Deap Lips is a collaboration between Deap Vally and members of The Flaming Lips. Its debut is "a psychedelic dream with jagged edges," perfect for quarantine listening, our critic writes. Erika Mugglin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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The Lumineers play a Tiny Desk Concert. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption
Ben Gibbard plays a Tiny Desk Home concert. NPR/NPR hide caption
A look inside Rockbridge Guitars in Charlottesville, Va. John Myers/WXPN hide caption
Rockbridge Guitars On World Cafe
A look inside GWAR's Headquarters, AKA "The Slave Pit" in Richmond, Va. Raina Douris/WXPN hide caption
"In the Mountains" from Sarah Siskind's self-produced upcoming album Modern Appalachia, depicts the pastoral pull in a way that's less wistful than bracing. Brian Boskind/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Phish surprised fans with a new album Sigma Oasis Thursday. Rene Huemer/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Rachel Bloom and Adam Schlesinger perform together in New York City in 2016. Walter McBride/Getty Images hide caption
Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne performs at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in 2007. Jason Merritt/TERM/FilmMagic for Superfly Presents hide caption
World Cafe gets a tour of Spacebomb Studios in Richmond, Va. Kimberly Junod/WXPN hide caption
Spacebomb Studios On World Cafe
Idles plays a Tiny Desk Concert on May 13, 2019 (Claire Harbage/NPR). Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Saw Black performs live for World Cafe, inside In Your Ear Studios in Richmond, Va. Ashley Travis/WXPN hide caption
Saw Black On World Cafe
Lil Uzi Vert's Eternal Atake transports us to another galaxy. Gibson Hazard/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sleepwalkers performs inside Spacebomb Studios in this session. Ashley Travis/WXPN hide caption
Sleepwalkers On World Cafe
Habibi released its second album, Anywhere But Here, last month. The band's sound is heavily influenced by the Iranian psychedelic music lead singer Rahill Jamalifard listened to growing up. Bailey Robb/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Habibi's Rahill Jamalifard On Iranian Pop Music And 'Anywhere But Here'
Gold Connections performing live for World Cafe inside In Your Ear Studios in Richmond, Va. Ashley Travis/WXPN hide caption
Gold Connections On World Cafe
Bob Dylan, seen here in 2015, surprised his fans with a new song called "Murder Most Foul." Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
Desiré Moses says you can't talk about the music of Charlottesville, Va., without mentioning that Dave Matthews Band got its start here all those years ago. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
Desiré Moses, Guest DJ on World Cafe
Bright Eyes. Shawn Brackbill/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Serpent Column's new EP is called Endless Detainment — quite the 2020 mood. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Soccer Mommy plays a Tiny Desk Home concert. NPR/NPR hide caption
The Black Crowes play a Tiny Desk concert. bob boilen/NPR hide caption