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Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, the latest full-length from British rapper Little Simz, tops our shortlist of the best albums out on Sept. 3.
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The British rapper Little Simz is not messing around. Her latest
Lord Huron’s “Not Dead Yet” is featured in August’s edition of Heavy Rotation.
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Lord Huron’s “Not Dead Yet” is featured in August’s edition of Heavy Rotation.
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August’s edition of Heavy Rotation
Lorde’s long awaited Solar Power is out Friday.
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Lorde’s long awaited Solar Power is out Friday.
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We open this week’s show with Lorde, who became a pop superstar at 16 on the strength of
Nanci Griffith performs in London in 2012. She died Friday in Nashville at age 68.
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Nanci Griffith performs in London in 2012. She died Friday in Nashville at age 68.
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Nanci
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When the artist Yolanda Quarterly, now better known as Yola, was just a bump in her mother’s belly, she was already bopping to music. Yola’s mother was a registered nurse, who used to DJ at a hospital’s mental
Here we are halfway through 2021, this year of stepping back across the threshold into the world. And what are we carrying with us as we emerge? Below, you’ll find two dozen albums that worked their way into the hearts of NPR Music’s staff during those in-between days. Just one