
Lars Gotrich
Producer & Writer, NPR Music
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On this episode of All Songs Considered, we hear new music from (top left, clockwise) Matana Roberts, Slant, Svitlana Niano, MxPx, Liam Grant and Daniel Bachman. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
The saxophonist Charles Gayle would often perform in clown makeup as Streets, a character who served not only as social commentary but also as a reflection on "things that are in your heart." Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images hide caption
In his work with Stars of the Lid, Brian McBride helped transform listeners' understanding of the potential of ambient music. Steve Molter hide caption
awakebutstillinbed Jonathan Botkin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Left: Mitski; Top middle: Sally Anne Morgan; Top right: Irreversible Entanglements; Bottom right: Activity Courtesy of the artists hide caption
GWAR performs a Tiny Desk concert. Michael Zamora/NPR hide caption
Killer Mike's first new solo album in more than a decade, Michael, is on NPR Music's short list for the best releases out on June 16. Jonathan Mannion/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Memorrhage is the nu-metal project of musician Garry Brents. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Left: Fatoumata Diawara; Top middle: Laure Boer; Top right: SOLE; Bottom middle: High Rise; Bottom right: Anjimile Courtesy of the artists hide caption
A fan of the late Rita Lee pays his respects at the public wake in São Paulo, Brazil. His sign makes reference to "Ovelha Negra" (or black sheep in Portuguese), a song from 1975's Fruto Proibido. Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
caroline performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption
Top row, left to right: Hayden Pedigo, The Aaltos, Bodywash; bottom row, left to right: Balmorhea, Julie Christmas Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet performs a Tiny Desk concert. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR hide caption
Hayden Pedigo D'Angelo Isaac/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Daniel Caesar. Cassanova Cabrera/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Top row, left to right: Shirley Collins, cover art for Jeremy Kiran Fernandes' Inside the Harmonic Prism, Zoon; bottom row: Orchestra Gold Courtesy of the artists hide caption
The Beths perform a Tiny Desk concert Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora/NPR/NPR hide caption