“Good Grief” emerged from Sara Bareilles’s grief journey after losing two young, close friends.
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An unlikely musical collaboration: How the Avett Brothers and Mike Patton model crossing divides
Two different fandoms united in a common love of music gave me a hopeful glimpse of what was possible and what it would take to get us there.
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Falling in love with Duncan Sheik’s ‘Spring Awakening’ as a 13-year-old theater kid
To me, “Spring Awakening” has always been about young people exploring darkness for the first time.
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The holiness of Dolly Parton
I think we saw in Dolly Parton something more than talent, something more than wit or charity. We saw holiness.
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Being human after AI: Daft Punk, Pope Leo and ‘Magnifica Humanitas’
The more I read “Magnifica Humanitas,” the more I found myself thinking about two French musicians who spent nearly 30 years masquerading as robots.
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Rock and roll’s roots in Christian worship
For Craig Finn of the Hold Steady, the distance from the mosh pit to the pews is not as great as some people might imagine.
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On new album, Harry Styles separates his pop star image from his true self
Harry Styles’s subtly introspective new album on the heels of his roughly three-year retreat from the public eye.
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The religious rap revival at the Grammys
Many of the hip-hop’s most lauded works this year feature religious themes—themes that arguably helped spark a renewal of hip-hop itself.
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Geese, a band of prophecy and parable, returns with the jubilant ‘Getting Killed’
On Sept. 26, Geese released their fourth studio LP, titled “Getting Killed.” It’s a deeply original, funny, jubilant meditation on going out with a bang and a two-step.
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Praise and worship: the modern soundtrack of the U.S. Catholic Church
Across denominations, praise and worship music can be found both in Sunday morning church services and on Spotify playlists.