A sparkly sweet treat for a sparkly sweet mix. Lars Gotrich/NPR hide caption
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The World Cafe picks their favorite artist sessions from 2024. Photo Illustration by Miguel Perez/Image Credits: Nick Cave - Ian Allen; Charley Crocket - Ryan Vestil; Sampha - Jesse Crankson; Lizzie No - Cole Nielsen; Waxahatchee - Molly Matalon/Photos courtesy of the artists hide caption
Songwriter Jessica Pratt "resides in some alternate multiverse where time is meaningless," according to NPR Music's classical expert Tom Huizenga, who counts Pratt's album Here in the Pitch among his most spun of the year. Samuel Hess/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Waxahatchee performs a Tiny Desk concert Oct. 21, 2024, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora hide caption
Waxahatchee on World Cafe
Tigers Blood is songwriter Katie Crutchfield's sixth album as Waxahatchee. Molly Matalon/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Waxahatchee's Tigers Blood is one of the best releases out March 22. Molly Matalon/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kamasi Washington, Tyla and Iron & Wine. B+ / Jeremy Soma / Kim Black. Illustration by Jackie Lay./Courtesy of the artists. hide caption
Fabi Reyna of Reyna Tropical Devyn Galindo/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Maggie Rogers' new song, "Don't Forget Me," is a folksy, yet fierce singalong. Erika Goldring/FilmMagic via Getty Images hide caption
Artists featured on the best music of October episode (from top left, clockwise): Maral, Open Mike Eagle, Natalia Lafourcade, Víkingur Ólafsson, Plains. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
NPR's favorite music of October, from ancestral grooves to hip-hop nostalgia
Jess Williamson (left) and Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield (right) indulge rich harmonies and classic country waltzes as Plains. Miolly Matalon/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Top row, left to right: Vieux Farka Touré, Hermanos Gutiérrez, dodie; Bottom row, left to right: Young Jesus, Spring Summer, Plains Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Upper left: Lucy Dacus; top right: Madi Diaz; bottom right: Luna Li; bottom left: illuminati hotties Courtesy of the artists hide caption
We danced in kitchens, took long drives, caught up in backyards or on video chat, watched weddings from our living rooms. We found ways to thrive. Lars Gotrich/NPR hide caption