Nala Sinephro's Endlessness — produced, arranged and engineered by the English harpist — arrived in 2024 lacking any narrative baggage, forcing listeners to uncover its secrets on their own. Tofjan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Madi Diaz's Weird Faith, a welcome Grammy nominee in the awards' folk and Americana categories, wrestles with big ideas about love, spirituality and fear. Muriel Margaret hide caption
A recently discovered lost recording from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, titled Chain of Light, is one of the most-anticipated albums due out this fall. Robert Leslie/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"The stuff that used to ring true still does in a way and also doesn't anymore," says Phil Elverum. "The big, huge question I tried to think about with this giant song was mainly how to encompass these contradictions." Katy Hancock/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mount Eerie plays a Tiny Desk Concert (Laura Beltran Villamizar/NPR). Laura Beltran Villamizar/NPR hide caption
Michael Kiwanuka's KIWANUKA is one of NPR Music's top 10 albums of the month. Olivia Rose/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
FKA Twigs. Her sophomore full-length, Magdalene, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on Nov. 8. Matthew Stone/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Phoebe Bridgers (center) and Matt Berninger (second from right) teamed up to record "Walking on a String," one of the best songs of October. Chloe Brewer/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tauba Auerbach's sculptures adorn the artwork for Meara O'Reilly's Hockets for Two Voices. Tauba Auerbach/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum collaborates with Julie Doiron for Lost Wisdom pt. 2, out Nov. 8. Rin-san Jeff Miller/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mount Eerie's Now Only comes out Mar. 16 on P.W. Elverum & Sun. Geneviève Elverum/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
NPR Music's top five albums of the year. (Clockwise from upper left) Process by Sampha, DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar, Melodrama by Lorde, Crtl by SZA and Capacity by Big Thief. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Mount Eerie's new album, A Crow Looked At Me, comes out March 24. Allyson Foster/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Missy Elliott, Mount Eerie, Sampha, Young Fathers Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum with his daughter. Allyson Foster/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mount Eerie's new album, Sauna, comes out Feb. 3. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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A still from the Mount Eerie video for "This." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A young Phil Elverum, circa late '90s. Pat Castalado/WikiCommons hide caption
Mount Eerie plays a song for a Field Recordings video shoot, at Folger Shakespeare Library. Mito Habe-Evans/NPR hide caption
Mount Eerie's new album, Clear Moon, comes out May 22. Courtesy of the artist hide caption