On June 4th, long-running metal heroes Megadeth release their fourteenth studio album, Super Collider. Hear the atom-smashing song 'Forget To Remember."

On Melissa Ferrick's ambitious and emotional new record "written around a lot of love."

Listen to We Partyin' Traditional Style!, the new album from the New Orleans trumpeter, bandleader and BBQ-lover Kermit Ruffins in its entirety.

On the entrancing new album from the India-born, New York-based vocalist Falu and her band.

On the enchanting new album from the Portland dream-pop band Radiation City.

On the hypnotic new album from the electro soul duo.

On the new EP from the rootsy, idiosyncratic singer and songwriter.

Hear Ready To Die, the protopunk band's new album, in its entirety.

Slide guitarist and songwriter Luke Winslow-King fell in love with New Orleans more than a decade ago: It's the place where he created his joyful cross-pollinated sound. Hear his upcoming album in full.

The new album from Nashville actor-turned-songwriter draws inspiration from Shakespeare. Hear it in full.

Hear iconoclast psych rock band's latest album in its entirety as part of NPR Music's First Listen series.

You Have Already Gone To The Other World furthers the ecstatic, cross-pollinated sound that the duo, which is steeped in Eastern European folk traditions, has mastered over the course of a decade.

Harper Simon, son of Paul, releases a psych-pop sophomore album with Division Street.

Songs for the world wide ear, from the chart topping band.

The singer, pianist, producer and DJ makes fierce, personal dance-pop. Hear the full album.

The founder of '90s garage-pop band the Friggs releases a solo album and talks about bad-for-you crushes. Stream You Are What You Absorb in full.

Over the course of six full-length albums, the long-running psych-folk foursome from Chapel Hill, N.C. has eschewed trends, and instead refined the craft they know: Their chamber pop has spark and crackle, the kind of warmth that is full of familiarity without formula. Hear the band's latest album Bronze Age in its entirety.

Hear Desfado, the latest album from Portuguese fado singer Ana Moura, in its entirety.

Saucy spaghetti & meatballs. That’s how Aly Spaltro, a.k.a. Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, describes her music. “It’s pretty saucy,“ she says. “A little messy and sloppy -- in a good way. And, it has some balls.” Preview her upcoming album here.

Cheater's Game, the new album from the country couple Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison, is full of playful strum and twang. Hear the record in its entirety.