Erin McKeown's Manifestra comes out Jan. 15, 2013. Merri Cyr/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Stephen Thompson
Sunday
Monday
The Chipmunks, left to right: Simon, Theodore, Alvin. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Thursday
Virtually every genre of music yields enough new material to overwhelm even the most dedicated listener. Lars Gotrich/NPR hide caption
Wednesday
Japandroids' music celebrates the joy of a life lived loudly. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Monday
Lyle Lovett performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Nov. 13, 2012. Ryan Smith/NPR hide caption
Thursday
Anais Mitchell performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Oct. 23, 2012. Lauren Rock/NPR hide caption
Monday
Martha Wainwright performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Oct. 15, 2012. Ryan Smith/Ryan Smith/NPR hide caption
Sunday
Sufjan Stevens released Silver & Gold Nov. 13. Denny Renshaw/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tracey Thorn's album Tinsel and Lights was released Oct. 30. Edward Bishop/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tracey Thorn, 'Tinsel And Lights'
Wednesday
With so much new music, who has time to listen to this? And with all this old music, who has time to listen to the new stuff? passetti/via Flickr hide caption
Monday
Benjamin Gibbard performs a Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices on Nov. 8, 2012. Lauren Rock/NPR hide caption
Wednesday
Don't dare besmirch the good name of Carly Rae Jepsen. Vanessa Heins/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Monday
Ra Ra Riot. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Thursday
Wednesday
Artwork for Every Breathe You Take: The Singles by The Police. Courtesy of the artist hide caption