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"Music has given me my whole life," St. Vincent says. "It was hard work, but it's worth it because every night you get to spend 90 minutes with people and go someplace completely out of this world." Alex Da Corte/Nasty Little Man hide caption
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Founded by brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas, Redbone scored a Top 5 hit in 1974 with "Come and Get Your Love," launching their Indigenous style and influences into the pop conversation. Sandy Speiser/Courtesy of Sony Legacy hide caption
50 years ago, 'Come and Get Your Love' put Native culture on the bandstand
Thursday's first song in 13 years, "Application for Release From the Dream," is a soaring, searing return. Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images hide caption
Sleater-Kinney perform a Tiny Desk concert. Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR hide caption
Laura Jane Grace Bella Peterson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Laura Jane Grace on World Cafe
Brigitte Calls Me Baby Scarlet Page/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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There's a trio of fantastic records featuring drummer Jim White all out in the first half of 2024. Anna White/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Sonhos Tomam Conta roughly translates as "dreams take over," which is a perfect way to think of this samba-infused shoegaze project from São Paulo. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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New Jazz Underground pushes at the corners of hard bop and hip-hop. PETER LueDERS/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Chris and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Soul Glo performs at the Tiny Desk Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption
Cellis Maya Beiser offers a remarkable interpretation of Terry Riley's In C on her latest album. Boyang Hu/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
In a music scene policed by politics and faith, there was none more real than Michael Knott. Kate Gutwein Smith/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A prolific songwriter, Michael Knott confronted his demons with both bombast and a quietly fervent spirit. Matt Wignall hide caption
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