
New Sounds
Hand-picked music, genre free. 24/7 radio from New York City.

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The Campaign To SAVE NEW SOUNDS
New Sounds hopes to find philanthropic funders and grants at ALL LEVELS (major, minor, augmented...) to keep New Sounds on the air past May 31, 2025. Please help if you can. May 31, 2025
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#4997, A World of Buddhism
Hear music from Laurie Anderson with Tenzin Choegyal and Jesse Paris Smith (New York and Tibet); chanting by the Tibetan Gyuto Monks who sing overtones; Yu Kuwabara from Japan; and more. Apr 17, 2025
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King Hannah at Elsewhere
Liverpool duo King Hannah consists of singer and songwriter Hannah Merrick and guitarist Craig Whittle. They bring blazing guitar and soaring vocals to Elsewhere on April 18. Apr 17, 2025
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Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 Ignite an Afrobeat Dance Party, In-Studio
Nigerian musician, singer, songwriter, and activist Seun Kuti, is the youngest son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, and leads the Egypt 80 band. Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 play in-studio. Apr 10, 2025
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Valerie June Shares Her Joy and Celebrates Growth, In-Studio
Singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and author Valerie June draws on a wide spectrum of American roots music. She and her band activate their superpowers of joy, in-studio. Apr 7, 2025
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Weekly Music Roundup: Pulp, Tune-Yards, and Rauw Alejandro
This week, Pulp and Tune-Yards return; and Larum riffs on the 12th Century German abbess and composer Hildegard of Bingen. Plus, Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro goes back to bomba. Apr 11, 2025
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The Quartet Sissoko-Segal-Parisien-Peirani Wanders Across Cultures and Genres
The extraordinary quartet of Sissoko-Segal-Peirani-Parisien mixes chamber music, French chanson, West African folk, and jazz for kora, cello, accordion, and sax, in-studio. Mar 27, 2025