Matt Pond PA's new album, Still Summer, comes out August 11. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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The New Year's new album is titled Snow. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
This year, Hanson celebrates its 25th anniversary as a band. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Amber Coffman's new album, City Of No Reply, comes out June 2. Chris Sottile/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Julia Jacklin performs a Tiny Desk Concert on May 1, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
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Beach House's new compilation, B-Sides And Rarities, comes out June 30. Shawn Brackbill/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Noga Erez's new album, Off The Radar, comes out June 2. Tonje Thilesen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Mountain Goats' new album, Goths, is out May 19 Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Land Of Talk's Elizabeth Powell. The band's new album, Life After Youth, is out May 19. Matt Williams/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Fans at Denmark's 2014 Roskilde Music Festival wonder why no one is collecting their urine for use in beer production. David Leth Williams/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Lydia Loveless unlocks the slow-burning desperation at the heart of an electro-pop banger. David T. Kindler/Courtesy of the artist hide caption