Enjoy previews of select, upcoming albums, in their entirety on FIRST LISTEN.

1. First Listen: Becky Warren, 'Undesirable'
   The Nashville-based songwriter uses her platform to share the untold stories of the city's homeless and formerly homeless population. More....
2. First Listen: Phony Ppl, 'mō'zā-ik.'
   Incorporating jazz, funk and bossa nova, the Brooklyn band offers a subconscious vacation for the soul.  More....
3. Ambrose Akinmusire's 'Origami Harvest' Speaks To Our Moment Now And Beyond
   The trumpeter and composer's audacious, politically exigent and altogether astounding new album features a string quartet and the rapper Kool A.D.  More....
4. From Nashville Songwriter To The Spotlight, Adam Hood Is 'Somewhere In Between'
   Adam Hood has written songs for big-name acts like Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town, but for his solo work, he prefers a leaner, more low-key approach. More....
5. Swearin' Reunite On 'Fall Into The Sun'
   A rejuvenated Swearin' packs its first record in five years full of indie-rock rippers from an older and wiser vantage point. More....
6. Listen To Eric Church's New Album, 'Desperate Man'
   Eric Church responds to an unsettling time with white-knuckled assertions of individual grit. More....
7. Don't Be A 'Stranger' To Tunde Olaniran
   The singer's bighearted sound and style revolve around spirited statements of affirmation, a sprawling artistic palette and the pursuit of boldness in every sense of the word. More....
8. Tim Hecker's 'Konoyo' Beckons The Sublime
   The beauty in Tim Hecker's music is the way the sounds disintegrate, slip through one's fingers and die.  More....
9. Restorations' 'LP5000' Is Full Of Heart And Heft
   The Philly band distills cathartic choruses and gratuitous guitars into tender, explosive rock.  More....
10. Loretta Lynn's 'Wouldn't It Be Great' Navigates The Hearth And The Honky-Tonk
    Loretta Lynn draws on her back story with a mixture of saltiness, sentimentality and wit that gives it heart and resonance. More....