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Kali Malone on the cover of The Sacrificial Code, one of two organ drone albums on this week's Viking's Choice.

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Viking's Choice: Organ Drone, Purple Metal, Hypercolor Fusion

12:47pm July 02, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

This week's mix features drone music performed on a pipe organ, ridiculously over-the-top metal from Japan, a wild avant-pop collaboration between Nels Cline and Cibo Matto's Yuka C. Honda and more.

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The Songs That Define Us, From NPR's 'American Anthem' Series

6:23am July 02, 2019

On this special episode of All Songs Considered we share highlights from NPR's American Anthem series, celebrating the songs that unite and inspire us.

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Abdullah Ibrahim's latest album, The Balance, is out now.

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Finding 'The Balance': Jazz Legend Abdullah Ibrahim Looks To Past, Present And Future

10:00am June 30, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with legendary South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim about his latest album, The Balance.

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Daniel Caesar's surprise release of his sophomore album CASE STUDY 01 boasts features from Brandy, Pharrell, John Mayer and more.

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Daniel Caesar Shares 'CASE STUDY 01' Album In Surprise Release

12:32pm June 28, 2019

by Maya Eaglin

The Grammy-winning R&B stalwart returns with his sophomore album, boasting features from Pharrell, John Mayer and more.

Rapper Freddie Gibbs and Madlib. Their latest project, Bandana is on our short list of the best albums out on June 28.

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New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out On June 28

8:39am June 28, 2019

Our list for this week's best new albums includes a solo release from Thom Yorke, the return of garage rock stalwarts They Black Keys, a new project from Freddie Gibbs and Madlib and more.

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J Balvin And Bad Bunny Surprise Us With, And On, 'Oasis'

8:35am June 28, 2019

by Stefanie Fernández

The Latin trap wunderkind and the current centerpiece of urbano have released a short suite of much-anticipated music, striking a balance between appeasement and experimentation.

Thom Yorke and Dajana Roncione in a scene from the video for Yorke's ANIMA, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

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Thom Yorke's 'ANIMA' Is An Emotional Love Story For Dark Times

7:00am June 27, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

ANIMA's brief visual counterpart, available now on Netflix, feels artful, warm and uncharacteristically revealing. Plus, it's got some of the Radiohead singer's wildest dance moves yet.

Mateo Kingman (left) and Gustavo Santaolalla in the video for "Último Aliento."

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Alt.Latino Playlist: Cuban Rap, Soulful Shoegaze And A Transformation From The Ravine

3:32pm June 26, 2019

Orishas returns with a piano ballad for existentialist insomniacs, Chicago's Divino Niño offers a dream-pop ballad and Mateo Kingman teams up with Gustavo Santaolalla.

Frank Hurricane sings the "full spectrum of juggalo" on the extremely charming "Susquehanna River Blues."

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Viking's Choice: Appalachian Juggalo Blues, Psychedelic Black Metal, More

1:58pm June 25, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

Frank Hurricane pens an ode to lonely juggalos everywhere, Skáphe + Wormlust collapses a black hole with black metal and Lea Bertucci takes her sax to a grain elevator.

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Lucy Dacus' Conflicted Song About America: 'Forever Half Mast'

10:00am June 25, 2019

by Bob Boilen

The track, which sees the U.S. as "evil" but "not that bad," is being released ahed of the Fourth of July as part of the singer's ongoing series of songs for the holidays.