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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On August 7

Portland rapper Aminé. His sophomore full-length, Limbo, tops our shortlist for the week's best new albums. Micaiah Carter/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On August 7

NPR Music's picks for the week's best new albums include the latest from Portland rapper Aminé, Mary Chapin Carpenter, a posthumous release from Jason Molina, saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On August 7

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Mary Chapin Carpenter And Shawn Colvin On Mountain Stage

Shawn Colvin (left) and Mary Chapin Carpenter perform together on stage. Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage hide caption

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Mountain Stage

Mary Chapin Carpenter And Shawn Colvin On Mountain Stage

Between them, the pair have sold millions of records and won eight Grammys. They return to Mountain Stage to perform individual hits and cover their favorites, including Steve Earle's "Someday."

Mary Chapin Carpenter And Shawn Colvin On Mountain Stage

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Carpenter's 'Ashes And Roses' Shaped By Grief

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Music Interviews

Carpenter's 'Ashes And Roses' Shaped By Grief

Over the last few years, singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter's life has been drastically transformed. In 2007, she suffered a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. Her marriage ended soon after, and then her father died. She channeled her grief from those experiences into Ashes and Roses.

Carpenter's 'Ashes And Roses' Shaped By Grief

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Cabinet Of Wonders: Episode Six

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Cabinet Of Wonders

Cabinet Of Wonders: Episode Six

Laughs, musical mash-ups and a Conway Twitty cover on this episode of Cabinet. Comedian and actress Janeane Garofalo is a self-proclaimed bacon-eating vegan, but she takes a stab at the good citizens who shop at Whole Foods.

Cabinet Of Wonders: Episode Six

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Mountain Stage

Mary Chapin Carpenter On Mountain Stage

Five-time Grammy winner Mary Chapin Carpenter performs an acoustic set during her sixth appearance on Mountain Stage since 1987. The country singer plays songs from her ninth album, The Calling.

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World Cafe

Mary Chapin Carpenter's Christmas Special

A venerable and popular country-folk singer, Carpenter recently made a foray into holiday music, releasing an album of traditional and original Christmas music titled Come Darkness, Come Light. She plays holiday tunes in a session from WXPN.

Mary Chapin Carpenter's Christmas Special

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Opinion

This I Believe

The Learning Curve of Gratitude

After suffering a life-threatening illness, singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter had time to reassess her priorities. She came to believe in more fully appreciating the blessings each day brings.

The Learning Curve of Gratitude

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Studio Sessions

Mary Chapin Carpenter: A Thanksgiving Special

For an All Things Considered Thanksgiving Day special, singer Mary Chapin Carpenter performs from her farmhouse in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She shares the stories behind the songs from her latest album, Between Here and Gone.

Mary Chapin Carpenter: A Thanksgiving Special

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Music Interviews

Mary Chapin Carpenter's 'Grand Central' Song

On her latest album, Between Here and Gone, Mary Chapin Carpenter sings the true story of one man's pilgrimage to Grand Central Terminal in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.

Mary Chapin Carpenter's 'Grand Central' Song

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