Bella Poarch's debut EP Dolls is on our shortlist of the best releases out on Aug. 12. Marcelo Cantu hide caption
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The songs on Sylvan Esso's new album, No Rules Sandy, don't sound belabored; instead, they hold a weightlessness emphasized by a thematic interest in the present. Brian Karlsson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Top row, left to right: Ondara, Sylvan Esso; bottom row, left to right: Nora Brown, Momma Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Sylan Esso, Lou Reed, NoSo, Death Cab for Cutie, Tess Parks Courtesy of the arists hide caption
Sylvan Esso's recording studio Betty's fosters musical community in North Carolina
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Sylvan Esso On World Cafe
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Yebba's "Distance" is featured in August's edition of Heavy Rotation. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Sylvan Esso, Madeline Kenney, TRISHES, Gordon Koang Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Sylvan Esso plays a Tiny Desk (Home) concert. NPR hide caption
Rapper Quelle Chris. His new project with producer Chris Keys, Innocent Country 2, is on our shortlist for the best albums out on April 24. Ahmed Arasah/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Thom Yorke, Sylvan Esso, Buke & Gase, Amber Arcades, Theodore Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Mountain Man returns with Magic Ship on Sept. 21. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Laura Marling On World Cafe
Clockwise from upper left: Darlingside, Sylvan Esso, David Byrne, Nils Frahm Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Sylvan Esso's What Now is Stephen Thompson's favorite album of 2017. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption