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We "wake the hell up" to pop music, Adele plays the Tiny Desk, a certain Australian artist drops the year's most infectious song, and more.

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Neko Case. Jeff Tweedy. Amanda Shires' divorce album. Evan Miller from member station WYSO in Ohio joins Lars Gotrich to talk about their favorite albums out Sept. 26.

The Starting 5
- Neko Case, 'Neon Grey Midnight Green'
- Jeff Tweedy, 'Twilight Override'
- Robert Plant, 'Saving Grace'
- Amanda Shires, 'Nobody's Girl'
- Cate Le Bon, 'Michelangelo Dying'

The Lightning Round
- Geese, 'Getting Killed'
- Josie, 'A Life of Sweets Alone'
- Bitchin Bajas, 'Inland See'
- M. Sage, 'Tender / Wading' 
- Lady Wray, 'Cover Girl'
 
Credits
Host: Lars Gotrich
Guest: Evan Miller, WYSO
Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell
Digital Producer: Elle Mannion
Editor: Otis Hart
Production Assistant: Dora Levite
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed


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The way new music comes to Alt.Latino World Headquarters says a lot about our slight age difference. I still get CDs in the mail, with an occasional music file sent via email. Ana is constantly playing me audio files she gets vial email or texts from her new music sources, very rarely on CD. So while we were busy putting the finishing touches on our fist annual El Tiny takeover of the Tiny Desk Concert series, our mail piled up. Which means we had lots to choose from for this week's new music episode. There's bound to be something that catches your ear and makes you think: 'How did I live without that in my life?"

Featured artists and songs:

- Making Movies, “La Marea” ft. Mireya Ramos

- Teo Planell, “El Mundo Delante de Ti”, “Como Pensarte Mal”

- Ramona and the Holy Smokes, “Esta Herida”, “I Want You To Be My Man”

- Lorea, “Se me ve la cabeza”, “Mi alma sobre la mesa”

- Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta and Joey Calveiro, “Quizás, Quizás, Quizás”

- Martox, “Enganchao de Ti”

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The Wilco frontman talks about his new triple solo album, 'Twilight Override,' an enthralling opus on the miracle and wonder of life, and why he can't get enough of it, even when everything seems bad.

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It was a year of both soaring euphoria and quiet calm, with lots of sonic adventures.

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Joan Shelley, Lola Young and the return of Sarah McLachlan. Kyle Meredith from WFPK in Louisville joins Stephen Thompson to chat about their favorite albums out Friday, Sept. 19.

The Starting 5:

- Joan Shelley, 'Real Warmth' (Stream)

- Lola Young, 'I'm Only F****** Myself' (Stream)

- Wednesday, 'Bleeds' (Stream)

- Sarah McLachlan, 'Better Broken' (Stream)

- Yasmine Hamdan, 'I remember I forget بنسى وبتذكر' (Stream)


The Lightning Round:

- Kieran Hebden & William Tyler, '41 Longfield Street Late '80s'

- Nine Inch Nails, 'Tron: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'

- Lawrence Matthews, 'Between Mortal Reach & Posthumous Grip'

- Joy Crookes, 'Juniper'

- Joanne Robertson, 'Blurrr'


See the long list of albums out Sept. 12 and sample dozens of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.


Credits

Host: Stephen Thompson

Guest: Kyle Meredith, WFPK

Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell

Digital Producer: Elle Mannion

Editor: Otis Hart

Production Assistant: Dora Levite

Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed

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Bad Bunny's months-long residency in Puerto Rico is coming to an end. The shows brought in hundreds of millions of dollars to the island, and sparked new debates about Puerto Rican identity and politics.

For this week's episode, Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras traveled to San Juan to take in one of the final performances, and interview both locals and tourists about the musical and cultural impact of the summer of Bad Bunny.

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We’ve got six must-hear songs to add to our running list of the year’s best tracks, including some shredding from The Beths, a gorgeous solo piano piece from Dustin O’Halloran, sublime jazz from Nicholas Payton and more.

Featured artists and songs:

1. The Beths: “No Joy,” from ‘Straight Line Was A Lie’
2. Nate Smith & Saje: “Big Fish,” from ‘Live Action’
3. Dustin O’Halloran: “Gold” (Single)
4. Dara Starr Tucker: “Pure Imagination,” from ‘Time Wouldn’t Wait’
5. Grumpy: “Crush,” from ‘Piebald’
6. Nicholas Payton (with Esperanza Spalding and Karriem Riggins): “Let It Ride,” from ‘Triune’

Weekly reset: A late-summer day at the playground

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We enter the stomp-clap era as we look back at our number one songs from 2009.

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Guerilla Toss. Die Spitz. The return of Spinal Tap. Raina Douris from WXPN's World Cafe joins Stephen Thompson to discuss their favorite albums out Friday, Sept. 12.


The Starting 5:

- Spinal Tap, 'The End Continues' (Stream)

- Guerilla Toss, 'You're Weird Now' (Stream)

- Die Spitz, 'Something to Consume' (Stream)

- Frost Children, 'Sister' (Stream)

- Mark William Lewis, 'Mark William Lewis' (Stream)


The Lightning Round:

- Sophie Ellis-Bextor, 'Perimenopop'

- Asher White, '8 tips for full catastrophe living'

- Jade, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY!'

- Fruit Bats, 'Baby Man'

- Kassa Overall, 'CREAM'


See the long list of albums out Sept 12 and sample dozens of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.


Credits

Host: Stephen Thompson

Guest: Raina Douris, WXPN

Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell

Digital Producer: Elle Mannion

Editor: Otis Hart

Production Assistant: Dora Levite

Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed


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