RATBOYS: (Singing) Stretch out as big as you can go. I won't say I told you so. I won't say what's right. So what's it gonna take to open up tonight? SIMON: Julia Steiner sings about that estrangement ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Julia Steiner of the band Ratboys. Their new album is called "Singin' to an Empty Chair." RATBOYS: (Singing) Stretch out as big as you can go. I won't say I told you so.

Music can be a bridge between friends, lovers, families and sometimes between two people who've become estranged. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "OPEN UP") RATBOYS: (Singing) Stretch out as big as you can go. I ...

Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticizing President Donald Trump's ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city. The lyrics of "Streets of ...