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Mountain Man's Alexandra Sauser-Monnig will release her first album as Daughter of Swords, Dawnbreaker, on June 28.

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Mountain Man Singer Reinvents Herself As Daughter Of Swords, Announces Album

10:00am April 30, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

One of the three gorgeous voices at the heart of Mountain Man, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig releases her first solo album, Dawnbreaker, on June 28. Hear the title track.

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New Mix: Japanese Breakfast, Kate Tempest, Future Teens, More

5:00am April 30, 2019

by Bob Boilen

This week we've got a love song from Kate Tempest, music made in a hotel from Japanese Breakfast, a near-perfect pop-punk heartbreaker by Mannequin Pussy and more.

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In advance of her new album release, Taylor Swift surprises fans at the new Kelsey Montague "What Lifts You Up" Mural on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Watch Taylor Swift's Video For 'ME!' Featuring Brendon Urie

5:14pm April 27, 2019

by Lyndsey McKenna

The song and video come after months of Instagram posts and feverish speculation that new music from Swift was imminent this year.

Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals perform at 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 19, 2019. .Paak's single "Make Me Better" featuring Smokey Robinson is featured on this month's Heavy Rotation.

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

10:00am April 27, 2019

On this month's Heavy Rotation, hear the latest songs from Ari Lennox, Anderson .Paak, Ben Kweller, Y La Bamba and more.

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ScHoolboy Q's 'CrasH Talk' Album Is A Woozy, World-Weary Trip

1:55pm April 26, 2019

by Sidney Madden

The TDE artist returns with fits of anxiety and maturity, three years after his Grammy-nominated Blank Face LP.

SOAK's Grim Town is on our short list of the best new albums out on April 26.

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New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums For April 26

9:40am April 26, 2019

Our shortlist of must-hear albums this week includes the acoustic, instrumental rock of Rodrigo y Gabriela, a byzantine concept album from The Mountain Goats, new Josh Ritter and more.

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"Hello Sunshine" is the first single from Bruce Springsteen's upcoming album, Western Stars.

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Bruce Springsteen Finds A New Sound By Looking To The Past

6:55am April 26, 2019

by Ann Powers

"Hello Sunshine," the first single from Bruce Springsteen's upcoming album Western Stars, shares the same melancholy space as early '70s ballads by Jimmy Webb and Kris Kristofferson.