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Baby Rose: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

June 10, 2020 • One of our favorite new artists of 2019 shares a new song as part of her Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

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The Austin 100: Baby Rose

March 17, 2020 • Baby Rose's voice is a remarkable instrument: It dispenses weary, heartsick ache with the deep blues of a woman trice her age.

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Baby Rose: Tiny Desk Concert

February 10, 2020 • At 25, she mixes the bluesy melisma of Nina Simone and the deep register of Sarah Vaughan — two of her influences — with songwriting as devastating as her delivery.

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The Best Debut Albums Of 2019

December 11, 2019 • Here are 14 arresting albums by new artists who broke through in 2019.

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The Friday Night Songs Of 2019 (For The Soiree Or Sofa)

December 11, 2019 • There are many moments that make or break plans for a night out, and sometimes hearing juuuust the right song can push a person out the door ... or into bed.

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Heat Check: Ode To The Cap

December 2, 2019 • Balancing glitchy, pithy pop with raucous reggae, trap and R&B, these Heat Check picks from The Weeknd and Koffee give us a moment's escape from the ordinary.

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NPR Music's Top 16 Songs Of August

August 30, 2019 • Missy Elliott reminded us just how vital and future-seeking she continues to be, Normani offered a late-summer dominator and Big Thief got raw.

Heat Check: Transposed Emotions And Atmospheric Plot Twists

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All Songs Considered

Heat Check: Transposed Emotions And Atmospheric Plot Twists

August 26, 2019 • This week's Heat Check playlist selects will compel your ear to stay agile and might even inspire you to do some obscure sample-digging.

Baby Rose Guides Us Through The Emotional Sludge Of Love

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First Listen

Baby Rose Guides Us Through The Emotional Sludge Of Love

August 19, 2019 • Baby Rose's smokey voice evokes a wisdom beyond her years. That's part of what sets the rising singer's debut album, To Myself, apart from the current R&B scene.

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Best Music Of 2019

NPR Music's Top 20 Songs From May

June 3, 2019 • May surprised us with a Jarvis Cocker reinvention and Sleater-Kinney's blistering return. And, yeah, it was really hard to choose just one Carly Rae Jepsen bop.