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Introducing Turning The Tables: 21st Century Edition

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

This year, our series challenging the canon of popular music looks at how music by women defines our current era. Come celebrate with us at two events we're hosting with Lincoln Center Out Of Doors.

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'Fun Is Hope' In Ratboys' Claymation Video For 'Figure'

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Ratboys' punchy and playful post-country tune gets an absurd, but whimsically bittersweet animation.

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Broséwave: 21 Songs For Dudes Who Drink Pink

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Gender stereotypes are boring and pink wine is delicious. Roséwave is for everyone — and this playlist, with songs from Drake to Sam Hunt to Weezer, proves it.

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Watch The Sweaty, Sultry Video For St. Vincent's 'Fast Slow Disco'

Thursday, June 21, 2018

This is apparently what happens when Annie Clark shows up to leather night at your local gay club. Happy Pride month, everyone.

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Dolly Parton Announces Eight-Part Netflix Series Based On Her Music

Monday, June 04, 2018

The eight-part series will premiere in 2019, with each episode based on one of Parton's songs.

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On 'Big Train,' Pllush Ponders The Difference Between Loneliness And Being Alone

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

The San Francisco band formerly known as Plush has written a soundtrack for a breakup's aftermath from its forthcoming album Stranger to the Pain.

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On 'Tell Me How You Really Feel,' Humanity Is Courtney Barnett's Superpower

Thursday, May 17, 2018

The Australian songwriter's new album charts an internal landscape that holds anger and compassion in equally stunning measure.

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Get Lost 'DayDreaming' With Thanya Iyer

Friday, May 04, 2018

The video for the Montreal group's "DayDreaming" is, according to director Bucky Illingworth, about "the relation between daydreaming and personal identity."

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First Listen: Half Waif, 'Lavender'

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Lavender shows Nandi Rose Plunkett coming to terms with the reality that pain is often an important intermediary to wisdom.

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Vote: What's Your Favorite Desk Of The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest?

Monday, April 09, 2018

While our judges are looking for a winner, we're back with another fan favorite Tiny Desk Contest vote! This week, we're looking at the desks of the Tiny Desk Contest.

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Watch The Tiny Desk Contest Entries That Impressed Us This Week

Thursday, April 05, 2018

Browse every entry to the 2018 Tiny Desk Contest over on the Contest website and while you wait for a winner, check out some great entries we saw this week.

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Vote: What's Your Favorite Desk In The Wild From The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest?

Monday, April 02, 2018

While the TDC judges watch video submissions on the hunt for this year's winner, NPR Music is hosting weekly fan favorite votes. This week, we're celebrating desks out of their natural habitats.

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First Listen: Hop Along, 'Bark Your Head Off, Dog'

Monday, April 02, 2018

The Philly group has crafted a densely textured, emotionally resonant third album, shot through with restlessness and singer Frances Quinlan's acrobatic melodies.

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Watch The Great Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week

Thursday, March 29, 2018

The 2018 Contest is officially closed for entries! For the artists who sent in their songs, the hardest part is over — but for us at NPR Music, it's just beginning. Check out some new entries we love.

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More Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Love

Friday, March 23, 2018

Just ahead of our entry deadline this coming Sunday, we're sharing more Tiny Desk Contest entries that grabbed our attention.

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Trixie Mattel: America's Next Top Folk-Country Comedy Drag Artist

Friday, March 23, 2018

Part of an emerging legacy in drag spurred on by the mainstream success of RuPaul's Drag Race, Mattel has built a career as a comedy queen and folk singer with two albums and a TV show to her name.

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The Tiny Desk Contest Entries We're Excited About This Week

Friday, March 16, 2018

There's still time to enter the Tiny Desk Contest — send in your video before midnight EST on March 25. In the meantime, check out some more entries we love.

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Hear Lomelda's 'Out There,' Inspired By Distance And A Fake Story About Elliott Smith

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Texas-based songwriter Hannah Read says she spent several years trying to write the song, inspired by a tall tale her brother would tell about Smith. "'Out There' is about never knowing," Read says.

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Songs We Love: Katie Von Schleicher, 'Midsummer'

Monday, July 17, 2017

The hazy pop song is from the New York songwriter's upcoming album S***** Hits. She defines the title as "good-time songs you can have a bad night with, driving alone."

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SOAR's 'Fatigue' Is Brisk Pop-Punk About Tiresome Feelings

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

The Bay Area band features members of Joyride, Watercolor Paintings, Void Boys and Dreamspoiler, and combines the best elements of each of them for maximum, collaborative joy.

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