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Norah Jones reflects on 20 years of 'Come Away With Me'

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Norah Jones reflects on 20 years of 'Come Away With Me'

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The singer explains why Blue Note Records rejected her first version of the beloved album and shares her original, previously unheard tracks, now released for a 20th anniversary edition of the record.

Norah Jones reflects on 20 years of 'Come Away With Me'

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Friday

New Music Friday: The best releases out June 24

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New Music Friday: The best releases out June 24

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new ones from the electro-pop band MUNA, R&B singer GIVĒON, country star Jimmie Allen, Soccer Mommy and more.

New Music Friday: The best releases out June 24

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Wednesday

New Mix: Dry Cleaning, Jesca Hoop, Alex G, Rubblebucket, Jake Blount, Marlon Williams

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New Mix: Dry Cleaning, Jesca Hoop, Alex G, Rubblebucket, Jake Blount, Marlon Williams

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All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares an anthemic call to action from Jesca Hoop, a song for a stressed-out brain from Dry Cleaning, and two tunes inspired by television shows.

New Mix: Dry Cleaning, Jesca Hoop, Alex G, Rubblebucket, Jake Blount, Marlon Williams

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Friday

New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 17

Yaya Bey's latest, Remember Your North Star, tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on June 17. Lawrence Agyei hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 17

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new ones from R&B singer Yaya Bey, the shape-shifting rock of Bartees Strange, Perfume Genius, DJ and producer J. Rocc and more.

New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 17

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Tuesday

New Mix: S.G. Goodman, The A's, The Beths, Tamino, more

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New Mix: S.G. Goodman, The A's, The Beths, Tamino, more

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All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares new tracks from Belgian-Egyptian singer Tamino, Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath and Daughter of Sword's Alexandra Sauser-Monnig together as The A's and more.

New Mix: S.G. Goodman, The A's, The Beths, Tamino, more

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Friday

New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 10

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 10

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Nature's World from the Chicago hip-hop duo Mother Nature, FKJ's VINCENT, a meditative album from Japanese composer Midori Takada and more.

New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 10

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Tuesday

New Mix: Death Cab For Cutie, Sylvan Esso, Lou Reed, NoSo, more

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New Mix: Death Cab For Cutie, Sylvan Esso, Lou Reed, NoSo, more

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All Songs host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week including the return of Death Cab for Cutie, a rare demo from Lou Reed, the singer-songwriter known as NoSo, Sylvan Esso and more.

New Mix: Death Cab For Cutie, Sylvan Esso, Lou Reed, NoSo, more

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Friday

New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 3

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 3

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The week's best new albums include Fantastic Negrito's White Jesus Black Problems, Angel Olsen's Big Time, rapper Namir Blade's sci-fi-inspired Metropolis, 070 Shake's You Can't Kill Me and more.

New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 3

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Wednesday

NPR's favorite music of May, from a San Benito summer to an uneasy opus

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NPR's favorite music of May, from a San Benito summer to an uneasy opus

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May brought us Bad Bunny's stacked summer album, Kendrick Lamar's unsettled opus, Ravyn Lenae's otherworldly debut, Julia Reidy's microtonal guitar dissonance and Ethel Cain's haunted pop.

NPR's favorite music of May, from a San Benito summer to an uneasy opus

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Friday

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 27

R&B singer UMI's debut full-length, Forest in the City is one of NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out on May 27. Eddie Mandell hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 27

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The best albums out this week include Wilco's double-length Cruel Country, a debut from the singer UMI, the latest installment in Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge's Jazz Is Dead series and more.

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 27

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Friday

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 20

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 20

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The best albums out this week include Harry's House from Harry Styles, jazz pianist Joey Alexander's Origin, new ones from R&B singer Ravyn Lenae, rapper Boldy James, Porridge Radio and more.

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 20

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Tuesday

New Mix: Tiny Desk Contest winner Alisa Amador, SOAK, Jens Lekman, more

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New Mix: Tiny Desk Contest winner Alisa Amador, SOAK, Jens Lekman, more

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All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen introduces this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner, Alisa Amador, plus new music from SOAK, the identical twins duo Companion, Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman and more.

New Mix: Tiny Desk Contest winner Alisa Amador, SOAK, Jens Lekman, more

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Friday

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 13

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 13

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Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Leikeli47's Shape Up, Florence + the Machine's Dance Fever and more are on our shortlist of the week's best new albums.

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 13

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Tuesday

New Mix: Regina Spektor, Stella Donnelly, Tomberlin, More

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New Mix: Regina Spektor, Stella Donnelly, Tomberlin, More

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All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares the "most astonishing song" he's heard this year: Regina Spektor's "Up The Mountain," plus Stella Donnelly's "Lungs," the many colors of MABUTA and more.

New Mix: Regina Spektor, Stella Donnelly, Tomberlin, More

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Friday

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 6

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 6

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Sharon Van Etten's We've Been Going About This All Wrong, Jack Harlow's Come Home The Kids Miss You, Arcade Fire's WE and more.

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 6

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