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Bartees Strange's Horror is one of our favorite albums out Feb. 14. Elizabeth De La Piedra/Courtesy of 4AD hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 14

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Sam Phillips' 20th anniversary edition of A Boot And A Shoe includes "I Wanted To Be Alone," one of the tracks we can't stop playing this week. Rocky Schenck/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Contenders, Vol. 19: The songs we can't stop playing this week

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'I Saw the TV Glow' dives deep into the pop cultural obsession of two outcast suburban teenagers, with a curated soundtrack that matches their malaise. Photo by A24/Illustration by Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption

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Bartees Strange explores his journey from 'Farm to Table'

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Yaya Bey's latest, Remember Your North Star, tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on June 17. Lawrence Agyei hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 17

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Bartees Strange on World Cafe

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"These songs make sense because I'm Black and because my voice ties these songs together," Bartees Strange says of Live Forever. "My legacy, my history, my ancestry ties this together." Julia Leiby/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Clockwise from upper left: Bartees Strange, Kelly Lee Owens, Bright Eyes, Victoria Monét. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of August

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