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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On March 29

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On March 29

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The sinister pop of Billie Eilish, lyrical rap from Quelle Chris and a long-shelved album from Marvin Gaye are just some of the albums on our short list of the week's best new releases.

New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On March 29

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New Mix: The Comet Is Coming, Radiator Hospital, Lee Perry, More

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New Mix: The Comet Is Coming, Radiator Hospital, Lee Perry, More

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At 83, reggae king Lee "Scratch" Perry has just made a brilliant record. Hear that, plus the daydreamy music of Radiator Hospital, the astonishing sounds of The Comet Is Coming and more.

New Mix: The Comet Is Coming, Radiator Hospital, Lee Perry, More

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New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out March 22

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New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out March 22

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Hear rock guitar heroics from Ex Hex, Andrew Bird's "finest work yet," mind-blowing sonics from Lafawndah, Emily Wells and much more on our sprint through the week's best new albums.

New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out March 22

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Thursday

Watch The Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Love This Week

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Watch The Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Love This Week

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Here are some early Contest entries that have caught our attention. You still have a few more weeks to enter the Tiny Desk Contest for your chance to play at the real Tiny Desk.

Tuesday

2019 SXSW Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Discoveries And Memorable Moments

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2019 SXSW Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Discoveries And Memorable Moments

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Hear the shredded noise rock of Rev Rev Rev, the thundering soul of Yola Carter, Afro-Cuban grooves from Cimafunk, the warped and woozy pop of Rose Droll and much more in our 2019 SXSW wrap-up.

2019 SXSW Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Discoveries And Memorable Moments

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New Music Friday: Our Top 5 Albums Out March 15

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New Music Friday: Our Top 5 Albums Out March 15

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Karen O teams with Danger Mouse, Stephen Malkmus rushes the "acid frat," and The Cinematic Orchestra releases its first album in 12 years.

New Music Friday: Our Top 5 Albums Out March 15

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Enter The 2019 Tiny Desk Contest

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Enter The 2019 Tiny Desk Contest

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Submit a video of you or your band playing one original song behind a desk — any desk will do — and you could win a chance to play your own Tiny Desk concert and tour the country with NPR Music.

Enter The 2019 Tiny Desk Contest

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