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The uneasy confessions of Alex G

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

As a songwriter, Alex Giannascoli has long taken a mutating, playfully distorted approach. But on his new album, full of songs about morality, he astutely focuses every magic trick in his discography.

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Dora Jar, 'Bumblebee'

Wednesday, August 03, 2022

The 24-year-old artist sells her larger-than-life, psychedelic pop vision with undeniable magnetism.

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MUNA, 'What I Want'

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

There is a passionate defiance to "What I Want," the sound of a young, queer woman seizing and holding fast to her desires.

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Beyoncé announces new album 'Renaissance'

Thursday, June 16, 2022

The album will be the pop star's first solo studio album in six years.

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Beabadoobee, '10:36'

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

The latest single from Beabadoobee's forthcoming album has a magnetic, rough-around-the-edges sound with sweetness at its core.

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7 more Kate Bush songs that deserve the 'Stranger Things' treatment

Saturday, June 11, 2022

NPR Music staffers convene to offer up the Kate Bush tracks we think deserve a powerful, paradigm-shifting sync in a television show or movie.

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Sky Ferreira, 'Don't Forget'

Friday, May 27, 2022

"Don't Forget" pairs Sky Ferreira's strong, slightly-sneered vocals with slick '80s rock, fit with a programmed drum beat that sounds like it could break through walls.

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KH, 'Looking At Your Pager'

Friday, May 20, 2022

In "Looking At Your Pager" from Four Tet's side-project KH, the producer loops a sample from the 3LW classic "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)."

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Kendrick Lamar returns, 5 years later and a world away

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

The Pulitzer-winning rapper has returned with his first solo release since 2017's DAMN.

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Carly Rae Jepsen, 'Western Wind'

Monday, May 09, 2022

Lay back, chill out and embrace the vibes of a quieter CRJ era.

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Mickey Gilley, the country singer whose club inspired 'Urban Cowboy,' dies at 86

Sunday, May 08, 2022

In addition to his music career, Gilley was also famous for being the face of a nightclub that pushed Texas cowboy culture into a global spotlight.

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Naomi Judd, country music matriarch of The Judds, is dead at 76

Saturday, April 30, 2022

Naomi Judd recorded and performed with daughter Wynonna. She was also the mother of actress Ashley Judd.

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Meme Girls: Three squares talk about Wet Leg, the band everybody's talking about

Saturday, April 09, 2022

Wet Leg, the year's breakout indie rock band, just released a debut album full of loopy, addictive songs that are as fun to talk about as they are to listen to.

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Jon Batiste and Silk Sonic take home major prizes at 2022 Grammys

Monday, April 04, 2022

In a year of particularly wide-ranging nominees and competitive fields, bandleader Jon Batiste and the duo Silk Sonic came away with big prizes. Ukrainian president Zelenskyy also made an appearance.

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Angel Olsen, 'All The Good Times'

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Hear the first song from Angel Olsen's upcoming album, Big Time, which is due out June 3.

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Bonobo: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

The artist and DJ performs a set that hits like a series of quietly arresting lullabies in a Nashville warehouse with a full band, featuring Jordan Rakei and Hundred Waters' Nicole Miglis.

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On 'Classic Objects,' Jenny Hval interrogates her identity as an artist

Friday, March 11, 2022

The Norwegian songwriter's new album interrogates what it means for her self-image to be centered on her art, while grappling with the way capitalist forces threaten to mute its radical possibilities.

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On 'PAINLESS,' Nilüfer Yanya doesn't play nice

Friday, March 04, 2022

The singer-songwriter's second album is sparing and remarkably tough, weighted by an instrumental sound that matches Yanya's darker impulses and solidifies her status as a bona fide rock star.

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Wednesday, 'She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)'

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

The Asheville, N.C., band processes the honky-tonk staple through indie-rock fuzz for a truly original reimagining.

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Drummer Howard Grimes, the backbone of Memphis soul, dies at 80

Sunday, February 13, 2022

His beats on songs including Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" served as a crucial foundation for the burgeoning Memphis soul sound of the 1970s.

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