New Music Friday, Songs That Got You Through School, More

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The Songs That Got You Through School Last week, we asked listeners to tell us about the songs that got them through school. As the stories poured in, we began to see some clear and common themes. For starters, school, while being an exciting time of profound change, is really hard. Many told us stories of battling depression, anxiety and issues of sexual identity, all while navigating a churning sea of uncertainty. On this edition of All Songs Considered, we hear stories of how music became a powerful force in their lives - the one thing that grounded them or made them feel connected to something bigger than themselves. Hear The Stories And Songs All Songs Considered New Music Friday: 6 Albums You Need To Hear Today Our weekly sprint through the best new albums to hear now includes Courtney Barnett's raging rock, the K-pop band BTS, rapper Nick Grant, the psych-folk of Ray LaMontagne and much more. Hear The Discussion And Music All Songs Considered Phantogram Covers Sparklehorse For Suicide Prevention Foundation The cover of Sparklehorse's "Saturday," along with a new original track called "Someday," honor Phantogram singer Sarah Barthel's sister, who took her own life two years ago. Read this story Tiny Desk Khruangbin: Tiny Desk Concert This trio from Houston, Texas is heavily inspired by 1960s and '70s funk and soul from, of all places, Thailand. That musical passion has taken them on a journey that, these days, incorporates music from Spain, Ethiopia and the Middle East. Khruangbin's largely instrumental music is grounded in Laura Lee's bass, with Mark Speer playing melodic, richly reverbed guitar sounds and Donald "DJ" Johnson on drums and piano. See The Tiny Desk Performance All Songs Considered The Outrage, Angst And Optimism Of Parquet Courts' 'Wide Awake!' Track By Track A. Savage and Austin Brown of Parquet Courts talk white privilege, violence in America and the need for love as they breakdown the band's new album Wide Awake! track by track. Read The Track By Track

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