The singer and guitarist Torres. Her latest full-length, Silver Tongue, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out Jan. 31. Michael Lavine/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Tank and the Bangas perform with Cuban singer Cimafunk, the Soul Rebels and The Queen of the Guardians in Havana, Cuba. Eliana Aponte/NPR hide caption
Tank And The Cubans: A Week In Havana
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Traced in Air not only reinvigorated but reinvented Cynic, a metal band co-founded by guitarist Paul Masvidal and drummer Sean Reinert, who died Friday. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Half Waif, Koffee, Waxahatchee, Diet Cig, Snarls Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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Andy Shauf. His latest full-length, The Neon Skyline, is on our shortlist of the best albums out on Jan. 24. Colin Medley/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Pinegrove. The band's latest album is called Marigold. Caroline Tompkins/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wednesday
Clockwise from upper left: Khruangbin and Leon Bridges, M. Ward, Soccer Mommy, David Dondero, Dan Deacon Courtesy of the artists hide caption
New Mix: Dan Deacon, Soccer Mommy, M. Ward, Khruangbin And Leon Bridges, More
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The late rapper Mac Miller. His posthumous release, Circles, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Jan. 17. Christian Weber/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Today's Active Lifestyles, Polvo's second album from 1993, gets a slight makeover from its original, puke yellow-and-green color scheme for a vinyl reissue. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: La Chica, Ak Dan Gwang Chil, Cheikh Lō, Sofiane Saidi & Mazalda, Tufan Derince Bob Boilen / NPR hide caption
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The artist known as Poppy. Her latest release, I Disagree, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Jan. 10. Jesse Draxler/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
A ripping track from Nosebleed's Outside Looking In 7-inch single is featured on this week's playlist. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A screenshot of the first All Songs Considered web site, promoting NPR's "Online Music Show," which was initially in mono-only (to accommodate dial-up connections) and a multimedia show with slides and text available only in Real Audio and Windows Media. NPR hide caption
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Clockwise from upper left: Fire-Toolz, Maria W Horn, Rakta, Haunt Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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Bob Boilen says that the Japanese pop punk band CHAI performed one of his Tiny Desk Concerts of 2019: "My face hurt from smiling so much!" Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption