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Lafawndah's Ancestor Boy is on our short list for the best new albums out on March 22.

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New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out March 22

5:00am March 22, 2019

Hear rock guitar heroics from Ex Hex, Andrew Bird's "finest work yet," mind-blowing sonics from Lafawndah, Emily Wells and much more on our sprint through the week's best new albums.

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Maroon 5's Halftime Show Was Forgettable, Excluding All The FCC Complaints Filed

4:31pm March 21, 2019

The past Super Bowl was largely forgettable, as was the halftime show starring Maroon 5. But, that didn't stop viewers from complaining to the FCC about Adam Levine taking off his shirt.

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An Andrew Bird's-Eye View Of His Latest Album

3:11pm March 21, 2019

The indie rock artist zooms way out on humanity across history's timeline, seeking insight about our current age with his latest album My Finest Work Yet.

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Greensky Bluegrass On Mountain Stage

3:01pm March 21, 2019

by Adam Harris

With endearing, richly-orchestrated songs from its album All For Money, the Kalamazoo-based quintet Greensky Bluegrass returns for a third appearance on Mountain Stage.

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Carsie Blanton Is Delightfully Surprising On 'Buck Up'

1:37pm March 21, 2019

by Ken Tucker

Blanton makes folk-based music that prizes wordplay and has an antic sense of humor. Rock critic Ken Tucker says the personal is always political on her new album.

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Fennesz's Agora is due out March 29 on Touch.

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First Listen: Fennesz, 'Agora'

1:19pm March 21, 2019

by Grayson Haver Currin

The Austrian electronic-music pioneer uses his laptop to splice, sample and otherwise subvert the sound of his guitar and field recordings, in the process forming crackling electric symphonies.

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Watch Nick Waterhouse Perform 'Black Glass' Live In The Studio

11:49am March 21, 2019

by Marion Hodges

Backed by a horn section and a collaborative spirit, Nick Waterhouse took over composition with a loose and easy control.

The Bothy Band, active 1974-1979, is featured on this week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Best Of The Best

11:31am March 21, 2019

Explore the world of Celtic music with songs from the most beloved names.

Mdou Moctar's Ilana (The Creator) comes out March 29 via Sahel Sounds.

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First Listen: Mdou Moctar, 'Ilana (The Creator)'

10:28am March 21, 2019

by Bob Boilen

The Tuareg musician may have just made the most insane psychedelic guitar album of the 21st century.

Some of our favorite entrants to the Tiny Desk Contest this week (clockwise from top left): Four Play Clarinet; GLASYS; Lulu Fall; Kristen Joselle.

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Watch The Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Love This Week

10:00am March 21, 2019

Here are some early Contest entries that have caught our attention. You still have a few more weeks to enter the Tiny Desk Contest for your chance to play at the real Tiny Desk.