Von Wegen Lisbeth performs live for World Cafe Kimberly Junod/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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MUNA self-titled album tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on June 24. Isaac Schneider/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
New Music Friday: The best releases out June 24
Mattiel Mini Concert on World Cafe
Shybits performing live at 8MM Bar in Berlin. Kimberly Junod/WXPN hide caption
Shybits on World Cafe Sense of Place Berlin
Joan Jett Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Joan Jett on World Cafe
Beabadoobee Erika Kamano/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"When you don't have the creative restriction of others, you're out there in the wilderness of your own brain and abilities," says Katie Alice Greer, whose debut solo album Barbarism is out June 24. Kathryn Vetter Miller hide caption
The Beths Frances Carter/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"Working together is a very egoless process," Editrix drummer Josh Daniel (right) says. "We want the music to flow when you listen to it, even if it's jarring." Richard Lenz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Is there anyone more deserving of a chart-altering music sync than Kate Bush? TV Times/TV Times via Getty Images hide caption
Medium Build Bethlehem Shalmon/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Joyce Manor Dan Monick/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Fontaines D.C. Paige Walter/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Fontaines D.C. on World Cafe
The Japanese psych-rock band Les Rallizes Dénudés were after a visceral — sometimes violent — impact, borne from unimaginable loudness. M. Tezuka and OZ Press/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
S.G. Goodman composed parts of her new album, Teeth Marks, to evoke the feeling of traumatic experiences building up in the body. Ryan Hartley/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wilco members Jeff Tweedy (right) and Glenn Kotche (center) spoke with NPR's Scott Simon about embracing country on their album Cruel Country. Jamie Kelter Davis hide caption