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Dessa's new single is titled "Good Grief." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Chris Stapleton's new album, From A Room: Volume 2, comes out Dec. 1. Andy Barron/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Hanson performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Sept. 25, 2017. (Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR) Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR hide caption
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Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn's Echo In The Valley is out Oct. 20. Jim McGuire/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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On Wednesday morning, Rhiannon Giddens was awarded a MacArthur "Genius Grant." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings will release their final studio album, Soul of a Woman, on Nov. 17. Jacob Blickenstaff/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Belle & Sebastian is about to release three EPs, rolled out roughly once a month starting Dec. 8. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Stars' There Is No Love In Fluorescent Light comes out Oct. 13. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Tom Petty. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images hide caption
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers perform on Saturday Night Live after the release of Full Moon Fever in 1989. NBC/NBC via Getty Images hide caption
The Breeders' new song is titled "Wait in the Car." Marisa Gesualdi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mimicking Birds' new album, Layers of Us, comes out Jan. 18. Spencer Gentz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Thursday
First Aid Kit's new single is titled "It's a Shame." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wolf Parade's new album, Cry Cry Cry, comes out Oct. 6. Shane McCauley/Courtesy of the artist hide caption