A customer browses vinyl records at the HMV Record Shop in Tokyo, Japan, in 2016. Looking at the roster of top-selling records, you could easily think greatest hits albums are doing better than ever.

We are in the thick of summer, and it is hot. But there's nothing like kicking back with a good album and your favorite drink to get you through these long summer days. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "A GUITAR ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks, about his recent cancer diagnosis and their new album, "Moon & Stars." We are in the thick of summer, and it is hot. But there's ...