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Hosts/nerds Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are your friendly music buddies with the week's best new music discoveries, including conversations with emerging artists, icons and more. Hear songs that can completely change your day, with humor, heart and (sometimes) a whole lot of noise. Directions for use: Morning commute, the gym, or alone time. (If rash persists, discontinue use.)

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Regional Goes Global, Part 2: A band finds its voice amid a storm of controversy

On this week's episode of Alt.Latino, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras travel to Yakima, Washington to interview family band Yahritza y Su Esencia. Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption

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Regional Goes Global, Part 2: A band finds its voice amid a storm of controversy

For the second episode of Alt.Latino's regional Mexican music series, hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras interview the rising family band Yahritza y Su Esencia in its hometown of Yakima, Washington. The two discover that the U.S.-Mexico border looms large in this regional Mexican moment, especially for Yahritza y Su Esencia — not strictly because of the music's obvious Mexican roots, but also the ways in which the border can create an "us" and "them" dynamic. The band's struggles with musical and personal identity also reflect the real struggles that millions of US-born folks with Mexican heritage face. And what started as a musical journey for Ana and Felix, has now become a personal journey.

Regional Goes Global, Part 2: A band finds its voice amid a storm of controversy

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Guest DJ: Peter Gabriel

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Guest DJ: Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel is back with I/O, his first studio album of all-new songs in more than 20 years. To mark the occasion, we're revisiting a conversation and guest DJ session we with did with the singer when he was touring for the 25th anniversary of his album So.

Guest DJ: Peter Gabriel

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Thanksgiving edition: Songs about your family
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Thanksgiving edition: Songs about your family

Sure, there are lots of songs for Christmas and other holidays, but what about Thanksgiving? On this episode we share stories and songs that remind our listeners of time spent with families.

Thanksgiving edition: Songs about your family

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 17

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 17

NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the pairing of 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, drumless Daft Punk and more.

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 17

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Regional Goes Global, Part 1: Finding Peso Pluma's music revolution in Nashville

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Regional Goes Global, Part 1: Finding Peso Pluma's music revolution in Nashville

Earlier this year, Peso Pluma — a 24-year-old who grew up in between Guadalajara, Jalisco and San Antonio — became the first regional Mexican artist to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. Something in the music industry was changing. Streaming numbers for regional Mexican shot up astronomically, as the musical stylings of banda and norteño made their way onto the Coachella main stage and burgeoning stars like Peso Pluma began to book their first U.S. tours in major markets. But what accounted for regional Mexican's rise? And what does the genre's continued popularity say about not just changing trends in the Latin music industry, but the changing shape of America?

Regional Goes Global, Part 1: Finding Peso Pluma's music revolution in Nashville

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Exclusive: André 3000 reveals why his new solo album has no bars — and no boundaries
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Exclusive: André 3000 reveals why his new solo album has no bars — and no boundaries

For the first time in nearly two decades, André 3000 is releasing an album of new music. New Blue Sun, set to be released this Friday, Nov. 17, is a stunning 87-minute mind-bender, minimalist and experimental, tribal and transcendent.

Exclusive: André 3000 reveals why his new solo album has no bars — and no boundaries

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What we learned from our parents' record collections

The holiday season is a time for reflection — so, we're reflecting on music, with stories and memories from listeners who recall what they first discovered from their parents' record collections.

What we learned from our parents' record collections

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 10

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 10

The week's best albums include the gothic Heaven Knows from PinkPantheress, a meticulously recreated — and legendary — Bob Dylan concert from Cat Power, Mon LaFerte's seductive Autopoiética and more.

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 10

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How AI helped The Beatles do the impossible
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How AI helped The Beatles do the impossible

Mind-blowing AI tools made it possible for The Beatles to release what they're calling their last song, "Now And Then." To mark the occasion, we're revisiting a conversation with producer Giles Martin, who used the same AI to remix the original mono recordings of The Beatles album Revolver.

How AI helped The Beatles do the impossible

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 3

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 3

The week's best albums include rapper and singer Tkay Maidza's menacing yet beautiful Sweet Justice, the ever-shifting jazz rock of Sen Morimoto's Diagnosis, Actress' spellbinding LXXXVIII and more.

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 3

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