How Women Made Music, a new book out now from NPR Music, was inspired by our Turning The Tables series. Courtesy of Harper Collins hide caption
All Songs Considered
Upgrade Your PlaylistAlan Sparhawk's first solo album following the death of his wife, Mimi Parker, who was also his longtime partner in the band Low, is a stark electronic experiment called White Roses, My God. Sophia Photo Co/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Colin Steton's "Hollowing," from his latest album The love it took to leave you, is one of our contenders for the year's best songs. Jonathan Durand/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nubya Garcia's new album is titled Odyssey. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
For Miranda Lambert's 10th studio album, Postcards From Texas, the country star recorded in her home state for the first time since she was a teenager. James Macari/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Angélica Garcia's "El Que" is one of the songs we can't stop playing this week. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
LL Cool J is back with a new album, The FORCE, produced by Q-Tip. Chris Parsons/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A recently discovered lost recording from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, titled Chain of Light, is one of the most-anticipated albums due out this fall. Robert Leslie/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' epic new album, Wild God, is among the most exciting new albums out August 30. Megan Cullen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Peter Cat Recording Co. Salihah Saadiq/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
David Rawlings and Gillian Welch. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds' latest album, Wild God, is out August 30. Megan Cullen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tinashe's new album, Quantum Baby, is out Friday, Aug. 16. Nice Life Recording Company hide caption
This week, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard release Flight b741, the prolific and peripatetic Australian band's 26th album. Maclay Heriot/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Meshell Ndegeocello's latest album, No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, is being released on August 2 in celebration of Baldwin's centennial. Andre Wagner/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Alisa Amador, 2022's Tiny Desk contest winner, has released her debut album, Multitudes. Sasha Pedro/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The soundtrack to the new film Twisters features literally dozens of names across the contemporary country music spectrum. Courtesy of Atlantic Records hide caption
Omar Apollo's latest album, God Said No, includes "Plane Trees (feat. Mustafa)," one of the songs we can't stop playing this week. Aitor Laspiur/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Omar Apollo's new album, God Said No, is one of our favorite releases this week. Aitor Laspiur/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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