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Discover NPR Music's New Music Friday, a perfect blend of fresh sounds spanning multiple genres. From Adam Lambert's provocative "WET DREAM" to the reflective "Literary Witches" by Mourning [A] BLKstar, this playlist offers a dynamic listening experience. Feel the smooth energy of "Lose My Breath (Stray Kids Ver.)" and dive into the nostalgic vibes of "Return Of The Grievous Angel" by The Raveonettes.

Experience distinct sounds like Carson McHone's heartfelt "I Couldn't Say It to Your Face" and the ambient tune "Clouding" by Superposition. With tracks like "HOT ONE" by Denzel Curry and TiaCorine, and the soulfully layered "Dance With The Devil" by Blxst and Anderson .Paak, this playlist guarantees a diverse and exciting musical journey.

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October 2, 2026

The Deeps Have Music
Beth Taylor•
Hamish Brown
22 tracks
October 2

Linda's Head
Helen
10 tracks
October 2

SUGUNGGA
LEENALCHI
10 tracks
October 2

Palestrina: Song of Songs
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Traditional•
The Sixteen
29 tracks
October 2

The Deeps Have Music
Beth Taylor•
Hamish Brown
22 tracks
October 1

The Closer I Get To You (with Destin Conrad, Moses Sumney)
Meshell Ndegeocello•
DESTIN CONRAD•
Moses Sumney
1 tracks
October 1

The Hopeful Lie
Wynonna•
The War And Treaty
1 tracks
October 1

The Hopeful Lie
Wynonna•
The War And Treaty
1 tracks
October 1

Golden Ring (with Brandi Carlile)
Meshell Ndegeocello•
Brandi Carlile
1 tracks
October 1

Guilty (with Ink)
Meshell Ndegeocello•
Ink
1 tracks
September 30

Fancy Footwork
Chris Lorenzo•
Chromeo
1 tracks
September 30

You Mean The World To Me (feat. Leon Thomas & Hazel Monét)
Victoria Monét•
Leon Thomas•
Hazel Monét
1 tracks
September 29

Hear Me Now
Wynonna•
Iron & Wine
4 tracks
September 28

Molfar's Rhapsody
Traditional
1 tracks
September 25

Palestrina: Song of Songs: No. 6, Pulchrae sunt genae tuae
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Traditional•
The Sixteen
1 tracks
September 25

The Story of Michael and Tanya (Expanded)
The War And Treaty
19 tracks
September 22

La Rosa de los Vientos. Un Mar de Melodías
Traditional
17 tracks
September 21

Life 1 (where did the time go)
Quadeca
4 tracks
September 18

Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto
George Frideric Handel•
The English Concert•
Harry Bicket•
Christophe Dumaux•
Beth Taylor•
Louise Alder•
John Holiday
73 tracks
September 18

Mahler: Urlicht from Symphony No. 2 - Simon Rattle
Gustav Mahler•
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Simon Rattle•
Beth Taylor
1 tracks
September 18

Two Things Can Be True
Miranda Lambert
4 tracks
September 18

Kolo Vivo (Arr. for String Quartet by Eric Mouret & Raphaël Maillet)
Traditional•
Quatuor Zaïde
1 tracks
September 11

Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 2, In Haven
Edward Elgar•
Beth Taylor•
Hamish Brown
1 tracks
September 11

Traditional Gaelic Songs In English
Minim•
Traditional
10 tracks
September 11

Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 2, In Haven
Edward Elgar•
Beth Taylor•
Hamish Brown
1 tracks
September 11

Palestrina: Song of Songs: No. 28, Guttur tuum sicut vinum optimum
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Traditional•
The Sixteen
1 tracks
September 10

Miami For The Weekend
Dead Poet Society
4 tracks
September 8

Juicy
Victoria Monét
1 tracks
September 5

Sri Ganesha Ashtottara Shatanamavali
Traditional
1 tracks
September 4

Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610, SV 206
Claudio Monteverdi•
Traditional•
I Fagiolini
24 tracks
September 4

That’s Not Fair
The Paradox
3 tracks
September 4

Country Baptism
The War And Treaty
7 tracks
September 4

Spirit, Body and Soul: Concert Spirituals for Solo Piano
Traditional
9 tracks
September 2

Tiger Is Coming
LEENALCHI
1 tracks
September 2

Te Caigo
Girl Ultra•
Chromeo
4 tracks
September 2

Te Caigo
Girl Ultra•
Chromeo
4 tracks
August 28

Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 5, Pulchra es
Claudio Monteverdi•
Traditional•
I Fagiolini•
Julia Doyle
1 tracks
August 28

Don’t Look Any Further
Meshell Ndegeocello•
Lianne La Havas
3 tracks
August 28

Don’t Look Any Further
Meshell Ndegeocello•
Lianne La Havas
3 tracks
August 26

Country Baptism
The War And Treaty
1 tracks

October 2, 2026

The Deeps Have Music
Beth Taylor•
Hamish Brown
22 tracks
October 2

Palestrina: Song of Songs
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Traditional•
The Sixteen
29 tracks
October 2

Linda's Head
Helen
10 tracks
October 2

The Deeps Have Music
Beth Taylor•
Hamish Brown
22 tracks
October 2

SUGUNGGA
LEENALCHI
10 tracks
September 29

Hear Me Now
Wynonna•
Iron & Wine
4 tracks
September 25

The Story of Michael and Tanya (Expanded)
The War And Treaty
19 tracks
September 22

La Rosa de los Vientos. Un Mar de Melodías
Traditional
17 tracks
September 21

Life 1 (where did the time go)
Quadeca
4 tracks
September 18

Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto
George Frideric Handel•
The English Concert•
Harry Bicket•
Christophe Dumaux•
Beth Taylor•
Louise Alder•
John Holiday
73 tracks
September 18

Two Things Can Be True
Miranda Lambert
4 tracks
September 11

Traditional Gaelic Songs In English
Minim•
Traditional
10 tracks
September 10

Miami For The Weekend
Dead Poet Society
4 tracks
September 4

Country Baptism
The War And Treaty
7 tracks
September 4

Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610, SV 206
Claudio Monteverdi•
Traditional•
I Fagiolini
24 tracks
September 4

Spirit, Body and Soul: Concert Spirituals for Solo Piano
Traditional
9 tracks
September 2

Te Caigo
Girl Ultra•
Chromeo
4 tracks
September 2

Te Caigo
Girl Ultra•
Chromeo
4 tracks
August 22

Luigi Boccherini for Gaming
Traditional
9 tracks
August 8

The Feline Beat - A Classical Cattitude
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Aaron Copland•
Alan Rawsthorne•
Alberto Ginastera•
Anonymous•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Loewe•
Claudio Monteverdi•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Erik Satie•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Francis Poulenc•
Franz Lehár•
Gabriel Fauré•
George Frideric Handel•
Georges Bizet•
Gioachino Rossini•
Giuseppe Verdi•
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber•
Henry Mancini•
Igor Stravinsky•
Jerome Kern•
Johannes Ciconia•
Karlheinz Stockhausen•
Louis Ganne•
Maurice Ravel•
Modest Mussorgsky•
Nino Rota•
Philippe Sarde•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Samuel Barber•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Traditional
38 tracks

October 1, 2026

Golden Ring (with Brandi Carlile)
Meshell Ndegeocello•
Brandi Carlile
1 tracks
October 1

The Closer I Get To You (with Destin Conrad, Moses Sumney)
Meshell Ndegeocello•
DESTIN CONRAD•
Moses Sumney
1 tracks
October 1

Guilty (with Ink)
Meshell Ndegeocello•
Ink
1 tracks
October 1

The Hopeful Lie
Wynonna•
The War And Treaty
1 tracks
October 1

The Hopeful Lie
Wynonna•
The War And Treaty
1 tracks
September 30

You Mean The World To Me (feat. Leon Thomas & Hazel Monét)
Victoria Monét•
Leon Thomas•
Hazel Monét
1 tracks
September 30

Fancy Footwork
Chris Lorenzo•
Chromeo
1 tracks
September 28

Molfar's Rhapsody
Traditional
1 tracks
September 25

Palestrina: Song of Songs: No. 6, Pulchrae sunt genae tuae
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Traditional•
The Sixteen
1 tracks
September 18

Mahler: Urlicht from Symphony No. 2 - Simon Rattle
Gustav Mahler•
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Simon Rattle•
Beth Taylor
1 tracks
September 18

Kolo Vivo (Arr. for String Quartet by Eric Mouret & Raphaël Maillet)
Traditional•
Quatuor Zaïde
1 tracks
September 11

Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 2, In Haven
Edward Elgar•
Beth Taylor•
Hamish Brown
1 tracks
September 11

Palestrina: Song of Songs: No. 28, Guttur tuum sicut vinum optimum
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Traditional•
The Sixteen
1 tracks
September 11

Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 2, In Haven
Edward Elgar•
Beth Taylor•
Hamish Brown
1 tracks
September 8

Juicy
Victoria Monét
1 tracks
September 5

Sri Ganesha Ashtottara Shatanamavali
Traditional
1 tracks
September 4

That’s Not Fair
The Paradox
3 tracks
September 2

Tiger Is Coming
LEENALCHI
1 tracks
August 28

Don’t Look Any Further
Meshell Ndegeocello•
Lianne La Havas
3 tracks
August 28

Don’t Look Any Further
Meshell Ndegeocello•
Lianne La Havas
3 tracks