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New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 28

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)

NPR Music+: “Such Great Heights” by The Postal Service

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