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Poll Results: NPR Listeners Pick The Top Albums Of 2019

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Vampire Weekend's Father of the Bride, the band's first album in six years, is out May 3. Michael Schmelling/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Vampire Weekend Is Looking For The Cool Within The Uncool

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Big Thief's U.F.O.F. is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on May 3. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out On May 3

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Hear 2 New Vampire Weekend Songs And A Conversation With Ezra Koenig

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Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam's new album, I Had A Dream That You Were Mine, comes out Sept. 23. Josh Goleman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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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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Discussion: The Year in Music, 2013

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All Songs Considered: The Year In Music, 2013

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