This magic evening, which I was fortunate enough to host with My bubba, Adam Torres and John Paul White ended with the first song John Paul White ever sang into a microphone, 'Stand By Me'. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption

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Clockwise from upper left: Cover art for Kendrick Lamar's DAMN., Ratboys, Gems, Adam Torres, Weed Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Car Seat Headrest's Teens Of Denial is Bob Boilen's album of the year. Courtesy of the artist. hide caption
Top row, left to right: Solange, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen; Middle row, left to right: Mitski, Bon Iver, Frank Ocean; Bottom row, left to right: Anohni, Car Seat Headrest, Beyoncé. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Tiny Desk Concert with Adam Torres. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Adam Torres' new album, Pearls To Swine, comes out Sept. 9. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Tallest Man On Earth, Charles Bradley, LP, Chris Staples, Lisa Hannigan Courtesy of the artists hide caption