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For nearly 30 years, David Weiss and Don Fagenson have melded funk and absurdity as Was (Not Was). They talk with Scott Simon about their latest album, Boo!, the first in more than 15 years.

Of a Cars reunion, lead singer Ric Ocasek once proclaimed, "Put it out of your mind." But after a 24-year break, the new wave legends are back with a new album called Move Like This.

Critic Ken Tucker reviews What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood, the debut album from a new band called The Mynabirds. The group is led by singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn, whose influences range from Dusty Springfield and Carole King to Carl Jung and Sufi poetry.

The New Jersey band's sophomore album, The Monitor, runs fast guitar music through its leader's obsession with military history. Reviewer Robert Christgau says he's impressed by the ambition of Patrick Stickles and company.

The Israeli-held Golan Heights, located right next to a civil war, has become an incubator for an experimental Arabic music scene.

Over the past decade or so, the married North Carolina couple Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz built a loyal following for their folk duo.

The Murlocs are a side project of sorts to King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, where Ambrose Kenny-Smith and guitarist Cook Craig join other musicians to amalgamate all different styles of pop.

Producer Jacob Plasse and vocalist José "Pepito" Gómez share how they recorded the band's debut in Havana's legendary Areito Studios and what their team-up symbolizes for Cuban-American relations.

The Canadian folk band Le Vent du Nord is a champion of traditional francophone music in North America. Their recordings and performances are getting plenty of attention, especially during the yearlong celebration of Quebec City's 400th anniversary.

Girlpool's sound has gotten bigger and bigger over the years. The Los Angeles band's new album "Forgiveness" is a far cry from their debut.