This is FRESH AIR. Janelle Monae has been releasing albums that mix R&B, pop and rap since 2007. And in recent years, she's established herself as an actor in films like "Moonlight," "Hidden Figures" ...

Over the last five years, Janelle Monáe’s brand as a creative force to be reckoned with hasn’t gone unnoticed. However, after dipping her toes into new experiences like acting and writing, she’s ...

Following the success of its breakout 2022 debut album, “Memorial” — a widely adored album that led to extensive touring throughout the U.S. and U.K. — Brattleboro rock band Thus Love convened in a ...

THUS LOVE’s November record “All Pleasure” is not, in fact, pure rapture. Throughout the Brattleboro band’s sophomore album, frontperson Echo Mars slices through a thicket of angular rock with their ...

FILE - Janelle Monae arrives at the 54th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif., on Feb. 25, 2023. Monáe’s fourth studio album “The Age of Pleasure” releases on Friday. (Photo by Richard ...

“Rebirth/Return'' the debut full-length album from Austin punks Pleasure Venom, barrels through your consciousness like a freight train powered by machine guns. It’s a brutal reckoning armed with ...

On one level, their Bandcamp bio says it all: "We are Pleasure Island. We are from Pleasure Island." On another level, however, mere words can't quite capture the sonic exuberance of this dynamic, ...

Few people are better at screaming than Jess Nyx. Nyx is the leader of Mortality Rate, a hardcore band from Calgary, and you should be aware that they kick ass. (Check out their 2017 split with ...