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Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 20

NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Lars Gotrich provide a guide the most exciting new releases out today. This week, the selections include some recordings that are new and some that are as much as a half-century old, verging on mythological.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 20

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Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Manu Chao, Linda Diaz and Solo Fernández

This week on Alt.Latino, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras talk about an exciting new album from Manu Chao on the way — his first in 17 years — and their favorite recent songs from artists like the Dominican indie rock band Solo Fernández, ethereal pop from Tiny Desk Contest Winner Linda Diaz and more.

Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Manu Chao, Linda Diaz and Solo Fernández

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Arcade Fire's 'Funeral' at 20

We look back at Arcade Fire's monumental debut album, why it was so special, the ways it changed the musical landscape, and how it sounds two decades later.

Arcade Fire's 'Funeral' at 20

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For Miranda Lambert's 10th studio album, Postcards From Texas, the country star recorded in her home state for the first time since she was a teenager. James Macari/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 13

NPR Music's Ann Powers and Hazel Cills are your guides to the best music out this Friday, Sept. 13, including the 10th studio album by Miranda Lambert. Postcards From Texas is a new chapter for the onetime Nashville Star contestant who has become one of that industry town's most reliable songwriters and stars — and also a return to her home state.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 13

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Alt.Latino's 'El Tiny' takeover is back — and this year it's all about love

'El Tiny' season at the Tiny Desk launches next week and this year it's all about love — familial and romantic, with drama fit for a telenovela. Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras preview this year's line-up, sharing a sneak peek at what 2024's 'El Tiny' has to offer.

Alt.Latino's 'El Tiny' takeover is back — and this year it's all about love

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Angélica Garcia's "El Que" is one of the songs we can't stop playing this week. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Contenders, Vol. 16: The songs we can't stop playing this week

We update our running list of the year's best songs with the shapeshifting rock of Caleb Landry Jones, Angélica Garcia's dystopian grooves, a searing look at infidelity from Damien Jurado and more.

The Contenders, Vol. 16: The songs we can't stop playing this week

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LL Cool J is back with a new album, The FORCE, produced by Q-Tip. Chris Parsons/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 6

NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers take you on a tour of the most exciting albums out Friday, Sept. 6

New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 6

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New music from Alt.Latino

Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras play some of their favorite new songs from the last few months, featuring globe-spanning electronica from Colombian producer Sinego, border-crossing new music from La Doña, nuanced salsa from Spanish Harlem Orchestra and more.

New music from Alt.Latino

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A recently discovered lost recording from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, titled Chain of Light, is one of the most-anticipated albums due out this fall. Robert Leslie/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Fall preview 2024

We look ahead to the final big push of releases for 2024, with fall albums from Mount Eerie, SOPHIE, Soccer Mommy, a newly discovered Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan recording and more.

Fall preview 2024

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' epic new album, Wild God, is among the most exciting new albums out August 30. Megan Cullen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 30

The best albums out this week include Wild God from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Doechii's Alligator Bites Never Heal, Jon Hopkins' Ritual and more.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 30

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