Top Discoveries From globalFEST, New Laura Marling, Haley Bonar, More

[NPR Music] [View this email in your browser] [All Songs Considered] [All Songs Considered] [Our Top Discoveries From globalFEST 2017] Every January, we look forward to globalFEST, a one-night showcase of newly emerging and well-established artists from around the world. This annual event, held at Manhattan's Webster Hall, is where industry insiders and cool-hunters alike ferret out the next big global music acts on the touring circuit - the buzzed-about bands playing on this single winter night form the vanguard of what you're going to be watching at festivals and at venues across the country over the next couple of years. [Hear The Discussion And Songs] All Songs Considered [Hear Laura Marling's Gorgeous New Song 'Wild Fire'] The singer's new song, from her upcoming album Semper Femina, is an immediately arresting mix of spare, fluttering percussion and gospel harmonies with gently strummed acoustic guitars. It feels like the dawn. [Hear The New Song] Tiny Desk [Donny McCaslin: Tiny Desk Concert] David Bowie had long wanted to make a record with a jazz band, and on Jan. 8 of last year, he realized his dream with the release of Blackstar. Two days later, he was gone. Donny McCaslin's band helped him make that record, and now, a year later, we pay tribute to Bowie and Blackstar by bringing McCaslin's band to the Tiny Desk. [See The Tiny Desk Performance] All Songs Considered [Haley Bonar Joins darkDARK For A Sweet Electro-Pop Jam] "Restless" is one of 2017's first great songs: a dreamy, sweetly throbbing electro-pop jam with a warmly soaring, heartfelt vocal at its core. The latest single from darkDARK, a production duo based in LA and Austin, the track features some of the best ingredients around, from charming analog synths to the relentlessly pleasing voice of Haley Bonar. [Hear The New Song] All Songs Considered ['The Joshua Tree' Turns 30, U2 To Celebrate With Special Tour] The album that made U2 global megastars turns 30 this year. To mark the milestone, the band will perform The Joshua Tree in its entirety at several live performances. [Read More] NPR | 1111 N. Capitol St. NE | Washington, DC 20002 | [Privacy Policy] This message was sent to {EMAIL} based on your NPR email subscriptions. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you may [unsubscribe] at any time. [NPR]