The Washington, D.C.-based band Oh He Dead entered its song "The Foreigner" into the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Friday
Mon Laferte's 1940 Carmen is one of our picks for the best releases out on Oct. 29. Joel Orta/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Upper left: Quinn Christopherson; upper right: mehro; Bottom right: Scout LaRue Willis; Bottom left: Idles; middle: Anjimile Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Friday
K-pop singer CL's debut solo album, ALPHA, is one of our picks for the best releases out on Oct. 22. Courtesy of Very Cherry hide caption
Tuesday
Cover art for The Beatles album Let It Be Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Monday
John Coltrane on the cover of A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle. Courtesy of Impulse! Records hide caption
Saturday
Z The Author submitted the song "Khali's Interlude" to the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest. Erin Porter/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Meet Z The Author, a standout artist from the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest
Friday
Atlanta rapper Young Thug's second official studio album, Punk, is among our picks for the best new releases out on Oct. 15. Brandon Lee/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wednesday
Clockwise from upper left: Mitski, Shamir, Cate LeBon, Big Thief Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Friday
James Blake's Friends That Break Your Heart tops our list of the best albums out on Oct. 8. Josh Stadlen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Monday
Clockwise, from top left: Little Simz, MUNA, Sun-El Musician, Jon Hopkins, Mon Laferte, Ada Lea. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Sunday
Yosmel Montejo's "La Caliente" was a standout entry to this year's Tiny Desk Contest. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tiny Desk Contest entrant Yosmel Montejo has a message for his community: 'Go for it'
Friday
Race Records, the latest release from country singer Miko Marks, is on our shortlist of the best albums and EPs out on Oct. 1. Amanda Lopez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wednesday
Clockwise from upper left: Grace Cummings, NoSo, Le Ren, Ustad Saami Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Friday
Anthony Hamilton's Love is the New Black leads off this week's shortlist of the best new albums out Sept. 24. Antwon Maxwell/Courtesy of the artist hide caption