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New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On July 2

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New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On July 2

NPR Music's picks for the best albums out now include Chicago rapper G Herbo's 25, the wild euphoria of The Go! Team, singer Laura Mvula's first new music in five years and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On July 2

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Jan. 29

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Jan. 29

NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week include a Madlib-Four Tet collaboration, stunning debuts from Celeste and Arlo Parks, the Malian artist Nahawa Doumbia and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Jan. 29

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New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out On June 28

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New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out On June 28

Our list for this week's best new albums includes a solo release from Thom Yorke, the return of garage rock stalwarts They Black Keys, a new project from Freddie Gibbs and Madlib and more.

New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out On June 28

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New Mix: Bon Iver, White Fence, Luluc, Freddie Gibbs, More

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New Mix: Bon Iver, White Fence, Luluc, Freddie Gibbs, More

On this week's All Songs Considered: New music from Bon Iver, premieres from the folk duo Luluc, California garage rock band White Fence and more.

New Mix: Bon Iver, White Fence, Luluc, Freddie Gibbs, More

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NPR Music's 25 Favorite Albums Of 2014 (So Far)
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NPR Music's 25 Favorite Albums Of 2014 (So Far)

A selection of 25 deep, joyful, rewarding albums from every genre, out of every corner of the world, from the first six months months of 2014, picked by NPR Music.

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    Vengo
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    Vengo
    Artist
    Ana Tijoux
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    Nacional
    Released
    2014

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Heavy Rotation

Download: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

Check out NPR Music's latest batch of favorite new songs, including music from tUnE-yArDs, Dan Croll, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, SZA, Dana Falconberry, Ernest Ranglin and more.

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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Inside the Los Angeles Hip-Hop Undergound

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Inside the Los Angeles Hip-Hop Undergound

The Los Angeles record label Stones Throw has been a major force in independent hip-hop for more than a decade. Artists Peanut Butter Wolf and Egon run Stones Throw, and they describe their vision for a label that's known for its eclectic catalog.

Inside the Los Angeles Hip-Hop Undergound

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