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Viking's Choice 2021: Cassettes rule everything around me

Cassettes released by Znous, Bacon Grease, Wendy Eisenberg, Morbo, Maraudeur, Myriam Gendron, Cara Neir, Felinto, Neo Geodesia and Lucy Liyou appear on this Viking's Choice episode. Photo Illustration by Renee Klahr, Lars Gotrich/NPR hide caption

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Viking's Choice 2021: Cassettes rule everything around me

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NPR Music's Lars Gotrich offers a tribute to the Peruvian punk, chiptuned black metal and Brazilian dub that soundtracked his home office in 2021, cranked on a trusty tape machine.

Viking's Choice 2021: Cassettes rule everything around me

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Monday

All Songs Considered for the holidays, 2021

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All Songs Considered for the holidays, 2021

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Hear our collection of now-classic holiday misadventures featuring All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton, with guest appearances by Taylor Swift, Steve Martin, William Shatner and more.

2012: Listen to A Holiday Party For The Ages

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Friday

Legacy, Okay?! For Black musicians, 'Insecure' created a new world of possibilities

HBO's Insecure not only identified a shift in Black music over the last five years, it helped distinguish it. Glen Wilson/HBO hide caption

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Legacy, Okay?! For Black musicians, 'Insecure' created a new world of possibilities

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The groundbreaking HBO series, which just ended a five-year run, provided a platform for showcasing great, unknown Black artists and recast expectations for what R&B, rap and hip-hop can be.

Legacy, Okay?! For Black musicians, 'Insecure' created a new world of possibilities

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Wednesday

The best songs and albums we missed in 2021

Projects released by Blu DeTiger, girl in red, Normani and Draco Rosa are among the NPR Music staff's favorite songs and albums that didn't make our final best-of lists for 2021. Photo Illustration by Renee Klahr/NPR; Getty Images hide caption

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The best songs and albums we missed in 2021

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Members of the NPR Music team share their personal picks for the best songs or albums from 2021 that didn't make our final lists.

The best songs and albums we missed in 2021

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The Best New Artists & Breakthroughs of 2021

PinkPantheress, Wet Leg and María Becerra are among NPR Music's best new artists and breakthroughs of 2021. Photo Illustration by Renee Klahr/NPR; Getty Images hide caption

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The Best New Artists & Breakthroughs of 2021

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Across genre, styles and borders, these artists were all about connecting in a disconnected world.

Friday

Lil Nas X on 'MONTERO,' NPR Music's song of the year

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Lil Nas X on 'MONTERO,' NPR Music's song of the year

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A conversation with the singer, rapper, social-media sensation, and fashion icon about his groundbreaking pop banger "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)."

Lil Nas X on 'MONTERO,' NPR Music's song of the year

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Wednesday

Jazmine Sullivan unspools her 'Heaux Tales,' NPR Music's album of the year

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Jazmine Sullivan unspools her 'Heaux Tales,' NPR Music's album of the year

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The singer reveals the stories and inspiration behind her breathtaking album. Released in January, Heaux Tales held our gaze throughout the year, becoming NPR Music's pick for the best album of 2021.

Jazmine Sullivan unspools her 'Heaux Tales,' NPR Music's album of the year

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Friday

New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Nov. 26

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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Nov. 26

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the soundtrack for Paul Thomas Anderson's new film Licorice Pizza, Turkish funk from El Michels Affair, Julie Doiron and more.

New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Nov. 26

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Tuesday

New Mix: Beach House, Jasmyn, Mckenna Grace, more

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New Mix: Beach House, Jasmyn, Mckenna Grace, more

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All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new songs of the week including Beach House's "Once Twice Melody," "Haunted House" from the actress Mckenna Grace, Medium Build and more.

New Mix: Beach House, Jasmyn, Mckenna Grace, more

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Friday

New Music Friday: The top 7 albums out on Nov. 19

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New Music Friday: The top 7 albums out on Nov. 19

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Adele's long-awaited 30 tops NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week, along with new ones from Snoop Dogg, Makaya McCraven, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and more.

New Music Friday: The top 7 albums out on Nov. 19

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Tuesday

New Mix: Big Thief, Pinegrove, FACESOUL, Maia Friedman, more

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New Mix: Big Thief, Pinegrove, FACESOUL, Maia Friedman, more

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All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new songs of the week, including a just-announced track from Big Thief, the London-based Somali artist known as FACESOUL, Pinegrove and more.

New Mix: Big Thief, Pinegrove, FACESOUL, Maia Friedman, more

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