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Nala Sinephro's Endlessness — produced, arranged and engineered by the English harpist — arrived in 2024 without the usual narrative baggage of new releases, forcing listeners to uncover its secrets on their own.

Nala Sinephro's Endlessness — produced, arranged and engineered by the English harpist — arrived in 2024 lacking any narrative baggage, forcing listeners to uncover its secrets on their own. Tofjan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Best Music of 2024

Sheldon Pearce's favorite albums of 2024

For NPR Music's hip-hop and R&B editor, no list could capture an accurate picture of the year, yet there's still value in calling out the albums that felt unignorable.

The Contenders, Vol. 3: Our running list of the year's best songs

Composer, singer-songwriter and producer Julia Holter joins us to play some of her favorite music ahead of her latest album, Something in the Room She Moves, due out in March. Camille Blake/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Contenders, Vol. 3: Our running list of the year's best songs

Host Robin Hilton hangs with composer and artist Julia Holter and NPR's Lars Gotrich to gab about their favorite new music, including the calming sounds of Helado Negro, Daisy Rickman and more.

The Contenders, Vol. 3: Our running list of the year's best songs

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'There's Always A Piece Of Me': Julia Holter On Storytelling

Julia Holter's new album, Have You In My Wilderness, comes out Sept. 25. Tonje Thilesen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Music Interviews

'There's Always A Piece Of Me': Julia Holter On Storytelling

Holter wants to write great characters, not just make pretty music. She discusses the genesis of "Lucette Stranded On The Island" and "Vasquez" with NPR's Ari Shapiro.

'There's Always A Piece Of Me': Julia Holter On Storytelling

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Julia Holter's 'Loud City Song' Is A Story On Top Of A Story

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Music Interviews

Julia Holter's 'Loud City Song' Is A Story On Top Of A Story

The lush vocals and minimal cabaret orchestration of Holter's music has graced albums dedicated to such high-minded concepts as Greek mythology and French New Wave films. Her latest is loosely based on the 1958 film musical Gigi.

Julia Holter's 'Loud City Song' Is A Story On Top Of A Story

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