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New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 30
Oct 30, 202646 min
Alt.Latino: Chuwi steps into the spotlight - and more new music
Oct 28, 202632 min
Why does everything in music feel fake?
Oct 27, 202654 min
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 23
Oct 23, 202641 min
Over and Over: "Crimson and Clover" by Tommy James and the Shondells (NPR+)
Oct 22, 202628 min
Alt.Latino: The Los Tigres Tiny Desk explained
Oct 21, 202629 min
Elephant 6's rapturous, heartbreaking story
Oct 20, 202658 min
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 16
Oct 16, 202643 min
Alt.Latino: Every El Tiny song has a secret
Oct 14, 202627 min
A new canon of Halloween music
Oct 13, 202651 min
Interview: Fontaines D.C.'s decadent, dystopian 'Dopamine Chamber'
Oct 12, 202648 min
Interview: Troye Sivan is leaning into loneliness
Oct 10, 202628 min
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 9
Oct 9, 202642 min
Alt.Latino: Tim, The Beatles and all of Brazil
Oct 7, 202634 min
How The Beatles made ‘Rubber Soul’ and broke up with their past
Oct 6, 202641 min
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 2
Oct 2, 202642 min
Alt.Latino: Melissa Aldana and Gonzalo Rubalcaba talk jazz
Sep 30, 202634 min
Phoebe Bridgers, Gilla Band, Wednesday, and more of the week’s best songs
Sep 29, 202639 min
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 25
Sep 25, 202641 min
Alt.Latino: YEИDRY's life in six songs
Sep 23, 202636 min
Lizzy McAlpine, Víkingur Ólafsson plays Bach, and more of the week's best songs
Sep 22, 202644 min
Sylvan Esso: The NPR Music Interview
Sep 21, 202641 min
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 18
Sep 18, 202642 min
Alt.Latino: Los Texmaniacs keep tradition alive
Sep 16, 202625 min
M83, Shygirl, FKJ and the best songs we heard this week
Sep 15, 202642 min
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 11
Sep 11, 202641 min
Alt.Latino: Brazil and Colombia on our minds
Sep 9, 202630 min
More cover songs that are better than the originals
Sep 8, 202647 min
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 4
Sep 4, 202644 min
Alt.Latino: Guadalajara loves metal?
Sep 2, 202629 min
Dahi, Kendrick and Amber Mark, Dominic Fike, more
Sep 1, 202645 min
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 28
Aug 28, 202640 min
Alt.Latino: Cypress Hill en español
Aug 27, 202626 min
Dolly Parton in her own words
Aug 26, 202627 min
The best Sunday morning albums
Aug 25, 202649 min
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 21
Aug 21, 202642 min
Alt.Latino: Electrónica rising in Mexico
Aug 19, 202632 min
Weezer, Colin Stetson, Jlin, Meredith Monk more
Aug 18, 2026
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 14
Aug 14, 202646 min
Alt.Latino: Why Harry Styles and The xx love Latin America
Aug 12, 202639 min
Cover songs that are better than the originals
Aug 11, 202651 min
The Ripple Effect: Deadheads share their stories
Aug 9, 202639 min
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 7
Aug 7, 202641 min
Alt.Latino: Ana's summer playlist
Aug 5, 202631 min
Slayyyter's new single, King Princess covers Neil Young
Aug 4, 202641 min
What's next for the Grateful Dead's legacy?
Aug 1, 202644 min
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 31
Jul 31, 202643 min
Alt.Latino: Is Bill Evans techno?
Jul 29, 202629 min
How to love the Grateful Dead
Jul 28, 202645 min
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 24
Jul 24, 202640 min