The Best Music of October

Published: Nov. 1, 2022, 9 a.m.

Open Mike Eagle confronted the past, Natalia Lafourcade returned to original songwriting, Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson collaborated as Plains, V\xedkingur \xd3lafsson intimately played piano and Maral deconstructed an ancestral groove.

Featured Tracks and Artists:
1. Open Mike Eagle: "Burner Account" and "For DOOM" from Component System with the Auto Reverse
2. Natalia Lafourcade: "Mar\xeda la Curandera" from De Todas las Flores
3. Plains: "Hurricane" and "Abilene" from I Walked With You A Ways
4. V\xedkingur \xd3lafsson: Robert Schumann's Study in Canonic Form, Op. 56, No. 1 and B\xe9la Bart\xf3k's 3 Hungarian Folks Songs from Cs\xedk, III. 'White Lily' via From Afar
5. Maral: "Mari's Groove" from Ground Groove

Our panel's additional recommendations for October:
\u2022 Palm, Nicks and Grazes
\u2022 Loyle Carner, hugo
\u2022 Moin, Paste

More from NPR Music:
\u2022 Interview: Open Mike Eagle
\u2022 Review: Plains, I Walked With You A Ways
\u2022 V\xedkingur \xd3lafsson: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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