k.d. lang spoke with Laura Veirs about her groundbreaking album Ingénue , celebrating its 25th anniversary, for NPR Music's All Songs Considered. "Back in 1992, singer k.d. lang released a record unlike any other," says NPR's Robin Hilton. "Ingénue slithered against the popular music grain with songs that drew slow, deep breaths and sighed seductively ... And lang's monumental voice, both powerful and restrained, was simply unforgettable as she sang languorous songs of love and desire." You can hear lang and Veirs' conversation here.

Emmylou Harris was the musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS to mark the first-ever vinyl edition of her 1992 album, At the Ryman. She performed Steve Earle's "Pilgrim." You can watch it here.

Randy Newman plays Lowell Summer Music Series, Tarrytown Music Hall … Sam Amidon joins Crash Ensemble in Ireland … Devendra Banhart is in France, Italy … Jeremy Denk joins Bellingham Festival Orchestra … Fleet Foxes play festivals in Italy, Portugal … Tigran Hamasyan performs at North Sea Jazz … Emmylou Harris tours upstate New York … Shye Ben Tzur, Rajasthan Express conclude Junun tour in Istanbul … Lake Street Dive tour US east coast … Natalie Merchant plays Midwest … Joshua Redman is in Greece …

The Queen of Hearts, the debut album from Offa Rex, a new project from Olivia Chaney and The Decemberists, is due out next Friday, July 14. But you don't need to wait till then to hear it: the album is streaming in full as an NPR First Listen. "It's a match made in folk-rock heaven," writes NPR. "The Queen of Hearts hums with the resonance of bygone eras and ancient ways, of doomed love and arduous hardship—all of it embroidered into the patchwork tapestry of life itself." Hear it here.

Natalie Merchant begins a career retrospective tour of the United States, entitled Natalie Merchant: 3 Decades of Song, with a sold-out performance at The Bardavon in Poughkeepsie, New York, tonight. The concerts, which coincide with the forthcoming The Natalie Merchant Collection, continue with dates in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Cleveland, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Los Angeles, Portland, and more.

Conor Oberst resumes Salutations tour in Colorado … Devendra Banhart is in Spain … Fleet Foxes play Spain, Italy, Switzerland … Tigran Hamasyan plays Montréal Jazz Fest ... Emmylou Harris tours US East coast … Shye Ben Tzur, Rajasthan Express perform Junun in Manchester … Natalie Merchant launches 3 Decades of Song tour in upstate New York … Rokia Traoré performs in Netherlands … and more …

Offa Rex, the new project from English singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Olivia Chaney and The Decemberists, has shared its take on "Sheepcrook and Black Dog," from its debut album, The Queen of Hearts, due July 14 on Nonesuch. You can listen to the track here. "Sheepcrook and Black Dog" is available to download now with pre-orders of The Queen of Hearts, along with the previously released title track, "Blackleg Miner," and "The Old Churchyard."

Fleet Foxes launch Crack-Up European tour … Devendra Banhart is in Rome … Rhiannon Giddens, Lake Street Dive, The Staves perform at Funhouse Fest … Emmylou Harris is in Florida … Shye Ben Tzur, Rajasthan Express perform Junun in Leeds … Punch Brothers conclude tour in Kentucky, Tennessee … Joshua Redman plays Twin Cities Jazz Festival … Rokia Traoré performs in Poland … and more …

Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold is a guest on the Song Exploder podcast. He spoke with host Hrishikesh Hirway about "Mearcstapa," breaking down the music and lyrics of the track on the band's new album, Crack-Up. You can hear what he has to say here.

Lake Street Dive was the musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS last night. The band performed "Close to Me" from its 2016 Nonesuch Records debut album, Side Pony. You can watch the performance here.

Saxophonist Joshua Redman’s Still Dreaming, a quartet with trumpeter Ron Miles, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Brian Blade—a tribute to the late Dewey Redman and his role in the classic Ornette Coleman alumni quartet Old and New Dreams—performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City earlier this year. You can now watch a full performance, as well as interviews with Redman and the band, for NPR’s Jazz Night In America, here.

Randy Newman was the guest on BBC Radio 6 Music's Lauren Laverne show. He spoke with Laverne about his forthcoming album, Dark Matter, and much more. You can listen to their conversation here.