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
All Songs Considered Robin Hilton spins new music from emerging bands and musical icons.
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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
Thursday
Thom Yorke and Dajana Roncione in a scene from the video for Yorke's ANIMA, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Netflix hide caption
Wednesday
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
Tuesday
Frank Hurricane sings the "full spectrum of juggalo" on the extremely charming "Susquehanna River Blues." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lucy Dacus Elizabeth Weinberg/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Brittany Howard Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Versing, Actionesse, Chong The Nomad, Seattle's Space Needle, doNormaal All photos courtesy of the artists except Seattle's Space Needle: Joel Rogers for Corbis Documentary / Getty Image Plus hide caption
Why The Seattle Music Scene Is A Glimpse At The Future
Saturday
"I am what I talk about in my music. I am Pinay, I'm powerful, I'm fearless, I'm unfiltered," Ruby Ibarra says. Donna Ibarra/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
This Tiny Desk Contestant Rapped A Love Letter To Her Immigrant Mother
Friday
Hobo Johnson's Frank Lopes Jr. in a scene from his video for the song "Typical Story." YouTube screen grab by NPR hide caption
Lil Nas X. His debut EP 7 is on our shortlist for the best releases out on June 21. Tanima Mehrotra/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wednesday
Sharon Van Etten in a scene from the video for her song "No One's Easy To Love." YouTube screen grab by NPR hide caption
Spoon Oliver Halfin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Masayuki Takayanagi on the cover of April is the cruellest month, a blasted 1975 session now available on vinyl for the first time. Tatsuo Minami/Courtesy of Blank Forms Editions hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Billie Eilish, Maggie Rogers, Nilüfer Yanya, Better Oblivion Community Center, Lil Nas X Courtesy of the artists hide caption