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Top row, left to right: yeule, Little Moon, ANOHNI; Bottom row, left to right: Cola, Chris Farren Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: Tiny Desk Contest winner Little Moon, ANOHNI, yeule and more

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KAYTRANADA and Aminé's new project together, KAYTRAMINÉ tops our shortlist of the best albums out this week. Lucas Creighton hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 19

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New Mix: Fred again.. and Brian Eno, Youth Lagoon, dodie, more

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The singer Rahill's debut solo album, Flowers At Your Feet, is one of our picks for the best releases out on May 12. Travis Trautt/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 12

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New Mix: Rufus Wainwright, PJ Harvey, Rhiannon Giddens, more

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Q Marsden's debut album, Soul,PRESENT tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on May 5. Willem Verbeeck/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 5

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Top row, left to right: Hayden Pedigo, The Aaltos, Bodywash; bottom row, left to right: Balmorhea, Julie Christmas Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: Balmorhea, Hayden Pedigo, Julie Christmas, more

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Labrinth's new album, Ends & Begins, is on our shortlist of the best releases out on April 28. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 28

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Top row, left to right: Abraham Alexander, Michael Stipe, Wallice; bottom row: Cowboy Junkies Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: Cowboy Junkies, Michael Stipe, Wallice, more

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D-Day, the debut studio album from Agust D (Suga) of the K-pop band BTS, is on our shortlist of the best releases out on April 21. Courtesy of BIGHIT Music hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 21

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Clockwise from top left: Laura Wolf, Indigo De Souza, Charlotte Cornfield and Speedy Ortiz. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: Indigo De Souza, Speedy Ortiz, more

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Kara Jackson's Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? is on our shortlist of the best albums out April 14. Lawrence Agyei/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 14

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 7

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Top row, left to right: Shirley Collins, cover art for Jeremy Kiran Fernandes' Inside the Harmonic Prism, Zoon; bottom row: Orchestra Gold Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: Zoon, Shirley Collins, Orchestra Gold, Pry, more

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Chlöe's debut solo album In Pieces is on our shortlist for the best albums out on March 31. Jack Bridgland/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 31

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New Mix: Ólafur Arnalds and Ella McRobb, Protomartyr, The Antlers, more

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The trio Love In Exile — (left to right) Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily — say that sharing responsibility for the music collectively allows them greater freedom as individuals. Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Atlanta rapper and singer 6LACK's first new album in five years, Since I Have A Lover tops our shortlist for the best releases out on March 24. Jack McKain/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 24

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Top row, left to right: Sofia Kourtesis, Kara Jackson, Savannah Conley; Bottom row: Ratboys Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: Kara Jackson, Sofia Kourtesis, Ratboys and more

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T-Pain's On Top of the Covers is on our shortlist of the best albums out on March 17. Giles Williams/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 17

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Endless Summer Vacation, the latest from Miley Cyrus, tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on March 10. Brianna Capozzi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 10

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New Mix: Shame, Arthur Moon, Kimi Djabaté, more

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