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The cover image of Adele's third album, 25.

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Adele's '25' Is Coming. Where You'll Hear It Is A Mystery For Now

5:49pm November 15, 2015

by NPR Staff

A word you may hear a lot this week: "streamable." Adele is about to release one of the most anticipated albums of the year, but she hasn't confirmed whether Spotify will be part of the picture.

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NEW ORLEANS - MAY 6: Allen Toussaint performs at the New Orleans Jazz and heritage Festival on May 6, 2007 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Hear An Unreleased Song By Allen Toussaint

11:42am November 14, 2015

by Gwen Thompkins

NPR contributor Gwen Thompkins met the musician at a time when he'd thrown himself into performing around the world. Before his death this week in Madrid, he gave her a song he never got to release.

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Walter Trout's latest album is called Battle Scars.

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Walter Trout Returns From The Edge Of Oblivion With 'Battle Scars'

8:26am November 14, 2015

by NPR Staff

The guitarist has been playing the blues for five decades, but drugs and alcohol almost did him in. He joins NPR's Scott Simon to discuss a raw new album.

A Tribe Called Quest's debut album, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

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'We Didn't Wanna Be Anybody Else': A Tribe Called Quest Reflects On Its Debut

6:27pm November 13, 2015

by NPR Staff

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is 25 this year. Ahead of their Fallon performance, Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad discuss the group's game-changing first album.

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FFS On World Cafe

5:32pm November 13, 2015

Franz Ferdinand and Sparks perform together as FFS, recorded live at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre.

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Stolen Jars Tell Their Story In "Waves"

2:49pm November 13, 2015

by Bob Boilen

A tale of memory and the emotional waves of memory as told by the band Stolen Jars.

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'Fresh Air' Remembers Hit Songwriter, Pianist And Producer Allen Toussaint

1:34pm November 13, 2015

Toussaint, a central figure in the New Orleans rhythm-and-blues scene during the 1950s and '60s, died in Spain on Monday. He was 77. Originally broadcast in 1988.

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Poliça singer Channy Leaneagh in a scene from the band's new video for the song "Lime Habit."

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First Watch: Poliça, 'Lime Habit'

10:03am November 13, 2015

by Robin Hilton

Poliça's latest album is a love letter to the band's hometown of Minneapolis, recalling the city's troubled history of economic injustices, corruption and racism.

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Rahim AlHaj: Tiny Desk Concert

9:42am November 13, 2015

by Suraya Mohamed

Though wordless, the Baghdad-born oud player's music tells powerful stories about the blessedness and fragility of life.

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Songs We Love: Paris, 'Lethal Warning Shot'

9:03am November 13, 2015

by Kris Ex

Veteran Bay Area rapper re-emerges with snarling Black nationalism on an urgent and aggressive declaration of intent.