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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Jan. 15

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Jan. 15

NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the latest solo release from Zayn, the "bratty feminist" pop of Ashnikko, the Israeli jazz quartet Apifera and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Jan. 15

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New Mix: Courtney Barnett And Vagabon, Shame, Buke And Gase, More

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New Mix: Courtney Barnett And Vagabon, Shame, Buke And Gase, More

All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares surprising collaborations between Vagabon and Courtney Barnett, Buke and Gase with So Percussion and more great discoveries.

New Mix: Courtney Barnett And Vagabon, Shame, Buke And Gase, More

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Meghan Trainor Brings Much-Needed Joy To 2020 With 'A Very Trainor Christmas'

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to singer Meghan Trainor about her new holiday album, A Very Trainor Christmas.

Meghan Trainor Brings Much-Needed Joy To 2020 With 'A Very Trainor Christmas'

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Poll Results: NPR Listeners Pick The Top Albums Of 2020
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Poll Results: NPR Listeners Pick The Top Albums Of 2020

Ann Powers joins All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen to discuss your favorite albums of the year.

Poll Results: NPR Listeners Pick The Top Albums Of 2020

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New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On Nov. 27

Rapper Juicy J. His latest solo release, The Hustle Continues, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Nov. 27. Edgar Daniel/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On Nov. 27

NPR Music's pick for the best new albums out this holiday week include an epic return for The Smashing Pumpkins, Three 6 Mafia rapper Juicy J, a previously unreleased Bill Evans concert and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On Nov. 27

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New Mix: Steve Earle, Big Thief's Buck Meek, Katy Kirby, More

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New Mix: Steve Earle, Big Thief's Buck Meek, Katy Kirby, More

All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite songs of the week including Steve Earle performing the work of his late son, Justin Townes Earle who died of an apparent drug overdose in August.

New Mix: Steve Earle, Big Thief's Buck Meek, Katy Kirby, More

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Sylvan Esso Launch New Podcast, 'Shaking Out The Numb'

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Sylvan Esso Launch New Podcast, 'Shaking Out The Numb'

Hear the first episode of the podcast, created with Vermont Public Radio's Erica Heilman, as the band reveals how they made their latest album, Free Love.

Sylvan Esso Launch New Podcast, 'Shaking Out The Numb'

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Harvest

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Harvest

New releases from musicians are a bright reminder that they will sing and play and record their music even through tough times.

The Thistle & Shamrock: Harvest

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Nov. 20

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Nov. 20

NPR Music's picks for the week's best new albums includes the debut, studio full-length from rapper Megan Thee Stallion, the first all-Spanish album from Kali Uchis, U.K. dub artist The Bug and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Nov. 20

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New Mix: Lavender Diamond, A Jay Som-Chastity Belt Collaboration, More

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New Mix: Lavender Diamond, A Jay Som-Chastity Belt Collaboration, More

All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite tunes of the week, including a captivating project with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and yMusic's CJ Camerieri.

New Mix: Lavender Diamond, A Jay Som-Chastity Belt Collaboration, More

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New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Nov. 13

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New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Nov. 13

NPR Music's picks for the week's best new albums include the long-awaited So Help Me God from 2 Chainz, country singer Chris Stapleton, the Afrobeats of Davido, Gillian Welch rarities and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Nov. 13

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The Passionate Calm Of Ólafur Arnalds

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The Passionate Calm Of Ólafur Arnalds

The Icelandic composer talks with All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen about finding rebirth through making music, the growing pains of turning 30 and how Death Cab For Cutie changed his life.

The Passionate Calm Of Ólafur Arnalds

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New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Nov. 6

Bree Runway. Her debut mixtape, 2000AND4EVA, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on Nov. 6. Lucero Glow/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Nov. 6

NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week include pure escapism from Kylie Minogue's Disco, the "destructive" pop-rap of Bree Runway, Argentinian bandoneon master Dino Saluzzi and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Nov. 6

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Hear Joni Mitchell's Previously Unreleased Early Recordings

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Hear Joni Mitchell's Previously Unreleased Early Recordings

A treasure trove of unheard Joni Mitchell recordings has just been released with more than a hundred tracks from the early 1960s, including almost 30 original songs she's never released before.

Hear Joni Mitchell's Previously Unreleased Early Recordings

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