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NPR's favorite music of October, from ancestral grooves to hip-hop nostalgia

Artists featured on the best music of October episode (from top left, clockwise): Maral, Open Mike Eagle, Natalia Lafourcade, Víkingur Ólafsson, Plains. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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All Songs Considered

NPR's favorite music of October, from ancestral grooves to hip-hop nostalgia

Open Mike Eagle confronted the past, Natalia Lafourcade returned to original songwriting, Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson collaborated as Plains, Víkingur Ólafsson intimately played piano and Maral deconstructed an ancestral groove.

NPR's favorite music of October, from ancestral grooves to hip-hop nostalgia

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Friday

Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson tell their truth plainly

Jess Williamson (left) and Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield (right) indulge rich harmonies and classic country waltzes as Plains. Miolly Matalon/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Music Reviews

Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson tell their truth plainly

Plains' I Walked With You A Ways, the collaborative debut from the Waxahatchee singer-songwriter and Williamson, combines wry wisdom with a classic country sound.

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