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Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis
Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis is a production assistant on the NPR Music team.
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Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus return with a song about a loyal love, one where someone else knows you better than you know yourself.
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Sometimes, just hearing the reassurance of Alvvays' Molly Rankin singing, "I hear it happens all the time / It's alright" is enough.
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Watch some of the year's greatest Tiny Desk performances, featuring a small sample of the talented artists who delivered intimate sets from their homes around the world.
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Faye Webster has come to terms with her gift for guffaws.
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girl in red's "Did You Come?" is sexual without being sexy, full of hurt yet upbeat enough that you can still thrash around a bit.
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The NPR Music production assistant shares her favorite albums and songs of 2021.
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From the DMV, the pop star and her band take on new arrangements of songs from her debut album, SOUR.
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Across genre, styles and borders, these artists were all about connecting in a disconnected world.
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The additional instrumentation on the new version of Dacus' track from earlier this year complements its intense story.
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"The Only Heartbreaker" enlists an '80s sound in classic "Take On Me"-style that emphasizes the histrionics of intentionally sabotaging something or someone.