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Wednesday

Paramore's Brand New Eyes and Tracy Chapman's Tracy Chapman are featured in our Records That Changed Our Lives series. Photo Illustration by Estefania Mitre/NPR/Getty Images hide caption

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Records That Changed Our Lives: Finding hope in Tracy Chapman and 'Brand New Eyes'

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Tuesday

Clockwise from upper left: Angel Olsen, Arooj Aftab, Perfume Genius, Soccer Mommy Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: Angel Olsen, Perfume Genius, Soccer Mommy, more

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Friday

Humble Quest, from Nashville singer Maren Morris, tops our shortlist this week of the best albums out on March 25. Harper Smith/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on March 25

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Wednesday

PJ Harvey's Uh Huh Her and Tiger Trap's Tiger Trap are featured in our Records That Changed Our Lives series. Photo Illustration by Estefania Mitre/NPR/Getty Images hide caption

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Records That Changed Our Lives: Defying gatekeepers with 'Uh Huh Her' and Tiger Trap

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Tuesday

Clockwise from upper left: The Smile, Brittany Davis, Arcade Fire, Andrew Bird, Valerie June Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: Arcade Fire, Valerie June, The Smile, Andrew Bird, more

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Friday

Rosalía's highly anticipated MOTOMAMI tops our shortlist of the best albums out on March 18. Daniel Sannwald/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on March 18

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Tuesday

Clockwise from upper left: Belle and Sebastian, Scout laRue Willis, Niia, Deer Scout Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: Belle and Sebastian, Scout laRue Willis, Gang of Youths, More

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Friday

Rex Orange County's latest release, WHO CARES?, is on NPR Music's shortlist for the best albums out on March 11. Alexandra Waespi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on March 11

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Tuesday

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New Mix: Regina Spektor, a Son Lux collaboration with David Byrne and Mitski, more

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Friday

The Belgian singer and rapper Stromae's first new album in nearly a decade, Multitude, tops our picks for the best new albums out on March 4. Michael Ferire/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on March 4

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Wednesday

Kate Bush's The Dreaming and Yoko Ono's Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band are two of the albums featured in our Records That Changed Our Lives series Photo Illustration by Estefania Mitre/NPR/Getty Images hide caption

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Records That Changed Our Lives: How Kate Bush and Yoko Ono challenged us

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Tuesday

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A Punjabi space epic and a laid-back throwback — NPR's favorite music of February

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Friday

Robert Glasper's Black Radio III top's our shortlist for the best new albums out this week. Mancy Gant/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Feb. 25

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Tuesday

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New Mix: Sevdaliza, Porridge Radio, Fantastic Negrito, more

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Friday

Khruangbin's collaboration with Leon Bridges, Texas Moon, is one of NPR Music's picks for the best new records out on Feb. 18. Pooneh Ghana/Couttesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Feb. 18

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