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New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 23

Over and Over: "Crimson and Clover" by Tommy James and the Shondells (NPR+)

Alt.Latino: Los Tigres' Tiny Desk, explained

Elephant 6's rapturous, heartbreaking story

New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 16

Alt.Latino: Every El Tiny song has a secret

A new canon of Halloween music

Interview: Fontaines D.C.'s decadent, dystopian 'Dopamine Chamber'

Interview: Troye Sivan is leaning into loneliness

New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 9

Alt.Latino: Tim, The Beatles and all of Brazil

How The Beatles made ‘Rubber Soul’ and broke up with their past

New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 2

Alt.Latino: Melissa Aldana and Gonzalo Rubalcaba talk jazz

Phoebe Bridgers, Gilla Band, Wednesday, and more of the week’s best songs

New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 25

Alt.Latino: YEИDRY's life in six songs

Lizzy McAlpine, Víkingur Ólafsson plays Bach, and more of the week's best songs

Sylvan Esso: The NPR Music Interview

New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 18

Alt.Latino: Los Texmaniacs keep tradition alive

M83, Shygirl, FKJ and the best songs we heard this week

New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 11

Alt.Latino: Brazil and Colombia on our minds

More cover songs that are better than the originals

New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 4

Alt.Latino: Guadalajara loves metal?

Dahi, Kendrick and Amber Mark, Dominic Fike, more

New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 28

Alt.Latino: Cypress Hill en español

Dolly Parton in her own words

The best Sunday morning albums

New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 21

Alt.Latino: Electrónica rising in Mexico

Weezer, Colin Stetson, Jlin, Meredith Monk more

New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 14

Alt.Latino: Why Harry Styles and The xx love Latin America

Cover songs that are better than the originals

The Ripple Effect: Deadheads share their stories

New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 7

Alt.Latino: Ana's summer playlist

Slayyyter's new single, King Princess covers Neil Young

What's next for the Grateful Dead's legacy?

New Music Friday: The best albums out July 31

Alt.Latino: Is Bill Evans techno?

How to love the Grateful Dead

New Music Friday: The best albums out July 24

Alt.Latino: Spain wins (at music, too)

Sylvan Esso, Phoebe Bridgers, feeble little horse, more

New Music Friday: The best albums out July 17

Alt.Latino: Country twang, Brazilian flow

beabadoobee, The Rolling Stones, Four Tet, more

New Music Friday: The best albums out July 10

Alt.Latino: The best Latin music of 2026 (so far)

Summer’s simple pleasures: Roséwave

The best albums of 2026 (so far)

Over and Over: “Such Great Heights” by The Postal Service (NPR+)

Alt.Latino: Mon Laferte's captivating coda

The year’s best songs (so far)

New Music Friday: The best albums out June 26

Alt.Latino: They opened for Miles Davis and Sly Stone, then disappeared

Beck’s ‘Odelay’ at 30, Mitski covers One Direction, more

New Music Friday: The best albums out June 19

Alt.Latino: The sounds of Cuban resilience

Songs for any road trip

New Music Friday: The best albums out June 12

Alt.Latino: A Tejano masterclass with El Gato Negro, Ruben Ramos

11 more songs to reset your mood | All Songs Considered

New Music Friday: The best albums out June 5

All Songs Considered: Wet Leg, Vince Staples, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien

New Music Friday: The best albums out May 29

Alt.Latino: The Vaqueros of Hawaii

What’s the defining Millennial song?

New Music Friday: The best albums out May 22

Alt.Latino: Gipsy Kings are back, Julieta Venegas' norteña roots and more

All Songs Considered: Gracie Abrams hits a wall, more best new songs

Interview: Isaiah Rashad is ready to bare his soul

New Music Friday: The best albums out May 15

Alt.Latino: Our favorite Latin Tiny Desk Contest entries

All Songs Considered: Charli xcx, Mike D, Boards of Canada

New Music Friday: The best albums out May 8

All Songs Considered: Call your mom

New Music Friday: The best albums out May 1

Alt.Latino: Flamenco meets Música Mexicana

All Songs Considered: Olivia Rodrigo, Nine Inch Nails, Rosalía

New Music Friday: The best albums out April 24

Alt.Latino: Argentine indie, Venezuelan reggaeton and punk from San Antonio

All Songs Considered: Jack White, Boards of Canada

Interview: Beck returns to the spotlight

New Music Friday: The best albums out April 17

Alt.Latino: Jorge Drexler returns home

All Songs Considered: Need a reset?

New Music Friday: The best albums out April 10

Alt.Latino: Sonic Bloom: Fresh, funky new tracks from Rio, Granada and more

All Songs Considered: José González's hope, Jungle's sunshine

New Music Friday: The best albums out April 3

Alt.Latino: Dominican indie, Peruvian cumbia and experimental Argentine pop

All Songs Considered: Our favorite Tiny Desk Contest entries

New Music Friday: The best albums out March 27

Alt.Latino: Songs she loves: Sofia Rei and the magic of the human voice