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(L-R) Naomi McPherson, Katie Gavin and Josette Maskin of MUNA.

Kevin Tidmarsh, Catherine Whelan, Natasha Branch

The musicians of MUNA pride themselves on their ability to connect. The band's latest album, Saves the World, pays homage to that cause.

Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney.

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Burn, Don't Freeze: Sleater-Kinney On Making Art In The Midst Of Change

Rachel Martin, Kevin Tidmarsh

The Center Won't Hold casts an uneasy gaze on technology and politics; it's also the band's last album with its longtime drummer. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker.

Carly Rae Jepsen opens up about family, singlehood and the one that might've got away on her latest album, <em>Dedicated.</em>

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Carly Rae Jepsen Colors Outside The Lines

David Greene, Kevin Tidmarsh

On her latest album, Dedicated, Carly Rae Jepsen opens up about family, singlehood and the one that might've got away.

International headlines

Asylum-Seekers From Latin America Inundate U.S. Border At El Paso

David Greene, Danny Hajek, Ashley Brown, Kevin Tidmarsh

The U.S. threatens to shut down the border because of the crush of asylum-seekers. In El Paso, Texas, U.S. authorities had been holding migrants under a highway bridge behind fencing and barbed wire.

"In the midst of the worst of times, we find a way to dance," DAWN says of her hometown, New Orleans. The artist used New Orleans as inspiration for her latest album, <em>new breed</em>.

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'We Find A Way To Dance': Inspired By New Orleans, DAWN Reconstructs Beauty From Ruin

Noel King, Kevin Tidmarsh

Dawn Richard gained fame as a member of R&B group Danity Kane just as her hometown was recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Now a solo artist, she explores her New Orleans roots on a new album.

"To be honest with you, I don't have many answers. I've got a bunch of questions," Matty Healy says.

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The 1975's Matty Healy Negotiates With The World

David Greene, Kevin Tidmarsh

The 1975 frontman's lifestyle sent him to rehab. David Greene speaks with Healy about giving up his "love affair" with drugs and the band's latest album, A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships.

"Every five years or so, there's just a transformation I kind of need to constantly be going under," Jake Shears says.

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Jake Shears Strikes Out On His Own

Noel King, Kevin Tidmarsh, Phil Harrell

Scissors Sisters won the hearts of Elton John, David Bowie and Bono before going on hiatus in 2012. Lead singer Jake Shears is back with a debut solo album, full of familiar quirks and dizzying fun.