2024 has been a career-defining year for St. Vincent. In April she released her self-produced seventh album, All Born Screaming. Then... more

This week we're sharing an episode from one of Slate's podcasts called Hit Parade. A decade ago, Rolling Stone magazine... more

Conor Oberst's music is dynamic, deeply smart, captivating, funny, and sometimes biting. His extensive catalogue dates back to the early... more

Hiatus Kaiyote is an incredibly talented group of four Australian musicians—vocalist and guitarist Nai Palm, drummer Perrin Moss, bassist Paul... more

Today we have Aoife O’Donovan on the show who was nominated for two Grammy awards this year: Best Folk Album... more

Kim Deal is an indie-rock icon. In the mid-80s, she joined The Pixies as the band’s original bassist and co-vocalist.... more

Soccer Mommy is one of the stand-out singer/songwriters to emerge over the last half decade. She was born Sophia Allison... more

Billy Bragg came up in East London—Barking, Essex to be exact. It's fitting given the characteristic howl of his vocals.... more

We occasionally field emails and DMs from Broken Record listeners telling us who they’d like to hear on the program.... more

A conversation with Charles Lloyd feels like a veritable interaction with the pages of history. I was continuously surprised throughout... more