Mdou Moctar

Plus Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Mdou Moctar and more

New set of alternate and live versions from 2017 to 2020

Expanded version out on Thursday

Plus Parquet Courts, Mdou Moctar, Cate Le Bon, Jenny Hval, Yves Tumor and more

Headlining shows and dates with Parquet Courts.

Our 50 favorite records of a strange and eclectic year.

Our favorite tracks from a pretty strange year

See the Nigerien guitarist and his bandmates perform songs from ‘Afrique Victime’

See the new 10-minute clip telling the story behind the album.

The year’s half over and it’s still hard to know what to make of it.…

The best new releases of the past month, from desert blues to progressive metalcore.

Hear the Nigerien artist’s new psych odyssey.

Hear another new track from ‘Afrique Victime’ before it’s released on Friday.

The Tuareg guitarist/songwriter delivers an album that radiates warmth even as it soars to psychedelic heights.

Plus William Basinski, Built to Spill, Andy Shauf and more.

Check out new single “Tala Tannam.”

Hear the desert blues guitarist’s first single for Matador, and it’s a real heater.

Our favorite songs of 2019

Plus Algiers, Mdou Moctar and more.

A dozen albums that made April more tolerable.