Nick Hakim inside the World Cafe Performance Studio Galea McGregor/WXPN hide caption
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Amber Mark's Three Dimensions Deep is one of NPR Music's top 20 R&B albums of 2022. Photo Illustration: Jackie Lay/NPR/Scott Dudelson/Getty Images hide caption
Taylor Swift's Midnights tops our shortlist for the best albums out on Oct. 21 Courtesy of the artist/Beth Garrabrant hide caption
Nick Hakim Jack McKain/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Issa Rae is an American actor. NPR hide caption
"Laughter has always been the juice of my life," says Laraaji, who pursed stand-up comedy before becoming a professional musician. Liam Ricketts/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tiny Desk concert with Leon Bridges Lydia Thompson/NPR hide caption
"I think a lot of my last record is just me trying to find some peace with saying whatever stream-of-consciousness things that come to my head," Nick Hakim says. "It's therapeutic for myself." Adam Zhu/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Charli XCX. Her latest release, How I'm Feeling Now, tops our list of the best new albums out on May 15. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nick Hakim plays a Tiny Desk (Home) concert. NPR/NPR hide caption
Moses Sumney performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Oct. 13, 2017 (Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR) Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR hide caption
Empress Of's "Void" feels like a euphoric cross-genre culture clash, a dance party in a summer storm. Dorian Lopez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Summer never ends if you have roséwave in your heart. Eric Lee & Samantha Clark/NPR hide caption
Nick Hakim performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Dec. 13, 2018 (Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR). Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR hide caption
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Clockwise from upper left: Overcoats, Jay Som, Vagabon, Diet Cig, ALA.NI Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Nick Hakim's new album, Green Twins, is out May 19. Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lydia Ainsworth performs "Afterglow" in the Optic Obscura installation during SXSW. NPR hide caption
Nick Hakim performs during SXSW. NPR hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Missy Elliott, Mount Eerie, Sampha, Young Fathers Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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