Piroshka's debut album, Brickbat, is out now. Neil Stewart/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Chaka Khan's Hello Happiness is on our short list of the best albums out on Feb. 15. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Singer, songwriter, producer and label executive Ryan Adams, photographed on Sept. 1, 2011, in London. Dave Hogan/Getty Images hide caption
Julia Jacklin's Crushing comes out Feb. 22 via Polyvinyl. Nick Mckk/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Songwriter Holly Knight is known for pushing hitmakers to new heights and depicting female empowerment in her songs. Matthew Beard/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Pkew Pkew Pkew, Amanda Palmer, Budos Band, Daniel Norgren Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Grammy trophies sit in the press room during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, held in New York in Jan. 2018. Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Brandi Carlile performs a live World Cafe Session at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Liz Waldie/WXPN hide caption
Brandi Carlile On World Cafe
Music Inspired By The Film Roma is on our short list of the best albums out on Feb. 8. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tedeschi Trucks Band's Signs is out Feb. 15 on FanTasy. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kurt Vile performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Nov. 20, 2018 (Cameron Pollack/NPR). Cameron Pollack/NPR hide caption
Julia Jacklin Nick McKinlay/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Julia Jacklin on World Cafe
Clockwise from upper left: Billie Eilish, Many Rooms, Lucy Dacus, T Bone Burnett, John Vanderslice Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Steve Forbert Jay Blakesberg/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Steve Forbert On World Cafe
Buddy Holly poses for a portrait circa 1958. On the 60th anniversary of his death, Holly's Lubbock, Tx. classmates remember the young talent. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Buddy Holly's Classmates Remember The Pioneer 60 Years After 'The Day The Music Died'
Strand of Oaks' newest folk track is one of 10 songs on this month's Heavy Rotation. Alysee Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Cat Power Eliot Lee Hazel/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Dixie Hummingbirds Ellen Miller/WXPN hide caption
Cherry Glazerr's fourth full-length, Stuffed and Ready, is on our short list for the best albums out on Feb. 01. Pamela Littky/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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