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Tuesday

Mountain Man Singer Reinvents Herself As Daughter Of Swords, Announces Album

Mountain Man's Alexandra Sauser-Monnig will release her first album as Daughter of Swords, Dawnbreaker, on June 28. Kendall Bailey Atwater/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Mountain Man Singer Reinvents Herself As Daughter Of Swords, Announces Album

One of the three gorgeous voices at the heart of Mountain Man, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig releases her first solo album, Dawnbreaker, on June 28. Hear the title track.

Friday

New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums For April 26

SOAK's Grim Town is on our short list of the best new albums out on April 26. Ellius Grace/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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All Songs Considered

New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums For April 26

Our shortlist of must-hear albums this week includes the acoustic, instrumental rock of Rodrigo y Gabriela, a byzantine concept album from The Mountain Goats, new Josh Ritter and more.

New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums For April 26

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'Avengers: Endgame' Is A Satisfying Super-Wrap

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'Avengers: Endgame' Is A Satisfying Super-Wrap

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has brought us Iron Man movies, Thor movies, Captain America movies, Avengers movies, and many other superhero franchises over the last decade, and they all feed into one epic that ties up many of the loose ends. Today we're talking the juggernaut to end all juggernauts, Avengers: Endgame.

'Avengers: Endgame' Is A Satisfying Super-Wrap

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Monday

We Celebrate Beyoncé's 'Homecoming'

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We Celebrate Beyoncé's 'Homecoming'

On Wednesday, Beyoncé released two major projects. On Netflix, a new documentary captures the process of putting on headlining appearances at last year's Coachella Music Festival. She also surprise-released a double-length live album that contains just some of the highlights from Beyoncé's two ambitious Coachella performances. Both projects are called Homecoming, and they help immortalize a huge stage show full of dancers and drum lines and impeccable choreography and songs that reach across Beyoncé's career.

We Celebrate Beyoncé's 'Homecoming'

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Friday

New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out April 19

Cuz I Love You, from the singer Lizzo, is on our short list of the best albums out April 19. Luke Gilford/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out April 19

Our list of the best albums out this week includes Lizzo's long-awaited debut, the rousing, infectious anthems of Johnnyswim, new music from The Tallest Man On Earth, Loyle Carner and more.

New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out April 19

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Our Summer Movie Preview

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Our Summer Movie Preview

It's time again for our summer movie preview. We'll take a shot at guessing hits and misses, and we'll tell you what we can't wait to see.

Our Summer Movie Preview

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Thursday

Wednesday

We Offer Some Pop Culture Advice
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We Offer Some Pop Culture Advice

Today we open up the vault to finally bring you a segment we recorded back in 2016 with our pal Audie Cornish. You'll hear us live in Seattle offering advice on some classic pop culture problems.

We Offer Some Pop Culture Advice

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On April 12

Anderson .Paak's Ventura arrives just five months after his previous full-length, Oxnard and is a return to form. Francesco Prandoni/Redferns hide caption

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On April 12

Anderson .Paak drops his followup to Oxnard, Norah Jones collaborates with Jeff Tweedy, and Sia joins Labrinth and Diplo for "LSD." Those and more make our shortlist of the week's best new albums.

New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On April 12

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Roaming In The Gloaming Of 'The Twilight Zone'

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Roaming In The Gloaming Of 'The Twilight Zone'

It's been 60 years since The Twilight Zone first aired, with the voice and eventually the face of its creator, Rod Serling. Now, CBS All Access has brought the anthology series back in a new incarnation. This time, the host is Jordan Peele. He is also an executive producer, and the big cast includes Adam Scott, Kumail Nanjiani, Steven Yeun, Chris O'Dowd, Tracy Morgan, Sanaa Lathan, and a whole lot more.

Roaming In The Gloaming Of 'The Twilight Zone'

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Friday

New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On April 5

Titanic Rising, from the artist known as Weyes Blood, is on our short list for the best new albums out on April 5. Kathryn Vetter Miller/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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All Songs Considered

New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On April 5

Hear the nihilist rock of PUP, R&B singer Khalid, the celestial, Enya-inspired pop of Weyes Blood and more on our list of the best new albums out on April 5.

New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On April 5

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