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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 13

Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers tops this week's shortlist for the best albums out on May 13. Renell Medrano/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 13

Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Leikeli47's Shape Up, Florence + the Machine's Dance Fever and more are on our shortlist of the week's best new albums.

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 13

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New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Feb. 5

Hayley Williams. Her surprise new solo album, Flowers for Vases – descanos, is on our list of the best new albums out on Feb. 5. Lindsey Byrnes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Feb. 5

NPR Music's roundup of the week's best new albums includes a surprise solo release from Paramore's Hayley Williams, the 20th anniversary edition of J Dilla's Welcome 2 Detroit, Foo Fighters and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Feb. 5

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New Music Friday For Oct. 19: 8 Albums You Should Hear Now

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New Music Friday For Oct. 19: 8 Albums You Should Hear Now

On this week's sprint through the best new releases we've got irresistible earworms from Peter Bjorn & John, the deep soul of PHONY PPL, Esperanza Spalding's mind-bending songcraft and more.

New Music Friday For Oct. 19: 8 Albums You Should Hear Now

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John Carpenter On The Enduring Sound Of 'Halloween'

John Carpenter (center) directed and wrote the score for the horror classic Halloween, and wrote the score for its 2018 sequel. Trevor de Brauw/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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John Carpenter On The Enduring Sound Of 'Halloween'

The original Halloween score is one of the most enduring horror scores ever written. John Carpenter, who directed that movie and wrote its score, has now written the score for the film's 2018 sequel.

John Carpenter On The Enduring Sound Of 'Halloween'

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Scoring The Screen

Director John Carpenter On The Sound Of A Terrifying Film

John Carpenter, famous for his cult-classic films (Halloween), is also behind soundtracks. Robert Siegel talks to him about how to scare an audience. His solo horror album, Lost Themes, is out Feb. 3.

Director John Carpenter On The Sound Of A Terrifying Film

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