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• NEW The Contenders, Vol. 21: The songs we can't stop playing this week | NPR | Nov. 19, 2024, 8 a.m.
Freak Slug's "Ya Ready," from her latest album, I Blow Out Big Candles, is one of the tracks we can't stop playing this week. El Hardwick/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

• Tyler, The Creator makes quick work of his latest ascent to the top of the album chart | NPR
The rapper's eighth album scored his best-selling debut week ever, but the raw numbers don't tell the whole story of its success. Meanwhile, Shaboozey returns to the top of the songs chart.

• Love flourishes, then flickers out on Madi Diaz's 'Weird Faith' | NPR
The Nashville-based musician talks about her new record and performs in front of a live studio audience at World Cafe.

• The Cure's first album in 16 years is romantic and melodic, says NPR critic | NPR
The Cure, the English rock band that for decades has ruled over a dark and mysterious corner of music, has just released its first album in 16 years.

• WATCH: Pixies plays songs from their new album, 'The Night the Zombies ... | NPR | Oct. 24, 2024, 7:05 a.m.
WATCH: Pixies plays songs from their new album, 'The Night the Zombies Came' : World Cafe : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast The alternative rock pioneers perform an exclusive set ahead of the ...