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Downtown Boys' latest album Cost Of Living was released in August. Farrah Skeiky/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Downtown Boys' new album, Cost Of Living, comes out August 8. Miguel Rosario/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"Hello" by Nooky Jones is one of the songs in this month's edition of Heavy Rotation. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Downtown Boys' new album, Cost Of Living, comes out August 11. Miguel Rosario/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Victoria Ruiz of Downtown Boys performs during SXSW in 2016. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption
Men and women mark International Women's Day in Oakland, California. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images hide caption
A crowd in line at the 2015 SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption
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Charli XCX performs at SXSW with pop music deviant SOPHIE. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, The Mynabirds, Nate Ruess, Death And Vanilla Courtesy of the artists hide caption