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Fall preview 2024
We look ahead to the final big push of releases for 2024, with fall albums from Mount Eerie, SOPHIE, Soccer Mommy, a newly discovered Nusrat Fateh Al…
1 year, 7 months ago
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 30
The best albums out this week include Wild God from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Doechii's Alligator Bites Never Heal, Jon Hopkins' Ritual and more.
Fea…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Contenders, Vol. 15: The songs we can't stop playing this week
The latest update to our running list of the year's best songs includes tips for staying engaged, being happy and letting go from Arooj Aftab, Great …
1 year, 7 months ago
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 23
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Sheldon Pearce are your guides to seven anticipated albums out Aug. 23. During the second half of the episode, the t…
1 year, 7 months ago
The sound of Venezuelan protest music over the last 30 years
Over the past month thousands of Venezuelans have taken to the streets to protest the disputed election of president Nicolás Maduro, while Venezuelan…
1 year, 7 months ago
Nick Cave on the encounters that brought him to 'Wild God'
On August 30, the Australian-born rock titan Nick Cave will release Wild God, a new album with his band The Bad Seeds. It's a high point in Cave's ca…
1 year, 7 months ago
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 16
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Hazel Cills give you a quick rundown of the most notable albums out Friday, Aug. 16, including Post Malone's countr…
1 year, 7 months ago
The funniest songs of all time
"Weird Al" Yankovic helps curate a mix of some of the funniest songs of all time, from classics like Tom Lehrer's "The Elements," to more fringe disc…
1 year, 7 months ago
New Music Friday: The best albums out August 9
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers survey the new albums out August 9, ranging from Ravyn Lenae's focused R&B to King Gizzard and the Lizar…
1 year, 8 months ago
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Danny Ocean, Girl Ultra and Superfónicos
Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre run through their favorite new music, including new work from Venezuelan artist Danny Ocean in the midst of the co…
1 year, 8 months ago