NPR Music's Top 20 Songs Of January
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NPR Music's Top 20 Songs Of January

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NPR Music's Top 20 Songs Of January Enlarge this image toggle caption Lindsey Byrnes/Courtesy of the artist Lindsey Byrnes/Courtesy of the artist Stream this playlist via Spotify or Apple Music. —Tom Huizenga Hayley Williams, "Simmer" ♬ APPLE / SPOTIFY Paramore's powerhouse singer sheds her skin for something darker and stranger; her dynamism bleeds through an ominous cloud. —Suraya Mohamed Stream The List On Apple Music Marcus King, "Beautiful Stranger" ♬ APPLE / SPOTIFY South Carolina's 23-year-old guitar slinger reveals himself as a love man who truly understands Al Green's legacy on this worthy throwback to the soul greats. —Ann Powers Oded Tzur, "Here Be Dragons" ♬ APPLE / SPOTIFY The title track of Tzur's upcoming debut for the highly regarded label ECM, is a beautiful introduction to the Israeli saxophonist's curious whispers. —Daoud Tyler-Ameen Waxahatchee, "Fire" ♬ APPLE / SPOTIFY Written on a drive over the Mississippi River, the first single from Waxahatchee's forthcoming Saint Cloud pulses with palpable warmth and radiates self-acceptance.

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