alt-J's "U&ME" is featured in October's edition of Heavy Rotation. Rosie Matheson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

My Morning Jacket
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My Morning Jacket On World Cafe
Alabama Shakes (by Autumn de Wilde), Lizzo (by John Vettese/WXPN), Courtney Barnett (by Milk! Records), Ray Lamontagne (by WXPN) Autumn de Wilde hide caption
"How Many More Times?"
Top left: Lily Konigsberg; top middle: Neffy; top right: Sloppy Jane; bottom right: Aisha Badru; bottom middle: Snail Mail; bottom left: Jim James of My Morning Jacket Courtesy of the artists hide caption
New Mix: Tiny Desk Contest Winner Neffy, Snail Mail, My Morning Jacket, More
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My Morning Jacket On World Cafe
The late rapper Juice WRLD. His posthumous full-length, Legends Never Die, tops our list of the best new albums out this week. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The world is changing in hues of amber and maroon. Do you have the appropriate soundtrack? Mint Images/Getty Images hide caption
Jim James performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Oct. 5, 2018 (Madeleine Cook/NPR). Madeleine Cook/NPR hide caption
Jim James, a frequent performer at the Newport Folk Festival, returns again this year. He's seen here in a set from 2013. Adam Kissick/For NPR music hide caption
Newport Folk 2017 Preview: Drive By Truckers, Jim James, John Prine And More
In Bill Murray's Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil checks for his shadow every day on repeat. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Jim James' new album is called Eternally Even. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jim James on World Cafe
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KXT in North Texas loves Charley Crockett's song "I Am Not Afraid." Lyza Renee/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Top row, left to right: Cover art for Wilco, Kamasi Washington and Grimes; Middle row, left to right: Sufjan Stevens, Chvrches and Kendrick Lamar; Bottom row, left to right: Father John Misty, Joanna Newsom, Courtney Barnett Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Soothe your young one with our playlist of infant-inspired songs. General Photographic Agency/Getty Images hide caption
My Morning Jacket On World Cafe
There's an appealing inscrutability to the music of My Morning Jacket that continues on the band's new album, The Waterfall. Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
My Morning Jacket's 'The Waterfall' Can Beat You Down Or Lift You Up
Clockwise from upper left: My Morning Jacket, Sharon Van Etten, Matt Pond PA, Desaparecidos Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Nathan Williams of Wavves, David Bowie, John Denver, Phoenix, and Kanene Pipkin of Lone Bellow Courtesy of the artists hide caption
tUnE-yArDs is one of the artists performing at this year's Newport Folk Festival. fjludo via Flickr hide caption
Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker Needle, and Yim Yames make up New Multitudes. Courtesy of the artist hide caption