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The Singapore-born artist and producer yeule's new album, softscars, makes NPR Music's shortlist of the best albums out this week. Neil Krug/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out Sept. 22

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On this episode of All Songs Considered, we hear new music from (top left, clockwise) Matana Roberts, Slant, Svitlana Niano, MxPx, Liam Grant and Daniel Bachman. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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Mitski's The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We is on our shortlist of the best albums out on Sept. 15. Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 15

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Olivia Rodrigo's new album Guts tops this week's shortlist for the best albums out on Sept. 8. Nick Walker/Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 8

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Speedy Ortiz's Rabbit Rabbit tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on Sept. 1. Chris Carreon/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 1

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Burna Boy's I Told Them... tops our shortlist for the best new albums out on Aug. 25. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 25

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Jon Batiste's World Music Radio tops our shortlist for the best new albums out on Aug. 18. Emman Montalvan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 18

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Noname's Sundial tops NPR Music's shortlist of the best albums out on Aug. 11. Mahaneela/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 11

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Left: Mitski; Top middle: Sally Anne Morgan; Top right: Irreversible Entanglements; Bottom right: Activity Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: Mitski, Irreversible Entanglements, Sally Anne Morgan, more

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Post Malone's AUSTIN tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out now. Alfred Marroquin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 28

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Top row, left to right: Big Thief, SPELLLING; Bottom row, left to right: Josaleigh Pollett, Squirrel Flower, Mary Jane Dunphe Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: Big Thief, Squirrel Flower, more

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The latest EP from NewJeans, Get Up, is on our shortlist of the best releases out on July 21. ADOR/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 21

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Top row, left to right: Yard Act, Grandaddy, Lowland Hum; Bottom row, left to right: Courtney Barnett, Liza Anne, Raia Was Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: Courtney Barnett, Grandaddy, Lowland Hum, more

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Alana Springsteen's TWENTY SOMETHING: Figuring It Out is on our shortlist of the best new releases out on July 14. Mason Goodson/Courtesy of the aritst hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 14

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New Mix: Margo Price, Palehound, Talking Heads (Live), more

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Dominic Fike's Sunburn is on our shortlist of the best albums out on July 7. Daniel Prakopcyk/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 7

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Clockwise from upper left: Hannah Jagadu, Blondshell, Madison McFerrin, Nat Myers, Abraham Alexander, Peter One. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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Favorite New Artists Of 2023 (So Far)

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Coi Leray's COI tops this week's shortlist of the best new albums out on June 23. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 23

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New Mix: FIZZ, Luluc, Silvana Estrada, more

Have you heard dodie's new band? Looking for some ethereal sonic adventures? On this week's All Songs Considered, NPR Music's Hazel Cills along with Marissa Lorusso (hopefully) turn you on to something new, beginning with FIZZ, the new crazy fun band from dodie.

New Mix: FIZZ, Luluc, Silvana Estrada, more

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Killer Mike's first new solo album in more than a decade, Michael, is on NPR Music's short list for the best releases out on June 16. Jonathan Mannion/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 16

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