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James Hunter's music harkens back to the days of classic 1950s and early '60s R&B, with infectious vocal and guitar performances, clever songwriting and tight horn arrangements. His latest album, People Gonna Talk, is Hunter's first to be released in America.

Lizzie Goodman from Blender magazine discusses new releases from Gnarls Barkley, The Raconteurs, The B-52's, and Madonna.

Country legend Loretta Lynn joins forces with rocker Jack White for a soulful new CD, Van Lear Rose. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and Lynn.

In 1927, poet Carl Sandburg published The American Songbag, a collection of traditional music. Singer-guitarist Dan Zanes brings the music back in his new CD, Parades and Panoramas.

The rock group, led by Brendan Benson and Jack White, recently surprised the rock world by releasing its new album on one week's notice. But the two guitarists surprised themselves with the new musical identity they forged.

The track may be called "Our Discussion (of the Matter)," but the narrator of Nina Nastasia and Jim White's gorgeously turbulent song is mostly having a conversation with herself. White's arrhythmic drums only enhance the unsettled emotions in play.

When it came time to pack up our things and head to the new NPR headquarters, we asked you to help us reflect on the move with your picks for the best songs about dealing with change. On this week's All Songs Considered we share some of our favorites.

Like Radiohead? Listen to Oliver Future; Former Portishead singer Beth Gibbons; The hour before dawn with Dublin's Kila; Songs of joy from thumb pianist Samite and more.

On this edition of All Songs Considered, The Dead Weather, Japandroids, Vienna Teng, St. Vincent, Bill Callahan and an acoustic version of "Creep" from a new deluxe edition of Radiohead's Pablo Honey.

Preview some of the artists playing the Montreal International Jazz Festival, a musical grand prix.