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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I didn’t know until today that my favorite genre is “minimal floor tom” — thank you @nuagebeverages.bsky.social for articulating my essence. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
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New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 2
Podcast Episode · NPR Music · October 2 · 42m
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Honest middle-ground take: I think everyone’s big concern — and it’s a legitimate one — is the Dodgers and Yankees buying all the best free agents every year, so i would just eliminate those two teams.
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Let Me Lie And Bleed Awhile
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Don’t let us win tonight
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I did not take into consideration the “first time managing in the postseason” penalty when gauging my enthusiasm.
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I get that ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ isn’t for everyone, but I for one did not need any additional drama over the past 6 years.
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Sam Miller @sammillerbb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
By contrast I've never had inflammation that I didn't think would require surgery
Fernando Cruz, who threw a touch and feel bullpen a few days ago and has another pen tomorrow, just said multiple times that he's refusing to "accept" that he has a partial UCL tear. 

He said he is "100%" ruling out surgery, and that, in his mind and heart, he's dealing with inflammation. He hopes to pitch again this year. #Yankees
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Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As part of a principled stand, Grammy-nominated duo Sylvan Esso got off Spotify. Then, the depressing reality set in. You can’t be a working musician today and circumvent the streaming giant.
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'They touch everything': Sylvan Esso confronts the Spotify dilemma, again
A year after pulling its music in protest, the duo is back on Spotify. For Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, that journey has been frustrating, eye-opening — and full of smaller victories.
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
fun fact: the best lyric on the new Phoebe Bridgers’ album first appeared on a Megan Moroney bonus track in february
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NPR @npr.org · 21/09/2026
A year after pulling its music in protest, the duo is back on Spotify. For Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, that journey has been frustrating, eye-opening — and full of smaller victories. n.pr/4Ana3ER
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'They touch everything': Sylvan Esso confronts the Spotify dilemma, again
A year after pulling its music in protest, the duo is back on Spotify. For Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, that journey has been frustrating, eye-opening — and full of smaller victories.
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
CRISPR for 18-year-old boys with bad taste.
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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 12/09/2026
Savannah Bananas Commemorate 9/11 With Solemn ‘Macarena’ Performance
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Savannah Bananas Commemorate 9/11 With Solemn ‘Macarena’ Performance
SAVANNAH, GA—In remembrance of the lives lost on that fateful day, sources confirmed that the roster of the Savannah Bananas took to the field prior to Friday’s game to commemorate the 25th anniversar...
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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 10/09/2026
"For a lot of people my age who saw Lightning Bolt, it probably did change fucking everything. I heard of them from reading an interview with Ikara Colt and thought right, I need to check them out." Matt Cargill on #LightningBolt - Ride The Skies buff.ly/BFUN9PB
Lightning Bolt - Ride The Skies album cover. Background of light teal and light purple/ lavender made up of textural markings, with a yellow and green cloud upon which a group of beings is riding.
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Richard Nixon: “Well when the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.”
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Hi, I’m Otis Hart from NPR Music. In New Order’s 1987 version of “Temptation,” at 1 minute, 8 seconds, the live drums on the second and fourth beat of each measure drop out, leaving a drum machine to idle for six bars. At 1:20, they return, higher in the mix, and I run through the nearest wall.
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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Here it is: a report from Daisy Chain Fields from the one and only Jenn Pelly, most qualified to rock this assignment: www.npr.org/2026/09/02/n...
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Olivia Rodrigo's women-led Daisy Chain Fields festival put the power in fans' hands
The inaugural edition of Rodrigo's one-day, women-led concert, which featured artists like Stevie Nicks, Sarah McLachlan and Chappell Roan, didn't sideline its stated political mission.
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Red Sox love released DHs from the Twins
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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
One of my fondest childhood memories was not knowing the name of any CEO of any company.
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
AGI is their best shot at the Second Coming tbh
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
How are we getting calls wrong after video replay in 2026?
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Roman Anthony Batflip
Alt: Roman Anthony Batflip at Yankee Stadium
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Alex Reed @salexanderreed.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
With your kind donation of $1,993,071, I would like to buy the house and studio of Conlon Nancarrow, the experimental composer who pioneered polyrhythms for player pianos. Thank you. mexicosir.com/property/nan...
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Nancarrow Studios (design and murals by Juan O’Gorman)
Do you want to be part of history? Are you looking to be the guardian of a national heritage? Are you passionate about rescuing fragments of Mexico and joining
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Natalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Here are a series of essays I wrote about Dolly tied to albums at the beginning, middle and end of her vast, prolific career, if you're looking for a little themed reading. www.dontrocktheinbox.com/on-dolly-par...
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On Dolly Parton, Brilliant In Every Era
Today marks an unfathomable loss: Dolly Parton has died. Brilliant artist, devoted philanthropist, remarkable human; to list her achievements here feels redundant, as the cult of Dolly has long since ...
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Hunter Felt 🏳️‍⚧️ @hunterfelt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Just what I was looking for. I know the canonical albums, but was looking for what the other great albums were.
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Did I miss the part where a trans athlete is dominating the WNBA?
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NPR @npr.org · 20/08/2026
"Weird Al" Yankovic returns to the Tiny Desk with a couple parodies, a Weezer pastiche and the Emmy-losing closing-credits blues-rock jam to Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. n.pr/4xbnrK0
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'Weird Al' Yankovic: Tiny Desk Concert
"Weird Al" Yankovic returns to the Tiny Desk with a couple parodies, a Weezer pastiche and the Emmy-losing closing-credits blues-rock jam to Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Let It Happen - Wikipedia
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
RIP Dave Marsh, the OG list maker.
Dave Marsh, ‘The Heart of Rock & Soul’
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Friday night bish cry
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Now buy the Yankees please.
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
There’s a new song of the year in my little corner of the world
Sophia Stel, “Now I’ve Got A Lot You Know” on Qobuz
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b
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NPR @npr.org · 05/08/2026
This summer marks a moment of transition in the Grateful Dead's long, strange trip: the first in many years where there is no clear center of the band's universe. Where do Deadheads go from here?
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The Ripple Effect: The Grateful Dead's long, strange trip might keep going forever
This summer marks a moment of transition in the Grateful Dead's long, strange trip: the first in many years where there is no clear center of the band's universe. Where do Deadheads go from here?
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Annie Zaleski @anniezaleski.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Oh no!!!! Trashcan Sinatras just released one of my favorite albums of the year. This is devastating! :( www.nme.com/news/music/t...
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Trashcan Sinatras’ John Douglas dead at 63: "Talent, heart, kindness, he had it all"
Tributes have poured in after news emerged that John Douglas, the guitarist and vocalist of the Trashcan Sinatras, has died, aged 63.
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The price of making July 2026 more than a piece of nostalgic trivia.
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Brawlcats @brawlcats.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Can we not?
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The nickname of the Red Sox’s biggest surprise in a July full of them is also the name of the song that inspired Johnny Marr’s eternal riff on “How Soon Is Now.”
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Mona
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Lars Gotrich @totalvibration.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Viking's Choice Guide to #NewMusicFriday July 31 releases include Ed Askew, sachi's mirror, Dawuna, Amanar De Kidal, Wayne Everett, Dry Wedding, Tokoro Wohnen, Mopar Stars, Sir Richard Bishop, Starflyer 59 Everything's in the post, 🧵to follow. newsletter.vikingschoice.org/archive/new-...
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New Music Friday: Fog Pop, Gloomy Post-Punk, Sexy Fingerstyle
July 31 releases include Ed Askew, sachi's mirror, Dawuna, Amanar De Kidal, Wayne Everett, Dry Wedding, Tokoro Wohnen, Mopar Stars, Sir Richard Bishop
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
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Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Robin Hilton @robinpr.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The Grateful Dead have always been a big blind spot for me - a band, on paper, that I should probably love but don't. On This wk's All Songs Considered from @npr.org, Felix and Isabella show me what I've been missing. ❤️ www.npr.org/2026/07/28/n...
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How to love the Grateful Dead : NPR Music
Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest places, if you look at it right. And if you get confused, just listen to the music play. This week, resident Deadheads Isabella Gomez Sarmiento...
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Stephen Kearse @kearse.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
a bevy of great black critics weighing in on greg tate hammerandhope.org/forums/greg-...
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Introduction | Hammer & Hope
Hammer & Hope — Nine artists and writers, including Joan Morgan and dream hampton, reflect on how the legendary critic and musician inspired them.
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Beyoncé pandering to a Yankees crowd like they’re RIAA voters.
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Matt Tobey @mtobey.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I’m finally going to listen to my doctor and eat more vegetables and get more fresh air
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
There isn’t a more entertaining way to support public radio. Sign up for NPR+ and listen to Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen chop it up about why certain songs never really go away. plus.npr.org
NPR Music+: “Thinkin Bout You” by Frank OceanFrank Ocean released what is for now his last full-length album, "Blonde," 10 years ago this summer, and his initial run at stardom was only about five years. And yet, it seems like every day there's some emerging young artist who cites him as a primary influence. How did this happen? Why has Ocean's impact reached so far for so long, even after he's disappeared from the spotlight? This week, NPR Music critic Ann Powers and editor Daoud Tyler-Ameen discuss the song that made Ocean into a mainstream star: "Thinkin Bout You," from his 2012 album "Channel Orange." To access this episode and other episodes in this series, sign up for NPR+ at plus.npr.org. NPR+ helps support public media.
Follow NPR Music coverage and the Tiny Desk
Concerts at npr.org/music
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NPR @npr.org · 02/07/2026
As the year reaches its mid-point, we have answers to a question more pressing than what to wear to the cookout or how early should we arrive at the fireworks show: What should I listen to? n.pr/4vKlvaT
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The albums and songs of 2026 that we love the most (so far)
As the year reaches its mid-point, we have answers to a question more pressing than what to wear to the cookout or how early should we arrive at the fireworks show: What should I listen to?
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Nate Chinen @natechinen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
For NPR Music’s mid-year music roundup, I wrote about Kacey Musgraves and Tomeka Reid. www.npr.org/2026/07/02/n...
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The albums and songs of 2026 that we love the most (so far)
As the year reaches its mid-point, we have answers to a question more pressing than what to wear to the cookout or how early should we arrive at the fireworks show: What should I listen to?
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◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This is the one true recipe for a Reflecting Pool: 2oz rum, 4oz pineapple juice, 1oz blue curacao, one Blue Razzberry Fruit Roll-Up
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Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
NPR Music has rounded up our favorite albums out today in our weekly New Music Friday podcast episode. Listen and subscribe! www.npr.org/2026/06/26/n...
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New Music Friday: The best albums out June 26 : NPR Music
Beth Orton. Chanel Beads. Cécile McLorin Salvant. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Ayana Contreras from KUVO in Denver about their favorite new albums out Friday, June 26. Plus, a handful of NPR Music...
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