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St. Vincent. Nedda Afsari/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Public Service Broadcasting's new album, Every Valley, is out July 7. Courtesy of artist hide caption
Sarah Jaffe's new album, Bad Baby, is out July 7. Lindsey Byrnes/Courtesy of artist hide caption
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Widowspeak's new album, Expect The Best, comes out August 25. Kyle Jacques/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Holly Macve performs a Tiny Desk Concert on May 5, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Alison Brie as Ruth, in the ring on GLOW. Erica Parise/Netflix hide caption
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Beach House's new album, B-Sides And Rarities, is out June 30. Shawn Brackbill/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Slowdive plays a Field Recording at Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club in Brooklyn, N.Y. Becky Lettenberger/NPR hide caption
The Lone Bellow's new album, Walk Into A Storm, comes out Sept. 15. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Gordi's new album, Reservoir, comes out August 25. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Beth Ditto's new album, Fake Sugar, is out June 16. Courtesy of artist hide caption
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Emily Haines' new album, Choir Of The Mind, comes out Sept. 15. Justin Broadbent/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lorde's new album, Melodrama, comes out July 16. Charles Howells/Courtesy of the artist hide caption