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Tuesday
Tuesday
New Gods is Scottish songwriter Dan Willson's second album as Withered Hand. Laura Lewis/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Thursday
Tuesday
Latyrx's new record, The Second Album, is out now. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Sam Baker's Say Grace is his fourth album since he started making them in 2004, at age 50. Chrislyn Lawrence/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Monday
The Uncluded features Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson. Chrissy Piper/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Ceramic Dog is Marc Ribot, Ches Smith and Shahzad Ismaily. Barbara Rigon/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Jonny Fritz's third solo album, after two under the alias Jonny Corndawg, is called Dad Country. Josh Hedley/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wednesday
Homeboy Sandman's fourth album is called First of a Living Breed. Gavin Thomas/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Friday
Wednesday
Left to right: Son Lux, Serengeti and Sufjan Stevens collaborate on a sometimes humorous but mostly beautiful EP. Illustration by John Ciambriello hide caption
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With more than a dozen studio albums to her credit, Ani DiFranco has a strong handle on outspoken, politically charged music. Her latest is Which Side Are You On? Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Bhi Bhiman is a second-generation Sri Lankan-American with a flair for the blues. His new album is Bhiman. Matthew Washburn/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Monday
Prolific singer-songwriter Jeffrey Lewis has a new album, called A Turn in the Dream-Songs.
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Woody Guthrie is the subject of a new tribute album, Note of Hope.
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Mates of State's newest album is Mountaintops. Glynis Selina Arban hide caption
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Serengeti, aka David Cohn, carries on a tradition of story songs on his latest album, Family & Friends. Jacob Hand/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Monday
Teddybears. Chrissy Piper/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Those Darlins' latest album, Screw Gets Loose, finds the group moving toward harder-rocking material. Veta&Theo/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Poly Styrene in 1978 — the same year X-Ray Spex's album Germ Free Adolescents came out. Falcon Stuart/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Poly Styrene's newest solo album, Generation Indigo, comes out April 26. Fabrizio Rainone/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wednesday
The Baseball Project has released another volume of songs inspired by our national pastime. Yep Roc Records hide caption
Wednesday
Loretta Lynn (middle) performs onstage at the CMAs in Novemner. Sheryl Crow (left) and Miranda Lambert sang with her. Frederick Breedon/FilmMagic hide caption
Singers Have A Ball On Album Dedicated To 'Honky Tonk Girl' Loretta Lynn
Wednesday
No Age's new album, Everything in Between, touches on the duo's speedy skate-punk roots. Courtesy of the artist hide caption