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New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out On May 31

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New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out On May 31

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Our list of the best new albums out this week includes Kishi Bashi's moving remembrance of Japanese internment camps during World War II, R&B singer Raveena, solo piano from Eluvium, Skepta and more.

New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out On May 31

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New Mix: Rhye, Quinn Christopherson, Tōth, Another Sky, Ari Roar, More

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New Mix: Rhye, Quinn Christopherson, Tōth, Another Sky, Ari Roar, More

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This week's All Songs Considered features a gorgeous, solo piano instrumental from Rhye, Tiny Desk contest winner Quinn Christopherson's unique look at male privilege, psych-pop via Ari Roar and more.

New Mix: Rhye, Quinn Christopherson, Tōth, Another Sky, Ari Roar, More

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On May 24

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On May 24

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The best new albums out this week include a stirring call for social justice from soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples, rapper YG's remembrance of Nipsey Hussle, lo-fi rock veterans Sebadoh and more.

New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On May 24

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Top Shelf: 2019 Tiny Desk Contest Entries Our Judges Loved

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Top Shelf: 2019 Tiny Desk Contest Entries Our Judges Loved

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An incredibly strong pool of artists entered this year's Tiny Desk Contest. And though there's just one winner, there were so many more entries our judges loved.

Monday

A Conversation With Jonny Greenwood, On Chaos And The Element Of Surprise

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A Conversation With Jonny Greenwood, On Chaos And The Element Of Surprise

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Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood talks about his classical music featured on NPR Music's Tiny Desk, his love for the recorder and his composer heroes such as Steve Reich and Krzysztof Penderecki.

A Conversation With Jonny Greenwood, On Chaos And The Element Of Surprise

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Friday

New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out May 17

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New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out May 17

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Our shortlist of the best new albums out this week includes a visionary work from The National, the pop wisdom of Carly Rae Jepsen and the raw and defiant sounds of Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion.

New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out May 17

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Thursday

Meet Quinn Christopherson, Winner Of The 2019 Tiny Desk Contest

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Meet Quinn Christopherson, Winner Of The 2019 Tiny Desk Contest

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Hailing from Anchorage, Alaska, Christopherson is a thoughtful songwriter with a powerful sense of perspective.

Meet Quinn Christopherson, Winner Of The 2019 Tiny Desk Contest

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Announcing The 2019 Tiny Desk Contest Winner

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Announcing The 2019 Tiny Desk Contest Winner

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After receiving over 6,000 entries this year, we've picked a winner of the 2019 Tiny Desk Contest. Meet the gifted songwriter who captivated our panel of judges.

Announcing The 2019 Tiny Desk Contest Winner

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Tuesday

Guest DJ: IDLES Frontman Joe Talbot

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Guest DJ: IDLES Frontman Joe Talbot

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Joe Talbot, frontman for the British punk group IDLES, talks about Joy as an Act of Resistance, how Van Morrison's Astral Weeks changed his life and his tips for driving across Kansas while on tour.

Guest DJ: IDLES Frontman Joe Talbot

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Friday

New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out May 10

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New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out May 10

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Our shortlist of the week's best new albums includes a career-defining release from singer Jamila Woods, the sparkling guitar rock of Charly Bliss and Holly Herndon's genius work with the AI "Spawn."

New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out May 10

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Tiny Desk Contest Contestant Bernie Dalton Dies After Battling ALS

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Tiny Desk Contest Contestant Bernie Dalton Dies After Battling ALS

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The musician won our hearts with his deeply moving 2018 Tiny Desk contest entry as Bernie and The Believers. He'd been fighting bulbar-onset ALS, an aggressive form of Lou Gehrig's disease.

Tiny Desk Contest Contestant Bernie Dalton Dies After Battling ALS

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