It’s become a classic shot. The distinctive tubular bell ringing, percussion jingling and low bass line rumbling as a character does something: usually, walk menacingly. Every action, even a stroll ...

This is FRESH AIR. Our rock critic, Ken Tucker, has been listening to some recently released music and has come up with three new songs that approach unhappiness and heartache in distinctive ways.

Much of what we know about vocal learning and memory in people comes from our studies of songbirds. Each songbird species sings a distinctive song that functions as an acoustic signal for identifying ...

Country singer Ella Langley, the Swedish dance-music star Robyn, and singer-songwriter Allison Russell each have a take on sorrow and discontent that yields vivid, even inspiring music. This is FRESH ...