On the record, the members of boygenius craft songs about how we care for each other, why we choose each other and how this kind of closeness can transform us. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Indie icons Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus make up the supergroup boygenius. Shervin Lainez/boygenius hide caption
On its full-length album 'the record,' boygenius' friendship has never been stronger
Upper left: Lucy Dacus; top right: Madi Diaz; bottom right: Luna Li; bottom left: illuminati hotties Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Oliva Rodrigo, Rico Nasty and C. Tangana were a few of our favorite Tiny Desk (home) concerts of 2021. Renee Klahr/NPR hide caption
Lil Nas X, Japanese Breakfast, Vince Staples (pictured above) and more share their favorite music of 2021 with NPR. Photo Illustration by Renee Klahr/NPR; Getty Images; Album art courtesy of Polydor & Wolf Tone Records, Saddle Creek Records, Kemosabe & RCA Records hide caption
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Palehound's Ellen Kempner and Jay Som's Melina Duterte perform as Bachelor. Tonje Thilesen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Doja Cat. Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for iHeartRadio hide caption
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Arlene Acevedo, Aline Vasquez, Alexis Carter and Tiahna Sterling of Recap. Innova Recordings hide caption
Marcus King (by Jamie Stow), Molly Tuttle (by Emily DeHart), Ondara (by Galea McGregor) WXPN hide caption
Lord Huron's "Not Dead Yet" is featured in August's edition of Heavy Rotation. Anthony Wilson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Lucy Dacus on World Cafe
In "Side Street," a promotional video for his new album Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, The Creator plays out a fantasy version of a narrative that appears on the album's climactic song, "Wilshire," in which he engages in a deep but doomed emotional affair with the girlfriend of one of his friends. Courtesy of the artist/Screen shot from YouTube hide caption
Lucy Dacus performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
On Lucy Dacus' new album, Home Video, nearly every song focuses on a particular moment in her youth and teen years Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"I feel like music is just a facet of my life, like it doesn't take hierarchical dominance over the people that I love and it never will," Lucy Dacus says. Her third album, Home Video, depicts memories and relationships from her years growing up in Richmond, Va. Ebry Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Doja Cat's latest full-length, Planet Her, is on our shortlist of the best albums out June 25. David LaCapelle/Courtesy of the artist hide caption