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The Avett Brothers On World Cafe

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Angel Olsen's Whole New Mess is one of our favorite albums out Aug. 28 Kylie Coutts/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out Aug. 28

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R&B singer Summer Walker. Her latest album, Over It, is on our shortlist for the best releases out on Oct. 4. Aiden Cullen hide caption

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New Music From The Avett Brothers, The Low Anthem, Deerhoof, More

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Vampire Weekend's Modern Vampires of the City was the most popular record in our listener poll for the best music of 2013. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Poll Results: Listeners Pick Their Favorite Albums of 2013

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The Avett Brothers' new album, Magpie and the Dandelion, comes out Oct. 15. Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Clockwise from upper left: Cults, Lily and Madeleine, Kishi Bashi, The Avett Brothers Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Music: Cults, Avett Brothers, Kishi Bashi, More

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Grizzly Bear's newest full-length, Shields, is one of a heaping handful of exciting new rock albums out this month. Tom Hines/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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What To Hear Now: This Month In Rock Records

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The Avett Brothers' new album, The Carpenter, will be released on Sept. 11. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Hear 'The Carpenter' In Its Entirety

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The Avett Brothers are real-life siblings Scott (left) and Seth Avett (right), and bass player Bob Crawford. The band's newest album is The Carpenter. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Avett Brothers: Matters Of Life And Death

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Top row (left to right): The Antlers, Cat Power; Middle row: Bill Fay, Sean Rowe, Nas; Bottom row: Christian Scott, JEFF The Brotherhood Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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Summer Music Preview

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