This edition of All Songs Considered opens with the music of Joe Wong, known for scoring the Netflix series Russian Doll and Master of None. Here, he's making songs celebrating the life of his father ...

Israeli singer Asaf Avidan is little known in the U.S., but his new release is expected to change that. His new album, Gold Shadow is his first official release in North America. Occasionally, our ...

The Israeli singer has a compelling, unusual, wholly original voice. On Gold Shadow, his first official release in North America, he writes with... It's easy to listen to Asaf Avidan and not know if ...

When a friend with “global” taste in music sent me a link to a remix called “Reckoning Song (One Day)” last winter, I was immediately intrigued. The woman singing had such an unusual bluesy voice, and ...

If one were to listen to the music of Asaf Avidan, an Israeli singer-songwriter, chances are they’d be convinced that the singer is a female chain smoker who enjoys indulging in whiskey. Tel Aviv ...

Occasionally, our friends at NPR Music come by to talk about the artists they're listening to - part of the series First Listen. Today, we'll hear new music from one of Israel's most popular singers, ...