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In our second installment of blood-slowing songs we take a deep breath and let it out with the music of Max Richter, Hania Rani, Fleet Foxes, Yasmin Williams and more.Featured artists and songs:1. Joan Shelley: "Easy Now," from Over and Even2. Fleet Foxes: "Helplessness Blues," from Helplessness Blues3. Theo Alexander: "re; Waiting," from Animadversions4. Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher: "There Will Be Hope," from Inner Symphonies5. Nicholas Britell: "Eden (Harlem)," from If Beale Street Could Talk6. Max Richter: "Dream 3 (in the midst of my life)," from From Sleep7. Stars of the Lid: "Even If You're Never Awake," from And Their Refinement of the Decline8. Iron & Wine: "Passing Afternoon," from Our Endless Numbered Days9. Yasmin Williams: "Juvenescence," from Urban Driftwood10. Gidon Kremer & Keith Jarrett: "Fratres (for violin and piano)," from Arvo Párt: Tabula Rasa Enjoy the show? Tell a friend and leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Question, comments, suggestions and feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR Music's Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen are your guides to the most compelling new releases of the week, including the first album in 16 years by The Cure and a surprise release by Tyler, the Creator.Featured albums:• The Cure, 'Songs of a Lost World'• Tyler, the Creator, 'Chromokopia'• Willie Nelson, 'Last Leaf on the Tree'• Haley Heynderickx, 'Seed of a Seed'Check out the longer list of albums out November 1 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at https://npr.org/music.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Over half a century, hip-hop has grown into a globally dominant musical and cultural force while remaining stubbornly, vitally local.When DJ Kool Herc spun records at a small party in the Bronx in August of 1973, no one would have predicted his unique style would give birth to the most influential and dominant music in the world: hip-hop. In this special episode, NPR Music editors Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Sheldon Pearce are joined by contributor Christina Lee to look at how and why the music has managed to remain a local phenomenon, even as it's taken hold of the world.Note: This episode original ran in Aug. 2023 for our special coverage of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy