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They're an odd couple. Angel-voiced Scot Isobel Campbell and gravelly grunge rocker Mark Lanegan of Seattle combine their talents on the CD Ballad of the Broken Seas. Campbell tells Liane Hansen about life after Belle and Sebastian.

Two years ago, guitarist Kaki King announced that she would tour with a full band. For an artist who made her name as a solo instrumentalist, it marked her move into pop territory. Hear King perform a concert from WXPN and the Abbey Bar in Harrisburg, Pa.

To mark the composer's 250th birthday this year, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and pianist Lambert Orkis have been on an all-Mozart sonata concert tour. They also have released a four-CD set of 16 Mozart sonatas.

Sea Wolf has a clear sense of nostalgia, at times recalling the likes of Mark Knopfler and Tom Petty. Still, the arrangements hint at a more experimental side, including cello and keyboard. Hear an interview and in-studio performance by Sea Wolf's Alex Brown Church.

The Los Angeles folk-pop duo Chris and Thomas just released Land of Sea, which showcases remarkable new songs, gorgeous harmonies (think Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) and crisp production by renowned producer/engineer Mark Howard.

With a voice suitable for both rock and folk, Vandaveer's Mark Charles Heidinger has a natural flair for the delivery of the latter. Through the simple tune and optimistic lyrics, he imparts a universal message in "However Many Takes It Takes."

Two of the creative minds behind Dark Night of the Soul sit down with World Cafe host David Dye to discuss the collaboration and working with Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous, who committed suicide before the album's official release.

Colossus marks a departure from the comparatively traditional pop-rock sound of RJD2's 2007 album The Third Hand. His pop influences surface on tracks such as "The Glow," but his textures are driven by kick and snare patterns that resemble the hip-hop of his earlier work. Watch RJD2 demonstrate the process of creating sample-based music, using one of his own songs.

In China, rescue workers have been digging through flattened homes and schools in a desperate search for victims of China's worst earthquake in three decades. Mark Magnier, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, says "with each passing hour, it's getting more and more difficult."

With the results of Indiana and North Carolina in, Democratic strategist Mark Mellman and Republican strategist Tucker Eskew talk to Steve Inskeep about the state of the Democratic presidential race. They also discuss how the protracted nominating battle on the Democratic side is affecting the party's general election chances.