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Friday March 13, 2026

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NPR Music

New Music Friday: The best albums out March 13

March 13, 2026 • James Blake. Kim Gordon. Sturgill Simpson's country-funk alter ego. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Amelia Mason from WBUR in Boston about their favorite albums out Friday, March 13. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer personal picks in our lightning round.

New Music Friday: The best albums out March 13

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Friday August 15, 2025

Dijon has returned with highly acsophomore album, Baby.

Dijon, the Maryland musician who sits squarely at the intersection of R&B and rock, has returned with a surprise album titled Baby. Zachary Harrell Jones hide caption

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The best new albums out Aug. 15

August 15, 2025 • KAYTRANADA. Dijon. Molly Tuttle. We discuss the best new albums of the week with arts critic Amelia Mason from WBUR in Boston.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 15

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Saturday May 1, 2021

Town's Statue Of Colonial Woman Who Killed Natives Sparks Debate

The Hannah Duston statue in G.A.R. Park in Haverhill, Mass., has become the subject of fierce public debate. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption

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Town's Statue Of Colonial Woman Who Killed Natives Sparks Debate

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May 1, 2021 • A statue of 17th-century English colonist Hannah Duston in Massachusetts has become a flashpoint in the ongoing debate about racist monuments.

Town's Statue Of Colonial Woman Who Killed Natives Sparks Debate

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Friday February 2, 2018

Battle Of The Super Bowl Playlists: New England Envy

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Sports

Battle Of The Super Bowl Playlists: New England Envy

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February 2, 2018 • WBUR in Boston responds to World Cafe's challenge to a battle of the Super Bowl playlists.

Monday October 16, 2017

Leveret Will Lift Your Soul With Squeezeboxes

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Songs We Love

Leveret Will Lift Your Soul With Squeezeboxes

WBUR

October 16, 2017 • Featuring a melodeon, concertina and fiddle, the English folk trio's euphoric "Ricer II" circles round and round like a kitten chasing its tail.

Friday September 18, 2015

Songs We Love: The Sun Parade, 'Heart's Out'

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Songs We Love: The Sun Parade, 'Heart's Out'

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September 18, 2015 • This Northampton band is indebted to The Beatles, greatly obsessed with details, and crafts excellent guitar-pop songs that are small, surprising delights.

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