Close Talker's new song is titled "Half Past Nine." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? from the singer Billie Eilish is on our short list of the best albums out on March 29. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On March 29
Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Laszlo (Matt Berry) in What We Do In The Shadows Byron Cohen/FX hide caption
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Annie (Aidy Bryant) in Shrill. Allyson Riggs/Hulu hide caption
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Lafawndah's Ancestor Boy is on our short list for the best new albums out on March 22. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lupita Nyong'o stars in Us, Jordan Peele's latest film. Claudette Barius/Universal hide caption
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Sir Babygirl performs at Cheer Up Charlies on March 13, 2019 in Austin, Texas. Lorne Thomson/Redferns/Getty hide caption
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Clockwise from upper left: KOKOKO!, Indigo Sparke, Yola Carter, Tamino, Cimafunk, Silvina Moreno Cimafunk: Hutton Supancic/Getty Images for SXSW/All other photos courtesy of the artists hide caption
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John Paul White performs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, during the SXSW 2019 music festival. Aaron Rogosin/NPR hide caption
Danger Mouse (left) and Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O collaborated on Lux Prima, one of the albums on our short list for the best new releases out March 15. Eliot Lee Hazel/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Cautious Clay performs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, during the SXSW 2019 music festival. Adam Kissick/Courtesy of SXSW hide caption