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Station Breaks: The Best New Songs From NPR Music Stations

Our second-ever Station Breaks features a wholesome serenade from Holy Pinto, a high-octane boogie rock from Quaker City Night Hawks and Sierra Ferrell's quirky and dark love testimonial.
From left: Shy Beast, Helado Negro and Jonathan Something.

In the spirit of The Austin 100 and all things music at SXSW, listen to NPR Slingshot's second-ever Station Breaks, a monthly playlist spotlighting emerging artists. These acts are creating the songs that NPR Music station personalities are excited to hear.

This month, hear a wholesome serenade from Holy Pinto, a high-octane boogie rock from Quaker City Night Hawks and context behind Sierra Ferrell's quirky and dark love testimonial.

Stream the , which lists out all the. Enjoy and discover these big songs by not-so-big bands.

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