We get Gabriel Garzón-Montano's "Golden Wings" just as springtime begins to fully reveal itself to us. Lissy Elle Laricchia/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Songs We Love
Handpicked by NPR Music staff and public radio hostsIlluminati Hotties. Kristy Benjamin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Turtlenecked's High Scores of the Heart is out on April 27. Andrew Baker/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Retirement Party's Somewhat Literate comes out May 25. Sarah Beidatsch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Colombian band Monsieur Periné continues to fascinate with new single. Alejandra Quintero/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
With an ambiguous, bare-bones style of storytelling, MorMor is Toronto's newest enigma. Jake Sherman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Record Company. Jen Rosenstein/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Deafheaven's Ordinary Corrupt Human Love comes out July 13. Corinne Shiavone/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Let's Eat Grandma's I'm All Ears drops June 29 on Transgressive. YouTube screenshot by NPR hide caption
Benjamin Lazar Davis' Nothing Matters comes out May 4. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Elise Davis' new album, Cactus, is due out later this year. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bobby Sessions' new single 'Like Me' traces the lineage of slavery in the U.S. to the present day. Jeremy Biggers/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bombino's Deran comes out May 18. Richard Dumas/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Chris Crofton's Hello It's Me comes out June 22. Dustin Lane/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sabrina Claudio on the cover of her new single, "Don't Let Me Down." Fouad/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Howlin Rain's The Alligator Bride comes out June 8. Kristy Walker/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
While Nick Lowe's "Tokyo Bay" bops and swings like a song from six decades ago, its lyrics aren't your traditional rockabilly fare. Jim Herrington/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Gallant pairs angelic vocals with a powerful, almost-sinister, sexual energy for his "Gentleman" video. Sasha Samsonova/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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