, 'Ilana (The Creator)'

The Tuareg musician may have just made the most insane psychedelic guitar album of the 21st century.
First Listen: Grupo Fantasma, 'American Music Vol. VII'

The nine-piece Latin funk band's new album is a perfectly executed bi-cultural statement, made for the millions of people who love mariachi as much as James Brown.
First Listen: Quelle Chris, 'Guns'

With both eyes trained on the absurd, the underrated veteran rapper parses ideologies that drive so much animus around the world.