Clockwise from upper left: Lorde (from her video for the song "Solar Power"), The Go! Team, Azure Ray, The Goon Sax Courtesy of the artists hide caption
All Songs Considered
Upgrade Your PlaylistJoni Mitchell on the cover of Blue, an album turning 50 in 2021. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Singer and rapper Jesse Markin. His new album, Noir, is on our shortlist for the best releases out on June 11. Tero Ahonen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Raine Stern entered the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Touchin' Don't Feel Right" YouTube/NPR hide caption
Clockwise from upper left corner: Laura Stevenson, The Narcotix, Maddie Jay, Naia Izumi Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein will join NPR Music's Listening Party. Karen Murphy/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Rostam. His second solo full-length, Changepobia, is on our shortlist of the best albums out on June 4. Olivia Bee/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Allison Mahal entered the Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Superego." YouTube/NPR hide caption
Top left, clockwise: Sinéad Harnett, Olivia Rodrigo, The Zolas, Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen, Bill Laurance, Sound Prints. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Mereba's new EP, Azeb, is out now. Breyona Holt/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
MikeyyAustin & The Soulcial Club entered the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "The Sunlight Song." Youtube/NPR hide caption
From top left, clockwise: Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen, Mdou Moctar, Sunny Jain, Angélique Kidjo, Aerial East, Saint Sister. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
New Mix: Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen, Mdou Moctar, Angélique Kidjo, More
Allison Russell's new album is called Outside Child. Francesca Cepero/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
From top left, clockwise: Sleater-Kinney, Green-House, Briars of North America, Billie Marten, Lowland Hum, Sleepersound. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Haley Heynderickx performs a Tiny Desk Concert on July 2, 2018 (Eric Lee/NPR). Eric Lee/NPR hide caption
Singer Jorja Smith. Her latest release, Be Right Back, is on our shortlist of the best albums out on May 14. Bardha Krasniqi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Kahlen. submitted the very first entry to the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube hide caption
Dawn Richard takes a selfie with her mom Debbie after NPR Music's Listening Party for Second Line. Courtesy of Dawn Richard hide caption
The Essex singer Dodie. Her debut full-length, Build A Problem, tops our shortlist of the best new albums out on May 7. Parri Thomas/Courtesy of the artist hide caption