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Nothing's new album, Tired Of Tomorrow, comes out May 13.

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First Listen: Nothing, 'Tired Of Tomorrow'

7:00am May 05, 2016

by Mike Katzif

Nothing's new album follows a tumultuous period in the band members' lives. Its 10 songs delve into anxiety and addiction, mental illness and mortality, while channeling anguish into catharsis.

Oddisee's new album, The Odd Tape, comes out May 13.

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First Listen: Oddisee, 'The Odd Tape'

2:48am May 05, 2016

by Kiana Fitzgerald

The Brooklyn rapper-producer's latest instrumental album is evenly weighted from front to back. There's never an off moment — or even a precarious one.

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With 'Be As You Are,' Mike Posner Finally Takes His Mom's Advice

5:17pm May 04, 2016

by NPR Staff

The singer's latest pop hit is — ironically — about the downsides of having a pop hit. But another song on his new album, At Night, Alone, focuses on his relationship with his mother.

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California Addiction Doctor Scheduled Meeting With Prince, Lawyer Says

5:17pm May 04, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

A lawyer for a California addiction doctor held a press conference Wednesday. He said his client was scheduled to meet with Prince the day after the singer died, and that he had dispatched his son, who works with him, to Prince's Minnesota home.

Jennifer Nettles' new album, Playing With Fire, comes out May 13.

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First Listen: Jennifer Nettles, 'Playing With Fire'

3:26pm May 04, 2016

by Jewly Hight

Few who've been following the Sugarland singer's career could deny her expressive range, but even she had never reveled in it quite this freely until now.

A still from Ought's "Beautiful Blue Sky" video.

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Ought's New Video Captures The Beauty And Boredom Of The Everyday

2:40pm May 04, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

In a video for the contemplative post-punk song, a dancer holds a mirror to the hallways, bedrooms and parks where our plainest, loneliest experiences occur.

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Songs We Love: Esmé Patterson, 'No River'

2:10pm May 04, 2016

by Ann Powers

Patterson casts light on the assumption people make about a woman: that she's inexhaustibly strong, yet mysteriously dangerous. "I'm human, I'm human," she reminds us.

Ben Harper performs live at World Cafe Live at The Queen.

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Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals On World Cafe

1:38pm May 04, 2016

Hear why now was the right time for Harper to reunite with his longtime backing band.

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Songs We Love: Idris Ackamoor And The Pyramids, 'Rhapsody In Berlin'

10:00am May 04, 2016

by Patrick Jarenwattananon

Reunited after three decades, the pan-African "cosmic jazz" experimentalists throw an extended and ecstatic dance party, with throwback funk vibes and multiculti merger.

Canadian band The Grindmother is a family act, led by guitarist Rain Forest and his 67-year-old mom.

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This Ain't Your Mama's Grindcore Band — It's His

6:25am May 04, 2016

by Lindsay Totty

The Grindmother is a Canadian metal band that's just released its debut album. It's also what the group's 67-year-old lead singer prefers to be called.

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