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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the son of the co-founder of the legendary blues label Chess Records. Marshall Chess has released a new album, "The Chess Project."

A new album of music by the 88-year-old Estonian mystic seems to put an arm around you and whisper, "In troubled times, music can help."

Paul McCartney and producer Giles Martin used artificial intelligence to isolate John Lennon's vocals from an old demo to finally complete The Beatles' "last" song, "Now And Then."

The young Icelandic pianist, once equated with Glenn Gould, exceeds the comparison in music by Bach that is played with transparent, lyrical joy.

The Los Angeles-based musician and DJ pushes into uncharacteristically serene terrain.

Rhiannon Giddens has won Grammys, a Pulitzer prize for her opera Omar, and a MacArthur Fellowship. She's composed music for ballet and video games. And her new album is called You're the One.

Fievel Is Glauque's music is baffling and eclectic, even at its most simplistic.

A spell-binding blend of '90s rock, cyberpunk and above all, very vivid imagery.

The San Jose emo band punctuates every damning self-reflection with a hook to remember.