The Flaming Lips. Their new album, <em>The King's Mouth, </em>is on our shortlist for the week's best new releases.Courtesy of the artisthide caption
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Priests performs a Tiny Desk Concert on June 7, 2019.Shuran Huang/NPRhide caption
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Sting and Shaggy perform a Tiny Desk Concert on Sept. 19, 2018.Cameron Pollack/NPRhide caption
Rock band "Blind Faith" pose for a portrait in 1969. (L-R): Steve Winwood, Ric Grech, Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
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Daniel Warren Johnson's Murder Falcon comic features an anthropomorphic, bionic falcon who kills demons from the underworld by the power of guitar shredding. Daniel Warren Johnson/Courtesy of Skybound Comics hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Wilco, Pearla, Erin Durant, Bon Iver, Khruangbin, Brian Eno Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Wilco's Jeff Tweedy says Ode to Joy is defiantly joyful in the face of global political and cultural upheaval. Annabel Mehran/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"If you want to make a diaspora of things, you need to reach to a diaspora of people," GoldLink says. Josh Brasted/Getty Images hide caption
Ephraim Bugumba's song "Voices in My Head" was a stand-out entry in this year's Tiny Desk Contest. Nolis Anderson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. His latest project K.R.I.T. IZ HERE is on our shortlist of the best albums out on July 12. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
You don't have to believe in astrology to believe in roséwave. Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption
This week, contemplate the existential chasm of life with Mizmor. Courtesy of Mariusz Lewandowski hide caption
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Kali Malone on the cover of The Sacrificial Code, one of two organ drone albums on this week's Viking's Choice. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
During a civil rights demonstration, folk singer Pete Seeger sings on the steps of the New York State Capitol Building. James Marshall/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Bandits on the Run, composed of members Adrian Enscoe, Sydney Shepherd and Regina Strayhorn, submitted a stand-out video to the 2019 Tiny Desk Contest. Sophia Schrank/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Rapper Freddie Gibbs and Madlib. Their latest project, Bandana is on our short list of the best albums out on June 28. Nick Walker/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Thom Yorke and Dajana Roncione in a scene from the video for Yorke's ANIMA, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Netflix hide caption
Drag queen and songwriter Trixie Mattel's roséwave playlist includes songs by Dusty Springfield, The Zombies and a handful of musical drag queens. Cyriel Jacobs/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Frank Hurricane sings the "full spectrum of juggalo" on the extremely charming "Susquehanna River Blues." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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