Clockwise from upper left: Tiny Ruins, J. Fernandez, SASAMI, Monica Martin, Papercuts, Koda Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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Greta Van Fleet's debut album, Anthem of the Peaceful Army, is out now via Republic Records. Travis Shinn/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Richard Thompson on stage at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. John Vettese/WXPN hide caption
Richard Thompson On World Cafe
Elle King's sophomore full-length Shake the Spirit is on our short list for the best albums out on Oct. 19. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ketch Secor (second from the left) with Old Crow Medicine Show band mates. Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ketch Secor Of Old Crow Medicine Show on World Cafe
Cordovas perform at The Local during AmericanaFest. Val Hoeppner/WMOT hide caption
Cordovas at Americana Music Festival
Natalie Prass performs on Mountain Stage. Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage hide caption
Natalie Prass On Mountain Stage
Laura Gibson's new album, Goners, comes out Oct. 26 on Barsuk Records. Parker Fitzgerald/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Listen To Full Album
Gregory Alan Isakov walking the Great Sand Dunes National Park in "San Luis" music video. Still from video/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Alejandro Escovedo Nancy Escovedo/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Alejandro Escovedo On World Cafe
New Miami Sound is side A of Twain's 2 E.P.s, a double EP due Jan. 25. Side B features the previously-released Alternator EP. Harrison Anderson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Sharon Van Etten, Miya Folick, SOAK, J.S. Ondara Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Chris Redd and Alec Baldwin perform in a spoof of Kanye West's visit to the White House on Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Hozier performs live for the World Cafe Still from video/WXPN hide caption
JS Ondara's debut album Tales of America is out Feb. 1 on Verve Forecast. Josh Cheuse/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
John Grant's comical and moving new album Love is Magic is on our list of the best releases for Oct. 12. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Look Now may lack some sentimentality, but Elvis Costello does return to familiar ground. James O'Mara/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Elvis Costello Doesn't Want Your Nostalgia, He Wants You To 'Look Now'
Protesters gathered across the country during the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court judge Brett Kavanaugh. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
"It's relatable to any girl who's moved away from home and had to start a new life somewhere," Soccer Mommy's Sophie Allison says of Dixie Chicks' "Wide Open Spaces." Natalia Mantini/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Becky Warren's new album, Undesirable, comes out October 19. Anna Haas/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Hair Puller's Old Friend comes out Nov. 16. Courtesy of the artist hide caption