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Hosts/nerds Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are your friendly music buddies with the week's best new music discoveries, including conversations with emerging artists, icons and more. Hear songs that can completely change your day, with humor, heart and (sometimes) a whole lot of noise. Directions for use: Morning commute, the gym, or alone time. (If rash persists, discontinue use.)
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The best songs of 2023 from 2023-12-12T08:00
NPR Music's Hazel Cills and Sheldon Pearce join Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and host Robin Hilton to spin and discuss the best songs of the year, from Olivia Rodrigo, 100 gecs, Noname, J N...
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Talking about the best albums of 2023 from 2023-12-05T08:00
It's that time of year again. Over the next few weeks at NPR.org and here on the All Songs Considered podcast, we'll be sharing lists of and conversations about the best music of 2023.
Regional Goes Global, Part 2: A band finds its voice amid a storm of controversy from 2023-11-29T08:00
For the second episode of Alt.Latino's regional Mexican music series, hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras interview the rising family band Yahritza y Su Esencia in its hometown of Yak...
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Guest DJ: Peter Gabriel from 2023-11-28T08:00
Peter Gabriel is back with I/O, his first studio album of all-new songs in more than 20 years. To mark the occasion, we're revisiting a conversation and guest DJ session we with did with t...
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Thanksgiving edition: Songs about your family from 2023-11-21T08:00
Sure, there are lots of songs for Christmas and other holidays, but what about Thanksgiving? On this episode we share stories and songs that remind our listeners of time spent with families.
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 17 from 2023-11-17T08:00
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the pairing of 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, drumless Daft Punk and more.
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Regional Goes Global, Part 1: Finding Peso Pluma's music revolution in Nashville from 2023-11-15T12:14:58
Earlier this year, Peso Pluma — a 24-year-old who grew up in between Guadalajara, Jalisco and San Antonio — became the first regional Mexican artist to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Global 20...
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Exclusive: André 3000 reveals why his new solo album has no bars — and no boundaries from 2023-11-14T11:40:49
For the first time in nearly two decades, André 3000 is releasing an album of new music. New Blue Sun, set to be released this Friday, Nov. 17, is a stunning 87-minute mind-bender, minimal...
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What we learned from our parents' record collections from 2023-11-13T08:00
The holiday season is a time for reflection — so, we're reflecting on music, with stories and memories from listeners who recall what they first discovered from their parents' record collections.
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 10 from 2023-11-10T08:00
The week's best albums include the gothic Heaven Knows from PinkPantheress, a meticulously recreated — and legendary — Bob Dylan concert from Cat Power, Mon LaFerte's seductive Autopoi...
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How AI helped The Beatles do the impossible from 2023-11-07T08:00
Mind-blowing AI tools made it possible for The Beatles to release what they're calling their last song, "Now And Then." To mark the occasion, we're revisiting a conversation with producer Giles Ma...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 3 from 2023-11-03T07:00
The week's best albums include rapper and singer Tkay Maidza's menacing yet beautiful Sweet Justice, the ever-shifting jazz rock of Sen Morimoto's Diagnosis, Actress' spellbinding...
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Tunes that got you through your teens from 2023-10-31T07:00
We asked listeners to send us stories about a time when music came to the rescue, particularly when they were growing up. On this episode we share some of those stories, along with the music they ...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Oct. 27 from 2023-10-27T07:00
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the long-awaited sophomore full-length from Black Pumas, Peruvian electronic artist Sofia Kourtesis, The Mountain Goats and more.
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Tunes that terrify from 2023-10-24T07:00
With Halloween coming up we thought we'd revisit an episode featuring songs that rattle the nerves, from Bernard Herman, Iron Maiden and yes, Sufjan Stevens, plus a whole lot more.
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In conversation: Maluma on becoming a dad, hustling across genres and reggaeton's rise from 2023-10-21T07:00
The Colombian singer Maluma has a lot to be excited about these days — a world tour, a new album and a shot at exploring a different part of his humanity: being a parent.
The artist has ofte...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Oct. 20 from 2023-10-20T07:00
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include U.K. singer-songwriter Sampha, a Rolling Stones comeback and more.
Featured Albums:
1. Sampha — LAHAI
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Songs we should retire from 2023-10-17T07:00
With the retirement of longtime All Songs host Bob Boilen, we're looking back and sharing some of our favorite episodes from over the years. This week we've got songs we should re...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out Oct. 13 from 2023-10-13T07:00
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Australian pop star Troye Sivan, singer-songwriter Jamila Woods and more.
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Songs that make you cry from 2023-10-10T07:00
With Bob Boilen retiring, we're taking time to remember some of our favorite episodes from over the years, including this one about the songs that make you cry, featuring stories from listeners abo...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out Oct. 6 from 2023-10-06T07:00
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the rapper Earl Sweatshirt, the return of Sufjan Stevens and more.
1. Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist — Voir Dire
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Bob Boilen's farewell show: Songs that say 'goodbye' from 2023-10-02T07:00
Twenty three years after creating and hosting All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen is retiring. But before he goes, we've got a special send-off, featuring a surprise guest list of his favorit...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out Sept. 29 from 2023-09-29T09:00
The best albums out now include singer Jorja Smith's soaring but solitary full-length Falling or Flying, an inspired, messy affair from Cherry Glazerr, Becky G's ode to Mexican Regional an...
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Why the Mexican American pop star Becky G always identifies as '200%' from 2023-09-27T15:19:14
Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras sit down with Becky G, right after her forthcoming Tiny Desk performance, to talk about the cultural mash-up of her music, her philosophy fo...
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New Mix: Olivia Rodrigo, Sufjan Stevens, Katie Von Schleicher, more from 2023-09-26T09:00
NPR Music's Hazel Cills and Marissa Lorusso join host Bob Boilen to share their favorite new tracks.
Featured Artists And Songs:
1. Katy Kirby: "Cubic Zirconia" (Single...
New Music Friday: The best releases out Sept. 22 from 2023-09-22T09:00
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Doja Cat's Scarlet, Kylie Minogue's Tension, yeule's genre-hopping softscars and more.
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AltLatino dissects the Latin Grammy noms, from snubs to love from 2023-09-20T14:43:33
Anamaria Sayre, Felix Contreras and producer Isabella Gomez Sarmiento sit down to talk some real chisme this week — a special episode dedicated to the Latin Grammy nominations. Was there really a r...
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Viking's Choice: MxPx, Daniel Bachman, Matana Roberts, more from 2023-09-19T09:00
Bob Boilen will retire from NPR on Oct. 2, and he decided to spend one of his final episodes hosting All Songs Considered with NPR Music's resident Viking, Lars Gotrich, for a mix of pop p...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 15 from 2023-09-15T09:00
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Corinne Bailey Rae's Black Rainbows, Mitski's The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We, a stunning debut from Ralphie Cho...
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A preview of this year's 'El Tiny' lineup from 2023-09-13T09:00
This week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras preview the artists coming to play Tiny Desk performances for their 'El Tiny' takeover, including indie explosion Kali Uchis returning home to Colombia...
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Nirvana's 'In Utero' at 30 from 2023-09-12T09:00
Thirty years ago this month, Nirvana released what would be its third and final album, In Utero. To mark the milestone, we revisit our 2013 conversation with surviving members Dave Grohl a...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 8 from 2023-09-08T09:00:12
The best albums out this week include Olivia Rodrigo's GUTS, James Blake's Playing Robots Into Heaven, Yussef Dayes' Black Classical Music and more.
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 1 from 2023-09-01T09:00:40
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the jagged indie-rock of Rabbit Rabbit from Speedy Ortiz, hip-hop royalty Illa J's No Traffic and more.
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A lot of songs about ice cream from 2023-08-29T09:00:07
As summer break comes to a close for many and students head back to school, we take a moment to celebrate one of the season's greatest joys: ice cream. It turns out there are a lot of song...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 25 from 2023-08-25T09:00:19
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include global sensation Burna Boy, rising R&B star Victoria Monét and more.
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The hip-hop verse that changed my life from 2023-08-23T09:00:45
From our friends at Pop Culture Happy Hour: What makes for an unshakable rap verse — the kind that shifts your world view and sticks around years after the first time you encountered it? T...
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A conversation with Paul Simon from 2023-08-22T09:00:36
Singer Paul Simon surprised fans earlier this year by releasing Seven Psalms, his first album since 2018. It was surprising not because so much time had passed, but because he had original...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 18 from 2023-08-18T09:00:28
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new releases from Jon Batiste, Hozier, Rhiannon Giddens, Cautious Clay and more.
Featured Albums:
1. Jon Batis...
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: DannyLux, Kali Uchis and Dario Acosta Teich from 2023-08-16T09:00:02
This week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite music from the last few months, including Mexican bedroom pop from Bratty, jazz from Argentinian composer Dario Acosta Teich, a...
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A conversation with Robbie Robertson from 2023-08-15T09:00
Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter for The Band, died Aug. 9 at the age of 80. For this remembrance, we're sharing an encore presentation of a conversation Robertson had with All ...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 11 from 2023-08-11T09:00:08
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Noname's long-awaited Sundial, Karol G's Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season), a long-lost Neil Young release and more.<...
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Hip-hop is 50. Its formula for global domination? Staying local from 2023-08-10T09:00:34
When DJ Kool Herc spun records at a small party in the Bronx in August of 1973, no one would have predicted his unique style would give birth to the most influential and dominant music in the world...
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Encore: How Son Lux scored 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' from 2023-08-08T09:00:48
This week, Son Lux returns with Alternate Forms, the band's first new album since releasing its beloved score to the film Everything Everywhere All At Once. To mark the occasion, ...
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In conversation: Athlete-turned-rapper Eladio Carrión on the fine art of practice from 2023-08-02T09:00:45
Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre sit down with the Puerto Rican hip-hop artist Eladio Carrión to discuss what drives him, learning Spanish through music and how he's changing the game of Latin ra...
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New Mix: Mitski, Irreversible Entanglements, Sally Anne Morgan, more from 2023-08-01T09:00:06
NPR Music's Lars Gotrich joins All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen to share their favorite new tracks of the week.
Featured Songs And Artists:
1. Meurtrières: "Ron...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 28 from 2023-07-28T09:00:26
The best albums out this week include new ones from Post Malone, Carly Rae Jepsen, composer and singer Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Joni Mitchell's surprise performance at Newport last year and more.
New Mix: Big Thief, Squirrel Flower, more from 2023-07-25T09:00:02
NPR Music's Hazel Cills and critic Marissa Lorusso join All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen to share their favorite new tracks of the week.
Featured Artists And Songs:
1. Mary Jane...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 21 from 2023-07-21T09:00:17
K-Pop convention-breakers NewJeans drop their second EP this week, along with new ones from Andrew Bird, Fatboi Sharif, the super-stacked Barbie soundtrack, a rare Nina Simone recording an...
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In conversation: How YEИDRY uses music to bridge worlds from 2023-07-19T16:34:30
Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre speaks with YEИDRY, the Dominican-born, Italian-raised singer about using music as a tool to marry her two worlds.
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New Mix: Courtney Barnett, Grandaddy, Lowland Hum, more from 2023-07-18T09:00:41
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite discoveries of the week.
Featured Artists And Songs:
1. Grandaddy: "The Town where I'm Livin Now," from Sumday: Excess Baggage
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 14 from 2023-07-14T09:00:01
The best albums out this week include Beautiful and Brutal Yard from rapper J Hus, the ragged rock of Palehound, vivid reflections on life in your 20s from country singer Alana Springsteen...
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New Mix: Margo Price, Palehound, Talking Heads (Live), more from 2023-07-11T09:00:30
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week.
Featured Artists And Songs:
1. Palehound: "Independence Day," from Eye on the B...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 7 from 2023-07-07T09:00:28
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the return of PJ Harvey, the continued arrival of Dominic Fike, Little Dragon, Aluna and more.
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PJ Harvey on how she turned her epic poem 'Orlam' into a potent new album from 2023-07-06T09:00:06
The singer talks with NPR Music's Ann Powers about Harvey's album I Inside the Old Year Dying, a ragged, highly crafted adaptation of her epic poem Orlam. It's a work that runs on...
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Alt.Latino picks the best music of 2023 (so far) from 2023-07-05T09:00:51
Hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite albums of 2023 so far, from the modern corridos tumbados of Peso Pluma, a new, reimagined version of one of Fito Paez's greatest alb...
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Favorite New Artists Of 2023 (So Far) from 2023-06-27T09:00:27
On this edition of All Songs Considered, we asked NPR member stations to pick their favorite new artists of 2023.
1. Blondshell: "Olympus," from 'Blondshell'
2. Hannah Jadagu: "What You D...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 23 from 2023-06-23T09:00:39
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include a self-titled dopamine hit from Coi Leray, the return of Big Freedia, Kelly Clarkson, a debut from Tommy Prine and more.
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In conversation: Sheila E. on faith, family and her eclectic music career from 2023-06-21T09:00:10
Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras sits down with percussion icon Sheila Escovedo, aka Sheila E., to talk about the influence of the Bay Area on her music, holding her own in the face of music i...
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New Mix: FIZZ, Luluc, Silvana Estrada, more from 2023-06-20T09:00:23
Have you heard dodie's new band? Looking for some ethereal sonic adventures? On this week's All Songs Considered, NPR Music's Listen
New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 16 from 2023-06-16T09:00:26
The best releases out this week include Killer Mike's first solo album in more than a decade, the majestic return of Iceland's Sigur Rós, the legendary Bettye LaVette, Asake and more.
Jónsi talks about 'ÁTTA,' the new album by Sigur Rós from 2023-06-15T14:04:21
On this special edition of All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen speaks with Jónsi, from the Icelandic band Sigur Rós, about ÁTTA, that group's first studio album in more than 10 years...
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New Mix: Bob Dylan, Sparks, Darlingside, Annie Bartholomew, more from 2023-06-13T09:04
Bob Boilen shares new songs (in one case, a new recording) from a few of his favorite artists, plus discoveries from Montana and Alaska.
Featured Artists And Songs:
1. Bob Dylan: "When I ...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 9 from 2023-06-09T09:00:37
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new ones from Amaarae, Janelle Monáe, King Krule, Keaton Henson and more.
Featured Albums:
1. Amaarae — Fo...
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Eduardo Cabra, Santa Fe Klan and Elsa y Elmar from 2023-06-07T09:00:42
This week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite music from the last few months, including new work from the prolific Eduardo Cabra, surprisingly straight-ahead regional from <...
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Viking's Choice: Anjimile, High Rise, Fatoumata Diawara, more from 2023-06-06T09:00:47
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR Music's Lars Gotrich share their favorite new tracks including new music from the Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara, the Swedish ambient rock artist...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 2 from 2023-06-02T09:00:11
Hear the powerfully poetic Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? from McKinley Dixon, a scorcher from Bully, Aisha Badru's Learning to Love Again, the first new solo album in 15 years from Be...
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How the 'scarcity mindset' enforces the unwritten rules of rap from 2023-06-01T09:00:17
Over the last nine episodes, Louder Than A Riot has tackled the unwritten rules of rap that hold the whole culture back. For the show's finale, we dig into the root of all those rules: the...
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Remembering Tina Turner from 2023-05-30T09:00:17
Our friends at Pop Culture Happy Hour remember the legendary Tina Turner, who died last week at the age of 83, leaving behind an indelible legacy that spanned decades across the music worl...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 26 from 2023-05-26T09:00:41
The best albums out this week include Lil Durk's Almost Healed, reflections on surviving your 20s from Arlo Parks and Miya Folick, Gia Margaret's Romantic Piano, a new Kassa Overa...
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Like poppa, like son: Rodney Carmichael from 2023-05-25T09:00:55
On this episode of Louder Than A Riot, something a little different: It's part meditation, part conversation — between host Rodney Carmichael and writers Kiese Laymon and Jamilah Lemieux —...
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In conversation: Cellist Mabe Fratti on embracing imperfections and going to extremes from 2023-05-24T09:00:25
Alt.Latino host Anamaria Sayre sits down with the experimental, Guatemalan cellist Mabe Fratti to discuss the admiration she's developed for imperfection, finding a musical community in Me...
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New Mix: Tiny Desk Contest winner Little Moon, ANOHNI, yeule and more from 2023-05-23T09:00:45
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR Music editor Hazel Cills share their favorite new tracks of the week and highlight this year's new Tiny Desk Contest winner, the Springville, Utah...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 19 from 2023-05-19T09:00:30
A joint project from the rapper Aminé and producer KAYTRANADA tops our list of the best albums out this week, along with new ones from Paul Simon, Kesha, Sufjan Stevens and more.
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Rico Nasty, the 'strong Black woman' trope and how you get your power back from 2023-05-18T09:00:43
Rico Nasty's music creates a haven for heavy emotions. And in a world that paints Black girls showing any emotion as too much, having a place to release anger and anxiety is essential. But...
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In conversation: Karol G on her life as a 'happy heartbreak girl' from 2023-05-17T09:00:51
While coming up with the concept for her new album Mañana Será Bonito, Colombian superstar Karol G had an epiphany that would change her life: what if she was just more herself? Alt.La...
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New Mix: Fred again.. and Brian Eno, Youth Lagoon, dodie, more from 2023-05-16T09:00:50
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a collaboration between Fred again.. and Brian Eno, the return of Youth Lagoon, the dub ensemble Afr...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 12 from 2023-05-12T09:00:10
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include debuts from singer Madison McFerrin, the U.K. electronic duo Overmono, deep grooves from Rahill, Céline Dion, Belinda Carlisle and more.<...
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How Saucy Santana pushes back against stale standards in hip-hop from 2023-05-11T09:00:52
On this episode of Louder Than A Riot, we talk with Saucy Santana, a viral TikTok rapper who isn't shy about rocking a beat face, trimmed beard, acrylic nails and booty shorts, all of which have be...
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New Mix: Rufus Wainwright, PJ Harvey, Rhiannon Giddens, more from 2023-05-09T09:00:50
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a new one from PJ Harvey ahead of her first studio album in seven years, a Neil Young cover by Rufus...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 5 from 2023-05-05T09:00:29
The best albums out this week include the nostalgia-fueled, future-looking Soul,PRESENT from Q, a staggering collaboration between billy woods and Kenny Segal, yMusic's self-titled album a...
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iLoveMakonnen and hip-hop's troubled relationship with masculinity from 2023-05-04T09:00:11
How has hip-hop affected perceptions of Black masculinity? We unpack that question through the story of iLoveMakonnen, a rapper who has navigated different realms of masculinity his entire life, an...
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New Mix: Balmorhea, Hayden Pedigo, Julie Christmas, more from 2023-05-02T09:00:09
NPR Music's Lars Gotrich joins All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen to share his favorite new sonic adventures in the loud and weird, including Bodywash, the Rắn Cạp Đuôi Collective and more....
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 28 from 2023-04-28T09:00:42
The singer and rapper Labrinth, beloved for his score to the HBO show Euphoria, drops his latest album this week, along with new ones from Jessie Ware, Smokey Robinson, Joy Oladokun and mo...
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Kim Osorio, 'The Source' and hip-hop's overdue reckoning with misogynoir from 2023-04-27T09:00:40
In this episode of Louder Than A Riot, we ask what it means to speak up in a culture where it's always been safer to keep quiet. In 2006, Kim Osorio, then editor-in-chief of The Sourc...
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Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Bad Bunny, Grupo Frontera, Becky G and more from 2023-04-26T09:00:10
This week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite music from the last few months, kicking things off with a surprising collab from Bad Bunny and regional Mexican group Grupo Fro...
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New Mix: Cowboy Junkies, Michael Stipe, Wallice, more from 2023-04-25T09:00:33
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a collaboration between Tiny Desk contest winner Gaelynn Lea and Michael Stipe, the LA-based singer ...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 21 from 2023-04-21T09:00:42
The debut studio album from Agust D (Suga) of BTS is out this week, along with new ones from Everything But the Girl, the rapper and producer Alfa Mist, Rodrigo y Gabriela and more.
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In conversation: Girl Ultra on Mexico City's 'haunted' energy from 2023-04-19T09:00:18
Across her evolving discography, which includes everything from R&B ballads to danceable electronic beats, Girl Ultra has solidified h...
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New Mix: Indigo De Souza, Speedy Ortiz, more from 2023-04-18T09:15:36
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR Music's Marissa Lorusso and Hazel Cills share their favorite new music of the week, including the first new Speedy Ortiz song in five years.
New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 14 from 2023-04-14T09:00:24
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Black Thought from The Roots, the quietly powerful return of Feist and more.
Featured Albums:
1. El Michels Af...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 7 from 2023-04-07T09:00:26
Our favorite new releases for April 7, 2023, include:
1. Daniel Caesar — Never Enough
2. Wednesday — Rat Saw God
3. Fly Anakin — Skinemaxxx (Side A)
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How Trina flipped the script on stereotypes of Black women in rap from 2023-04-06T09:00:42
How did the "bad bitch" replace the "ride or die chick" in hip hop? In this episode of Louder Than A Riot we talk to the original baddest herself, Trina, about how her career flipped the s...
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New Mix: Zoon, Shirley Collins, Orchestra Gold, Pry, more from 2023-04-04T09:00:25
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR Music's Lars Gotrich share their favorite new music of the week, including the African psych-rock group Orchestra Gold, shoegaze from Zoon and mor...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 31 from 2023-03-31T09:00:59
NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week include Chlöe's In Pieces, the debut full-length from boygenius, South African singer Nakhane's Bastard Jargon and more.
Beauty is in the eye of the male gaze: DreamDoll, Baby Tate and Doechii from 2023-03-30T09:00:43
In our latest episode of Louder Than A Riot we look at how the male gaze looms over hip-hop. Those under its watchful eye feel objectified or shamed if they don't give it what it wants to see. We s...
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In conversation: How Camilo Lara is Mexico's musical 'double agent' from 2023-03-29T09:00:47
Anamaria Sayre, host of NPR's Alt.Latino, sits down with world-building producer and Mexican Institute of Sound frontman Camilo Lara to talk about using his fearless intuition to help arti...
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New Mix: Ólafur Arnalds and Ella McRobb, Protomartyr, The Antlers, more from 2023-03-28T09:00:10
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including two surprising and wonderful collaborations.
Featured Songs And Artists:
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How Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily conjured Love In Exile from 2023-03-27T10:23:20
Contributor Nate Chinen interviews the three musicians behind the new improvisational supergroup Love In Exile about their new album, the mysteries of how songs emerge from improvisation and most c...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 24 from 2023-03-24T09:00:30
The Atlanta rapper and singer 6LACK, Lana Del Rey, R&B singer Yaya Bey, the veteran rock group Depeche Mode and more are among the artists dropping our picks for the best new albums out this week.<...
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The overlooked legacy of Sha-Rock, hip-hop's first female MC from 2023-03-23T09:00:11
In our latest episode of Louder Than A Riot we break down legacy: who gets to leave one in hip-hop and who gets left out. Decades before hip-hop's current renaissance of women rappers, there was MC...
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New Mix: Kara Jackson, Sofia Kourtesis, Ratboys and more from 2023-03-21T09:00:49
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen is joined by NPR Music's Hazel Cills and Marissa Lorusso to share their favorite new tracks of the week.
Featured Songs And Artists:
1. Kara J...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 17 from 2023-03-17T09:00:10
Our shortlist of the week's best new releases includes an incredible collection of cover songs from the rapper T-Pain, an EP from Hozier, labyrinthine surprises from Princess Nokia and more.
Megan Thee Stallion, Tory Lanez and the impact of misogynoir on rap from 2023-03-16T09:00:34
In our season two debut of Louder Than A Riot, we look at how the Tory Lanez trial sparked a real divide in hip-hop and stoked the coals on a 50-year battle for Black women to be heard. In this epi...
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In conversation: Why Mexican pop icon Julieta Venegas doesn't call herself a pioneer from 2023-03-15T09:00:09
Anamaria Sayre from NPR Music's Alt.Latino sits down with Mexican pop icon Julieta Venegas to discuss her role as a trailblazing female vocalist and mom to a daughter with impeccably cool ...
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How does De La Soul sound in the streaming era? from 2023-03-14T09:00:07
Author and professor Oliver Wang and writer Matthew Ritchie join NPR Music's Sheldon Pearce to talk through one of the most storied catalogs in hip-hop history, now available online for the first t...
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Coming Thursday: Louder Than A Riot Season 2 from 2023-03-13T17:45:56
Hear a preview from our upcoming season two of Louder Than A Riot, NPR Music's deep dive on the collision of rhyme and punishment in America.
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 10 from 2023-03-10T10:00:23
Miley Cyrus' insanely anticipated Endless Summer Vacation is finally here, along with new music from Fever Ray, The War and Treaty, Meet Me @ The Altar and more.
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New Mix: Shame, Amber Arcades, Kimi Djabaté, more from 2023-03-07T10:00:10
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week including, songs from Shame, Amber Arcades, Kimi Djabaté and more.
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 3 from 2023-03-03T10:00:04
The best albums out this week include Kali Uchis' Red Moon in Venus, a self-titled joint from the Jamaican American artist Masego, singer and guitarist Jen Cloher's ode to the mess of life...
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Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Karol G, Y La Bamba, The Latin Dead and more from 2023-03-01T10:00:24
Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras, hosts of NPR's Alt.Latino, round up their favorite new music from the last few months.
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New Mix: Anna B Savage, Daisies, Neil Gaiman&FourPlay String Quartet, more from 2023-02-28T10:00:51
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including songs from Anna B Savage, Daisies, Pest Control, Neil Gaiman & FourPlay String Quartet and more.
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How the score for 'All Quiet on the Western Front' made a familiar tale surprising from 2023-02-27T10:00:39
Composer Volker Bertelmann explains why he wanted to "destroy the film" with his score, how he used a centuries-old instrument for the cause and what it meant as a German to dive deep into this story.
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Feb. 24 from 2023-02-24T10:00:37
The best new albums out this week include Cracker Island from Gorillaz, the 30th anniversary of Naughty By Nature's 19 Naughty III, Gracie Abrams' Good Riddance and more....
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New Mix: Lana Del Rey, Sidney Gish, beabadoobee, more from 2023-02-21T10:00:05
NPR Music's Marissa Lorusso and Hazel Cills join Bob Boilen to share their favorite new tracks, including an epic new song from Lana Del Rey and a love song from beabadoobee.
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How Son Lux scored 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' from 2023-02-20T10:00:49
Son Lux frontman Ryan Lott reveals how the band was able to keep pace with the frenetic, shape-shifting storytelling of Everything Everywhere All At Once, without missing its ulti...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Feb. 17 from 2023-02-17T10:00:14
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new ones from Caroline Polachek, UK producer, rapper and filmmaker Wesley Joseph, P!NK, the Boston rock group Pile and more.
In conversation: How the U.S.-Mexico border shaped Adrian Quesada's fluid sound from 2023-02-15T10:00:16
Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras from NPR's Alt.Latino sit down with prolific producer and creator Adrian Quesada to discuss his experimental approach to border-driven, sonic expression.
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New Mix: Fantastic Negrito, Death Cab For Cutie, Indigo De Souza, more from 2023-02-14T10:00:25
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including re-imagined acoustic music from Fantastic Negrito, new Death Cab for Cutie and more.
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Feb. 10 from 2023-02-10T10:00:18
The best albums out this week include Paramore's first new full-length in nearly six years, mind-blowing sonic explorations from Kelela and Liv.e, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Yo La Tengo and more.
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New Mix: The Tallest Man On Earth, Yo La Tengo, Nanna, more from 2023-02-07T10:00:54
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a reflection on lost youth from The Tallest Man On Earth, the debut solo album from Of Monsters And ...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Feb. 3 from 2023-02-03T10:00:52
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include RAYE's long-awaited debut, My 21st Century Blues, SYML's stirring The Day My Father Died, the return of Shania Twain an...
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In conversation: Cimafunk on the complex African lineage of his music from 2023-02-01T10:00:58
Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras sit down with Erik Rodríguez of Cimafunk to talk about how he's created his singular sound, the complex African lineage of his music and why...
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New Mix: Jana Horn, Debashish Bhattacharya, Lankum, more from 2023-01-31T10:00:16
NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich joins Bob Boilen for a show full of sonic adventures in hopes of stretching your musical boundaries, including three songs that are over eight minutes long.
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Guest DJ Tom Verlaine (2006) from 2023-01-29T01:15:43
Tom Verlaine spins everything from Charles Mingus to The Day the Earth Stood Still soundtrack.
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Jan. 27 from 2023-01-27T10:00:16
The best albums out this week include A Reckoning from Kimbra, Sam Smith's deeply personal and powerful Gloria, jazz saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin's Phoenix and more.
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New Mix: boygenius, The National, Baaba Maal, more from 2023-01-24T14:06:41
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including the return of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus as boygenius, The National and more.
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In conversation: Fabi Reyna learned to listen to her revolutionary intuition from 2023-01-18T10:00
Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre sits down with Fabi Reyna of Reyna Tropical to talk about the process of trusting yourself, how music saved her life and moving forward after losing her creativ...
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New Mix: Peter Gabriel, Vagabon, Steady Holiday, more from 2023-01-17T15:49:16
New music from Peter Gabriel's first album of all new songs in 20 years. Also, Daughter has their first album of all new songs; it's been seven years for them. Plus, a heavy beat from Vagabon, wisd...
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Jan. 13 from 2023-01-13T10:00:05
The week's best new albums include a genre-spanning masterpiece from singer Margo Price, a tribute to the '80s from Seven Davis Jr., Belle and Sebastian, jazz trumpeter Derrick Gardner and more.
New Mix: Kate Davis, Rozi Plain, M(h)aol, Fievel Is Glauque, more from 2023-01-10T13:00:38
NPR Music's Hazel Cills and Marissa Lorusso join host Bob Boilen to share their favorite new tracks of the week, including the jagged sounds of Dublin's M(h)aol, former jazz prodigy and singer Kate...
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Peeling back layers of the 'Glass Onion' score from 2023-01-06T10:00:30
For Glass Onion, composer Nathan Johnson had to navigate and illuminate the film's conflicting range of emotions. He found endless possibilities within an orchestra.
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In conversation: The Cuban roots of rock and roll from 2023-01-04T10:00:06
Can you hear the cha-cha-cha in The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"? Or the mambo in Ray Charles' "What'd I Say"? This week, our friends at Alt.Latino take a closer look at...
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In conversation: The enduring spark of Selena from 2022-12-28T10:00:25
Since her death in 1995, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez' legacy has spread far beyond her Tejano music roots. This week, Alt.Latino revisits a classic episode and explores how Selena became a powerful sy...
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Viking's Choice 2022: Outer Sounds Around the World from 2022-12-27T10:00:40
On this year-end episode, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich takes host Bob Boilen around the globe to experience Vietnamese ambient, Chilean speed metal and auto-tune'd Ghanaian gospel music.
New Mix: Pink Floyd, Patrick Watson, Sonny Singh, more from 2022-04-19T05:00:08
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite tracks of the week, including a surprise return from Pink Floyd and uplifting songs from Sonny Singh, Patrick Watson and more.
New Music Friday: The Top 5 albums out on April 15 from 2022-04-15T05:00:01
NPR Music picks the best new albums out this week, including new releases by Kaitlin Butts, Samora Pinderhughes, Mal Blum and more.
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New Mix: Joan Shelley, Craig Finn, Florist, more from 2022-04-12T05:00:31
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite tracks of the week, including new ones from singer Joan Shelley, Florist, The Hold Steady's Craig Finn and more.
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 8 from 2022-04-08T05:00:06
It's a crazy-packed release day with new albums from Camila Cabello, Omar Apollo, an all-star collaboration with Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T., Girl Talk and Smoke DZA, Syd's Broken Hearts Club Listen
The Best Music of March from 2022-04-04T05:00:02
March's best new music includes Kilo Kish's pop treatise on this game called life, Jenny Hval's philosophy on art-making, Soul Glo's punk rage and more.
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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on April 1 from 2022-04-01T05:00:29
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new ones from the Bronx rapper T-Shyne, Sondre Lerche, the Canadian pop singer known as LIGHTS and more.
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Records That Changed Our Lives: Finding hope in Tracy Chapman and 'Brand New Eyes' from 2022-03-30T05:00:09
What record changed your life? NPR Music's Turning the Tables, which challenges sexism in the pop music canon, asked writers that question. Every week in March, we're diving into their answers.
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New Mix: Angel Olsen, Perfume Genius, Soccer Mommy, more from 2022-03-29T12:00:04
All Songs host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including songs of love from Angel Olsen and Soccer Mommy, a new one from the upcoming Perfume Genius album Ugly S...
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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on March 25 from 2022-03-25T05:00:39
Our picks for the best albums out this week include new ones from Nashville singer Maren Morris, the Jamaican rapper and singer Koffee, London's Afro-funk group Ibibio Sound Machine, Barrie and mor...
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Records That Changed Our Lives: Defying Gatekeepers from 2022-03-23T05:00:42
What record changed your life? NPR Music's Turning the Tables, which challenges sexism in the pop music canon, asked writers that question. Every week in March, we're diving into their answers.
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New Mix: Arcade Fire, Valerie June, The Smile, Andrew Bird, more from 2022-03-22T05:00:25
All Songs host Bob Boilen's mix this week includes the joy of Valerie June, a new project from Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, with Sons Of Kemet's Tom Skinner, called The Smil...
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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on March 18 from 2022-03-18T05:00:45
Two of the year's most anticipated albums — Rosalía's MOTOMAMI and Charli XCX's CRASH — drop today, along with Johann Johannsson's posthumous Drone Mass, Yumi Zouma's
Records That Changed Our Lives, Grown Woman Edition from 2022-03-16T05:00:30
What record changed your life? NPR Music's Turning the Tables, which challenges sexism in the pop music canon, asked writers that question. Every week in March, we're diving into their answers.
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New Mix: Belle and Sebastian, Scout laRue Willis, Gang of Youths, More from 2022-03-15T05:00:44
All Songs host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including some powerful story-songs, from a drug-filled fling to lies learned about a lost father, an underwater journ...
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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on March 11 from 2022-03-11T05:00:20
Our shortlist for the best albums out this week includes Rex Orange County's WHO CARES?, the immediately transfixing Getaway from singer Orion Sun, the genre-hopping sounds of Jen...
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Records That Changed Our Lives, Teen Edition: 'Tidal,' 'Blacks' Magic,' Beyoncé's '4' from 2022-03-09T05:00:19
What record changed your life? NPR Music's Turning the Tables, which challenges sexism in the pop music canon, asked writers that question. Every week in March, we're diving into their answers.
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New Mix: Regina Spektor, a Son Lux collaboration with David Byrne and Mitski, more from 2022-03-08T05:00:22
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a collaboration between Mitski, David Byrne and Son Lux, the return of Regina Spektor and more.
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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on March 4 from 2022-03-04T05:00:17
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Belgian singer and rapper Stromae's first new music in nearly a decade, the blood-slowing sounds of The Weather Station and more.
Records That Changed Our Lives: How Kate Bush and Yoko Ono challenged us from 2022-03-02T05:00:15
What record changed your life? NPR Music's Turning the Tables, which challenges sexism in the pop music canon, asked writers that question. Every week in March, we're diving into their answers.
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A Punjabi space epic and a laid-back throwback — NPR's favorite music of February from 2022-03-01T05:00:18
February's best new music includes a double album by Big Thief, Raveena's ambitious sophomore effort, Pusha T's old-school polish, Joyce DiDonato's wordless wondering and caroline's calming, crazy ...
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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Feb. 25 from 2022-02-25T05:00:10
Robert Glasper returns this week with Black Radio III, the latest in his ongoing fusion of jazz, rap, hip-hop and R&B. Other notable albums this week include new ones from SASMI, EARTHGANG...
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New Mix: Sevdaliza, Porridge Radio, Fantastic Negrito, more from 2022-02-22T09:24:16
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks this week, including the "femmenoid" sounds of Sevdaliza, Tiny Desk contest winner Fantastic Negrito Porridge Radio and mor...
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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Feb. 18 from 2022-02-18T05:00:19
The week's best new music includes the deep grooves and heady soul of Khruangbin and Leon Bridges, an epic tale in sound from Beach House, the return of queer country pioneers Lavender Country and ...
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New Mix: The Suffers, S. Carey, Lady Dan, more from 2022-02-15T05:00:01
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR Music editor Hazel Cills share their favorite new tracks of the week, including the soulful sounds of The Suffers, the frenetic electronica of Wha...
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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Feb. 11 from 2022-02-11T05:00:06
NPR Music's picks for the week's best albums include Mary J. Blige's Good Morning Gorgeous, the sonic wonders of alt-j, spiritual guidance from Raveena, a new solo record from Eddie Vedder...
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A conversation with Questlove on his 'Summer of Soul' soundtrack from 2022-02-10T05:00:19
In this special episode, our friends at the It's Been A Minute podcast talk with musician and filmmaker Questlove about the recently released soundtrack to his 2001 documentary Summer ...
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New Mix: Lucy Dacus, illuminati hotties, Madi Diaz with Waxahatchee, more from 2022-02-08T05:00:25
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a collaboration between Madi Diaz and Waxahatchee, "Kissing Lessons" from Lucy Dacus and more.
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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Feb. 4 from 2022-02-04T05:00:20
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the final trap album from Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz, '80s-flavored pop from Mitski, Animal Collective's return to form and more.
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A (deep) conversation with Elvis Costello from 2022-02-01T05:00:38
In a career-spanning interview, the singer reflects on his decades-long life in music, from his earliest childhood memories to the artists who shaped his work and what his own songs have meant to o...
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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Jan. 28 from 2022-01-28T05:00:48
The Summer of Soul soundtrack is finally here, along with a breathtaking debut from singer Amber Mark, a mind-bender from jazz saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and more.
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New Mix: PUP, Kaina, Uwade, More from 2022-01-25T05:00:17
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR Music editor Marissa Lorusso share their favorite new music of the week, including the latest from PUP and the curious and beautiful sounds of Isi...
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New Music Friday: The top 6 albums out on Jan. 21 from 2022-01-21T05:00:13
Emo rapper and singer iann dior, pianist Simone Dinnerstein, Americana singer-songwriter Aoife O'Donovan and more land on this week's shortlist for the best new releases out on Jan. 21.
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New Mix: Shamir, Midlake, Anaïs Mitchell, Janis Ian, more from 2022-01-19T05:00:25
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks, including one from Hadestown creator Anaïs Mitchell, Frank Turner's dream-inspired ode to his late friend, Scott ...
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New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out Jan. 14 from 2022-01-14T05:00:36
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include FKA Twigs' CAPRISONGS, SICK! from Earl Sweatshirt, joyful singalongs from The Lumineers and more.
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New Mix: The Smile, Kae Tempest, Yard Act, More from 2022-01-11T05:00:53
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, along with NPR Music's curator of the weird and loud, Lars Gotrich.
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Presenting: Pop Culture Happy Hour, on Spotify's corporate ad game, 'Wrapped' from 2021-12-30T05:00:10
Our friends at NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast take a look Spotify's annual end-of-year event, and viral sensation, 'Wrapped.' In 2019 the service started pairing its year-end listeni...
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How Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan created Merge Records from 2021-12-29T05:00:58
In this special episode from NPR's How I Built This with Guy Raz, Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan talk about how, as college students in the late '80s, they created one of the most influe...
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The prophecies of Radiohead's 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac,' 20 years later from 2021-12-28T05:00:49
Our friends at NPR's Throughline podcast take a deep dive into the Radiohead albums Kid A and Amnesiac, examining the ways the band confronted the monsters around us and within us...
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Viking's Choice 2021: Cassettes rule everything around me from 2021-12-27T09:31:06
NPR Music's Lars Gotrich offers a tribute to the Peruvian punk, chiptuned black metal and Brazilian dub that soundtracked his home office in 2021, cranked on a trusty tape machine.
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Back to the cabin from 2021-12-24T05:00:55
When we held our first holiday extravaganza in 2012 (at a snow-covered cabin in the woods), nearly all of the guests we'd invited canceled. For 2019, we decided to return to the cozy cabin where it...
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A holiday cruise from 2021-12-23T05:00:50
From 2018, hosts Bob and Robin decide to get away from it all with a holiday cruise to Bermuda. But nature inevitably runs its course and the gang finds itself stuck in the swirling vortex of the m...
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Journey to the North Pole from 2021-12-22T05:00:44
In this holiday episode originally aired in 2016. Bob and Robin take a train ride to the North Pole in hopes of rediscovering the true spirit of the season. Along the way they meet some special fri...
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A holiday in space from 2021-12-21T05:00:38
Through a series of unexpected events, we find ourselves hurtling through outer space, on an urgent musical mission. Join us as we take a rocket ride to the stars, grow homesick for the holidays, a...
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A holiday party for the ages from 2021-12-20T05:00:44
Originally aired in 2012, our first holiday special landed us at a remote cabin in the woods where we (trust us!) held a party for the ages. The guest list for our night of music and tall tales inc...
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How HBO's 'Insecure' changed the sound and scope of Black music from 2021-12-17T05:00:21
The groundbreaking HBO series, which just ended a five-year run, provided a platform for showcasing great, unknown Black artists and recast expectations for what R&B, rap and hip-hop can be.
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The best songs and albums we missed in 2021 from 2021-12-15T05:00
Members of the NPR Music team share their personal picks for the best songs or albums from 2021 that didn't make our final lists.
1. dodie: "Hate Myself," from Build a Problem
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Presenting: Alt.Latino's picks for the best singles of 2021 from 2021-12-12T09:54:23
On this special episode, the Alt.Latino team discusses the best Latin music singles of 2021.
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Poll results: NPR listeners pick the top albums of 2021 from 2021-12-10T10:46:46
See what our listeners picked as the top 20 albums released in 2021.
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Presenting: Alt.Latino's look back at the best albums of 2021 from 2021-12-05T09:34:10
Each year NPR's Alt.Latino crew parses through hundreds of new Latin music releases in the hopes of finding the best of the genre. On this episode they share just a few of their favorites that stoo...
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Lil Nas X on 'MONTERO,' NPR Music's song of the year from 2021-12-03T09:51:54
A conversation with the singer, rapper, social-media sensation, and fashion icon about his groundbreaking pop banger "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)."
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Jazmine Sullivan unspools her 'Heaux Tales,' NPR Music's album of the year from 2021-12-01T05:00:29
The singer reveals the stories and inspiration behind her breathtaking album. Released in January, Heaux Tales held our gaze throughout the year, becoming NPR Music's pick for the best alb...
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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Nov. 26 from 2021-11-26T05:00:35
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the soundtrack for Paul Thomas Anderson's new film Licorice Pizza, Turkish funk from El Michels Affair, Julie Doiron and more.
New Mix: Beach House, Jasmyn, Mckenna Grace, more from 2021-11-23T05:00:43
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new songs of the week including Beach House's "Once Twice Melody," "Haunted House" from the actress Mckenna Grace, Medium Build and...
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New Music Friday: The top 7 albums out on Nov. 19 from 2021-11-19T05:00:49
Adele's long-awaited 30 tops NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week, along with new ones from Snoop Dogg, Makaya McCraven, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and more.
New Mix: Big Thief, Pinegrove, FACESOUL, Maia Friedman, more from 2021-11-16T12:00:36
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new songs of the week, including a just-announced track from Big Thief, the London-based Somali artist known as FACESOUL, Pinegrove...
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New Music Friday: The top 6 albums out on Nov. 12 from 2021-11-12T05:00:40
The Bruno Mars-Anderson .Paak collab as Silk Sonic tops NPR Music's shortlist of the best albums out this week, along with new ones from Courtney Barnett, Aesop Rock, Jon Hopkins and more.
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New Mix: Jónsi, Julie Doiron, Rokia Koné, David Keenan, more from 2021-11-09T05:00:15
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including the stunning voice of West African singer Rokia Koné, new solo work from Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi...
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New Music Friday: The top 8 albums out on Nov. 5 from 2021-11-05T05:00:51
NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week include ones from the Portland rapper Aminé, Snail Mail, composer and saxophonist Terrace Martin, the string ensemble Attacca Quartet and mor...
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The Best Music of October: NPR Staff Picks from 2021-11-01T05:00:20
Every month, we ask the NPR Music staff: What's the one song you couldn't escape? What's the one album to which you'll return all year? In October, we fell far into the music of Helado Negro and Jo...
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New Music Friday: The top 10 albums out on Oct. 29 from 2021-10-29T05:00:37
NPR Music picks the best new albums out this week, including new releases by Tori Amos, Mick Jenkins, Mon Laferte, The War on Drugs and more.
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New Mix: Quinn Christopherson, mehro, Anjimile, IDLES, more from 2021-10-26T05:00:02
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a new one from Tiny Desk contest winner Quinn Christopherson, the English punk group IDLES and mo...
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New Music Friday: The top 8 albums out on Oct. 22 from 2021-10-22T05:00:44
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out today include new ones from the K-pop singer CL, rapper and producer Wale, a new project from Tricky called Lonely Guest, Grouper and more.
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Let It Be? No, Let's Remix The Beatles from 2021-10-19T05:00
Producer Giles Martin talks about a new 5-disc deluxe version of Let It Be, one of The Beatles' most complicated albums. Hear his remixed version of the album plus never-before-heard bante...
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Presenting 'It's Been A Minute': Pop music's 'Latin Explosion' of 1999 from 2021-10-18T05:00:30
This is the third and final installment in a special series from NPR's 'It's Been A Minute' podcast looking at important moments in the history of pop-music crossover. On this episode, Sam and his ...
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New Music Friday: The top 6 albums out on Oct. 15 from 2021-10-15T05:00:13
Atlanta rapper Young Thug's Punk, Coldplay's Music of the Spheres, solo debuts from Finneas, Remi Wolf and more are among NPR Music's picks for the week's best new albums.
New Mix: Mitski, Cate Le Bon, Big Thief, Shamir, more from 2021-10-13T05:00:44
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new music of the week, including a reflection on the cost of fame from Mitski, Shamir's "Gay Agenda," sweet "Change" from Big Thief an...
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Presenting 'It's Been A Minute': Reassessing Janet Jackson's 'Control' and legacy from 2021-10-11T05:00:05
This year marks the 35th anniversary of Janet Jackson's Control. That album was her first real commercial hit and, looking back, helped redefine all of pop music. In the late '80s and '90s...
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New Music Friday: The top 10 albums out on Oct. 8 from 2021-10-08T05:00:57
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include James Blake's Friends That Break Your Heart, new ones from Cimafunk, the underground hip-hop duo Atmosphere, Reba McEntire, and ...
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Presenting 'It's Been A Minute': The Lasting Legacy Of 'Soul Train' from 2021-10-06T05:00:31
Fifty years ago this month, the TV show Soul Train was first broadcast nationally. It brought Black music, dance, fashion and performance into viewers' homes every weekend and continued f...
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The Best Music of September: NPR Staff Picks from 2021-10-04T05:00:27
Every month, we ask the NPR Music staff: What's the one song you couldn't escape? What's the one album to which you'll return all year?
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New Music Friday: The top 7 albums out on Oct. 1 from 2021-10-01T06:15:37
NPR Music's picks for the best new releases out this week include the long-awaited studio album from Philly rapper Meek Mill, a stunning record from Brandi Carlile, country singer Miko Marks and mo...
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New Mix: Le Ren, Wet Leg, Ustad Saami, NoSo, More from 2021-09-29T05:00:26
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen's favorite new songs of the week include the funny, uplifting music of Wet Leg, a prayer for peace from 77-year-old Pakistani artist Ustad Saami and mo...
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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Sept. 24 from 2021-09-24T05:00:37
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new ones from R&B singer Anthony Hamilton, a Sufjan Stevens collaboration with Angelo De Augustine, country singer Mickey Guyton and more...
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New Mix: alt-J, Loney Dear, Amythyst Kiah, Bnny, More from 2021-09-22T13:15:25
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new songs of the week, including a new one from the Leeds rock band alt-J, Swedish singer-songwriter Loney Dear, Amythyst Kiah and ...
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Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf: Meet Our Winner from 2021-09-20T05:00:23
In the seventh and final episode of Top Shelf, hear from the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest winner, Neffy: a rising singer-songwriter from Arlington, Va., with a breathtaking, soulful, inimitable voice.
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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Sept. 17 from 2021-09-17T05:00:23
The debut album from singer and rapper Lil Nas X tops our list of the week's best releases, along with the 25th anniversary of Buena Vista Social Club, new ones from José González, Carly P...
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New Mix: Tiny Desk Contest Winner Neffy, Snail Mail, My Morning Jacket, More from 2021-09-15T06:01:26
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite tracks of the week, including the Tiny Desk Contest-winning song from the singer, Neffy, new ones from Snail Mail, My Morning Jacke...
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New Music Friday: The Top 11 Albums Out On Sept. 10 from 2021-09-10T05:00:56
It's a packed release day, with new albums from the prince of reggaeton J Balvin, Kendrick Lamar collaborator and rising rapper Baby Keem, Kacey Musgraves, Andrew W.K. and more.
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New Mix: Andy Shauf, 79rs Gang, Opium Moon, More from 2021-09-08T05:00:31
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tunes of the week, including a profoundly moving reflection on Hurricane Katrina, a new story-song from Andy Shauf and more.
New Music Friday: The Top 7 Albums Out On Sept. 3 from 2021-09-03T05:00:30
Our picks for the best new albums out this week come from the British rapper LIttle Simz, jazz pianist Kirk Lightsey, rising reggaeton singer Jhay Cortez, metal veterans Iron Maiden and more.
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The Best Music Of August: NPR Staff Picks from 2021-09-01T05:00:04
Every month, we ask the NPR Music staff: What's the one song you couldn't escape? What's the one album to which you'll return all year? In August, we got vulnerable with James Blake, leveled up wit...
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Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf: Our Favorite 2021 Entries, Episode 6 from 2021-08-30T07:00:55
Before we announce this year's winner, we're asking our judges to share their favorite entries in a weekly livestreamed series. In this episode, last year's winner, Linda Diaz, shares her picks.
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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Aug. 27 from 2021-08-27T05:00:35
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on Aug. 27 include new ones from CHVRCHES, Indigo De Souza, Terence Blanchard and more.
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New Mix: Big Thief, George Harrison, Circuit Des Yeux, Hand Habits, More from 2021-08-25T05:00:24
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite songs of the week, including a 50th anniversary edition of George Harrison's "Isn't It A Pity."
1. George Harrison: "Isn't...
Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf: Our Favorite 2021 Entries, Episode 5 from 2021-08-23T08:03:59
Before we announce this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner, we're asking our judges to share their favorite entries in a weekly livestreamed series. In this episode, Jewly Hight shares her picks.
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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Aug. 20 from 2021-08-20T05:00:23
NPR Music picks the best new albums out this week, including new releases by Lorde, Sturgill Simpson, Deafheaven and more.
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Guest DJ: Rodrigo Amarante from 2021-08-18T05:00:24
The great Brazilian-born, now Los Angeles-based musician has just put out Drama, his first solo album in seven years. We also hear music that changed his life, including songs from The Smi...
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Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf: Our Favorite 2021 Entries, Episode 4 from 2021-08-16T05:00:35
Before we announce this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner, we're asking our judges to share their favorite entries in a weekly livestreamed series. In this episode, John Morrison shares his picks.
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New Music Friday: Aug. 13 from 2021-08-13T05:00:09
Black Thought guests on a new one from the British duo Jungle, The Killers' Pressure Machine documents the hopes and horrors of rural America, Boldy James & The Alchemist team up again and...
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Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf: Our Favorite 2021 Entries, Episode 3 from 2021-08-09T05:00:05
Before we announce this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner, we're asking our judges to share their favorite entries in a weekly livestreamed series. In this episode, Tobe Nwigwe shares his picks.
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New Music Friday: Aug. 6 from 2021-08-06T05:00:14
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new ones from the R&B singer Tinashe, composer Max Richter and the greatest rap duo you've never heard of, Abstract Mindstate.
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The Best Music Of July: NPR Staff Picks from 2021-08-03T05:00:29
In July, we found solace in veterans (Billy Bragg) and newcomers (Canary Room), witnessed personal transformations from IDK and WILLOW, hit funky grooves with William Parker and heard angels become...
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Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf: Episode 2 With Phoebe Bridgers from 2021-08-02T05:00:58
Before we announce this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner, we're asking our judges to share their favorite entries in a weekly livestreamed series. In this episode, Phoebe Bridgers shares her picks.
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New Music Friday: July 30 from 2021-07-30T05:00:26
The sophomore full-length from Billie Eilish tops our shortlist of the best new albums out this week, along with a posthumous Prince record, Jack Antonoff's Bleachers, the singer Yola and more.
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New Mix: Steady Holiday, Ada Lea, Wet Leg, More from 2021-07-28T05:00:08
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen's favorite new tracks of the week include an amped-up Steady Holiday, late-'70s, post-punk sounds from Gustaf and Wet Leg, the calming guitar of Lanter...
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Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf: Our Favorite 2021 Entries, Episode 1 from 2021-07-26T10:30:56
Before we announce this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner, we're asking our judges to share their favorite entries in a weekly livestreamed series. First up: Tiny Desk producer Bobby Carter.
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New Music Friday: July 23 from 2021-07-23T05:00:16
Kanye West's long-awaited (and much-hyped), DONDA tops our list of the best albums out this week, along with new ones from Leon Bridges, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Ledisi and more.
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New Mix: Soccer Mommy, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Nils Frahm, More from 2021-07-20T06:33:53
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen's favorite tracks of the week include a classic murder ballad reimagined by Bonnie "Prince" Billy, a new collaboration with Nils Frahm and F.S. Blumm, ...
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New Music Friday: July 16 from 2021-07-16T05:00:21
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Willow's Lately I Feel Everything, new ones from Clairo and John Mayer, a posthumous release from Alice Coltrane and more.
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New Mix: Courtney Barnett, Ben Gibbard And Tycho, Sparks, More from 2021-07-13T05:00:37
All Songs host Bob Boilen shares his favorite songs of the week, including a long-overdue celebration of Sparks, a Ben Gibbard collaboration with Tycho, the return of Courtney Barnett and ...
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New Music Friday: July 9 from 2021-07-09T05:00:36
The best albums out this week include a revealing, self-titled release from rapper Vince Staples, Snoh Aalegra's Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies, Half Waif's Mythopoetics and ...
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New Mix: Aldous Harding, Clairo, Matthew E. White, More from 2021-07-07T05:00:57
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tunes of the week, including one with The National's Aaron Dessner and Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, a Jack Antonoff-produced song fro...
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New Music Friday: July 2 from 2021-07-02T05:00:22
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out now include Chicago rapper G Herbo's 25, the wild euphoria of The Go! Team, singer Laura Mvula's first new music in five years and more.
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Brandi Carlile On The Radical Vulnerability Of Joni Mitchell's 'Blue' from 2021-06-29T05:00:35
Brandi Carlile has become one of Joni Mitchell's greatest interpreters. NPR Music's Ann Powers talks with the singer-songwriter about her life with Blue, conversations with James Taylor an...
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New Music Friday: June 25 from 2021-06-25T05:00:35
Doja Cat, SAULT and Tyler, The Creator lead a crazy-packed day for new releases, along with Lucy Dacus, Cautious Clay and more.
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1. Doja Cat — Planet Her
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The Best New Artists Of 2021 (So Far) from 2021-06-23T05:00:05
Our favorite new artists of 2021 (so far) include Jay Som and Palehound together as Bachelor, the queer pop celebrations of girl in red, Olivia Rodrigo, the warped rap duo Paris Texas and more.
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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On June 18 from 2021-06-18T05:00:16
The best albums out this week include GoldLink's Haram!, H.E.R.'s Back of My Mind, a comic book soundtrack called Dark Nights: Death Metal, a debut album from trans punk ...
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New Mix: Lorde, Pokey LaFarge, The Go! Team, Azure Ray, More from 2021-06-15T05:00:58
Lorde talks about her new song, we get an update on the Tiny Desk contest, Pokey LaFarge recalibrates his sound, Illuminati Hotties go "Pool Hopping" and other great new songs to fall in love with....
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New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On June 11 from 2021-06-11T05:00:14
Sleater-Kinney's Path of Wellness, the thundering pop of Marina, Brooklyn rapper Skyzoo and the blood-slowing sounds of Dustin O'Halloran are among NPR Music's picks for the best music out...
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New Mix: Jomoro With Sharon Van Etten, Naia Izumi, Laura Stevenson, More from 2021-06-09T05:00:07
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, featuring former Tiny Desk contest winner Naia Izumi, West African art-folk group The Narcotix, Laura Steve...
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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On June 4 from 2021-06-04T05:00:56
Rostam's beautifully transfixing Changephobia, Japanese Breakfast's Jubilee and Liz Phair's first new album in more than a decade are among NPR Music's picks for the best albums o...
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The Best Music Of May: NPR Staff Picks from 2021-06-01T05:00:16
In May, we swooned to Olivia Rodrigo's Sour, marveled at Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen, went back to the '90s with The Zolas, bathed in the opulent luxury of Sinéad Harnett's voice, got...
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New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On May 28 from 2021-05-28T05:00:53
NPR Music picks the best new albums out this week, including new releases by DMX, Bachelor, Mustafa, Natalia Lafourcade and more.
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1. Bachelor — Doomin' Sun
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New Mix: Sharon Van Etten&Angel Olsen, Mdou Moctar, Angélique Kidjo, More from 2021-05-25T05:00:10
This weeks All Songs Considered features a striking collaboration between Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen. I also share a conversation and music with Angélique Kidjo, psych-guitar from Mdou Moctar...
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New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On May 21 from 2021-05-21T05:00:48
NPR Music picks the best new albums out this week, including new releases by Olivia Rodrigo, Allison Russell, Audrey Nuna and more.
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1. Olivia Rodrigo — Sour <...
New Mix: Sleater-Kinney, Lowland Hum Reimagining Peter Gabriel, More from 2021-05-18T05:00:50
1. Sleater-Kinney: "Worry With You," from Path of Wellness
2. Billie Marten: "Human Replacement," from Flora Fauna
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New Music Friday: The Top 7 Albums Out On May 14 from 2021-05-14T05:00:27
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on May 14 include Jorja Smith's Be Right Back, St. Vincent's homage to early '70s rock, a staggering new project from saxophonist Shabaka Hutching...
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Tiny Desk Contest Family Hour from 2021-05-13T07:00:02
We brought together all six Tiny Desk Contest winners for some music and conversation. Hear the songs that earned them a ticket to the Tiny Desk, plus their advice for entering the Contest.
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New Mix: Torres, The Laura Marling Project LUMP, Rodrigo Amarante And More from 2021-05-12T09:30:35
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including "the most fun song" Torres has ever written, the latest from Laura Marling's project called LUMP ...
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Dawn Richard Documents Her Mother's Dreams from 2021-05-09T09:00:52
WNXP's Jewly Hight shares a conversation with electronic dance artist Dawn Richard and her mom Debbie. Her new album, Second Line, grew out of Dawn's desire to better understand where her ...
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New Music Friday: The Top 7 Albums Out On May 7 from 2021-05-07T05:00:43
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the intricately detailed pop of Dodie, a posthumous release from legendary drummer Tony Allen, a mind-blower from Daniel Bachman and more...
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The Best Music Of April: NPR Staff Picks from 2021-05-03T05:00:21
In April, we adored biting and beautiful indie rock from Pom Pom Squad and Flock of Dimes, witnessed Zao's metallic brutality, were transported by Catalan multi-instrumentalist Rita Payés and kora ...
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New Music Friday: April 30 from 2021-04-30T05:00:50
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include girl in red's long-awaited debut, the Flying Lotus soundtrack for Yasuke and more.
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New Mix: Manchester Orchestra, Ballaké Sissoko, Faye Webster, More from 2021-04-27T08:40:35
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including the calming sounds of Ballaké Sissoko, the plainspoken wisdom of singer Faye Webster and more.
New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On April 23 from 2021-04-23T05:00:32
NPR Music's shortlist for the best albums out on April 23 includes Nashville singer and rapper Houston Kendrick's technicolor pop, Malian Kora player Toumani Diabaté, Dinosaur Jr. and more.
New Mix: Lucy Dacus, Producer George Martin's Secret 'Ray Cathode' Project, More from 2021-04-20T05:00:20
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tunes of the week including a "Hot and Heavy" track from Lucy Dacus, and Beatles producer George Martin's little-known side pro...
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New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On April 16 from 2021-04-16T05:00:14
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on April 16 include the latest from UK rapper AJ Tracey, Norah Jones' first-ever live album, a feast of sonic wonders from Son Lux and more.
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New Mix: Sufjan Stevens, Phish's Page McConnell, Squirrel Flower, More from 2021-04-14T05:00:39
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new songs of the week including an ambient track from Sufjan Stevens, solo work from Phish's Page McConnell, Squirrell Flower and m...
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New Music Friday: April 9 from 2021-04-09T05:00:52
A deeply personal and revealing record from Brockhampton, Dutch artist Benny Sings, breakout rapper Lakeyah, the Vijay Iyer Trio and more make NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on Apr. 9.
New Mix: Rhiannon Giddens, A Jay Som-Palehound Collaboration, First Aid Kit, More from 2021-04-06T05:00:03
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite songs of the week, including a Leonard Cohen cover from First Aid Kit, reflections on the comforts of home from Rhiannon Giddens an...
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New Music Friday: The Top 7 Albums Out On April 2 from 2021-04-02T05:00
NPR Music picks the best new albums out this week, including new albums by Leslie Jordan, Flock of Dimes, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and more.
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The Best Music Of March: NPR Staff Picks from 2021-03-31T10:00:23
In March, we indulged R&B pleasures from Joyce Wrice and Solomon Fox, we missed our friends with a sweet song by Joel Young, dreamed of summer with Hirsch, bum-rushed IKOQWE's razor-edged boom-bap,...
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Sara Watkins Reimagines Childhood Music On Beautiful New Album from 2021-03-29T05:00:42
The singer and fiddler shares the stories and inspiration behind her sweetly affecting record, Under The Pepper Tree in this conversation with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
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New Music Friday: March 26 from 2021-03-26T05:00:15
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on Mar. 26 include the relentlessly infectious songs of AJR, Israeli rapper and singer Noga Erez, Tune-Yards, jazz legend Dr. Lonnie Smith and more.
The Animated Craft Of Julien Baker from 2021-03-24T05:00:38
"Somebody's like, 'Beeps are the new cowbell,' and I agree!" Julien Baker unpacks the experimentation of her new album, Little Oblivions, with Torres' Mackenzie Scott.
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New Mix: Kishi Bashi, Toumani Diabaté, Madi Diaz, More from 2021-03-23T05:00:58
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including an uplifting piece from Kishi Bashi, the Malian kora master Toumani Diabaté, the return of Gem Cl...
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New Music Friday: March 19 from 2021-03-19T05:00:38
Hear monumental new music from Jon Batiste, country legend Loretta Lynn, the rapper Benny the Butcher and more on NPR Music's list of the best new albums out this week.
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New Mix: Lucy Dacus, Ben Howard, Cautious Clay, Kelli Scarr&More from 2021-03-17T05:00:55
Host Bob Boilen shares more songs about finding both light and darkness in life on this week's All Songs Considered, including a devastating new single from Lucy Dacus.
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New Music Friday: March 12 from 2021-03-12T05:00:26
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on March 12 include Valerie June's magical meditations, a Blake Mills and Pino Palladino collaboration, Selena Gomez's first Spanish language record and mo...
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SXSW 2021 Preview from 2021-03-10T05:00:18
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and Stephen Thompson listened to the nearly 300 artists performing at this year's online edition of SXSW and share their most exciting discoveries.
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Peter Stampfel's Mammoth '20th Century In 100 Songs' from 2021-03-08T05:00:36
An absolute eccentric, Peter Stampfel picked one favorite song for every year of the 20th century, then performed and recorded them all for an enormous collection.
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New Music Friday: March 5 from 2021-03-05T05:00:23
Our picks for the best new albums out on March 5 include an ambitious remix from Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats, the surreal hip-hop of Genesis Owusu, flickering dance pop from Jane Weaver and more.<...
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The Best Music Of February: NPR Staff Picks from 2021-03-02T05:00:51
In February, new albums by Aaron Lee Tasjan, Wild Pink and Black Country, New Road had us yearning for live music; VanJess sang matters of the heart; and Will Liverman devoted an entire album to Bl...
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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Feb. 26 from 2021-02-26T05:00
NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week include Julian Baker's Little Oblivions, the warped pop of Jimmy Edgar, stirring protest songs from Chris Pierce, a debut from Sam D...
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New Mix: José González, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy&Matt Sweeney, Charlie Hickey, More from 2021-02-23T05:00:08
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite tracks of the week, including Charlie Hickey's collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers, José González's first song in Spanish and more.<...
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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Feb. 19 from 2021-02-19T05:00:18
NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out on Feb. 19 include the disco euphoria of SG Lewis, soaring, instrumental rock from Mogwai, the Somali supergroup 4 Mars, Tash Sultana and more.
New Mix: Tune-Yards, Tōth, Buzzy Lee, More from 2021-02-17T05:00:43
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares thrilling new music from Tune-Yards, Tōth's tale of playing the trumpet — and fainting — during a funeral, the stunning voice of a singer named ...
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New Music Friday: Feb. 12 from 2021-02-12T05:00:53
NPR Music's shortlist for the best albums out this week includes new ones from the English rapper slowthai, R&B singer Pink Sweat$, the jazz super group R+R=Now, His Name Is Alive and more.
New Mix: Julien Baker, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, BONZIE And More from 2021-02-09T05:00:31
On this week's show, All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares a mix of old favorites and new discoveries, including Julien Baker, the return of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, BONZIE and more...
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New Music Friday: Feb. 5 from 2021-02-05T06:19:26
NPR Music's roundup of the week's best new albums includes a surprise solo release from Paramore's Hayley Williams, the 20th anniversary edition of J Dilla's Welcome 2 Detroit, Foo Fighter...
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The Best Music Of January: NPR Staff Picks from 2021-02-01T06:30:13
In January, we saw ourselves in FKA twigs and Jazmine Sullivan, drank from Ian Sweet's astral pop, shuffled Cassandra Jenkins' Tarot deck and got lost in William Parker's tone worlds.
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New Music Friday: April 20 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this week's quick run through some of the best new albums out on April 20, All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton chats with NPR Music's Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson about the ...
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Guest DJ: Lord Huron On The Songs That Shaped The Cinematic 'Vide Noir' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The band Lord Huron is known for its cinematic story songs. Ben Schneider, creator of the project, talks with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about some of the music by other artists ...
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The Birth Of Tiny Desk Concerts from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Laura Gibson recounts the tale of how one lousy concert in Austin wound up birthing The Tiny Desk Concert series.
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Swan Songs: Music For Your Final Exit from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We asked listeners what song they want played at their funeral. On this edition of All Songs Considered, we share some of the incredible responses we got, along with the stories b...
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New Music Friday: April 13 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Ann Powers join host Robin Hilton for a quick run through some of the most essential new albums out on April 13, starting with the Korean surf-rock band Say Sue Me ...
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New Mix: Ólafur Arnalds, Khruangbin, Whyte Horses, Ari Roar, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's pretty much impossible to ever fully understand why we love or dislike a song. Sometimes we're just in a bad mood when we first hear it and the whole experience sours. Or maybe the opposite ha...
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New Music Friday: April 6 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton chats with NPR Music's Lars Gotrich, Tom Huizenga, Marissa Lorusso, Sidney Madden and Ann Powers about some of the best new albums out now on Apr. 6, fr...
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New Mix: Young Fathers, Confidence Man, A Stunning Tiny Desk Contest Entry, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As we sift through the thousands of video entries we got for this year's Tiny Desk contest, we've laughed, loved and made a lot of phenomenal discoveries along the way. On this edition of All S...
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New Music Friday: March 30 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton chats with NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael, Felix Contreras, Marissa Lorusso and Ann Powers about the must-hear albums out on March 30. This includes coun...
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New Mix: Guided By Voices, Fantastic Negrito, A Stella Donnelly Lullaby, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The March For Our Lives rallies that unfolded across the country this past weekend underscored the heightened state of fear and anger over gun violence in the U.S. We open this week's show with a p...
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New Music Friday: March 23 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton talks with NPR Music's Lars Gotrich, Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson about the essential albums out on March 23. This includes Jack White's sprawling, c...
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New Music Friday: Sep. 20 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our shortlist of the best albums out this week includes Brittany Howard's masterpiece, Jaime, sad bangers from Tove Lo, a profoundly beautiful, debut solo LP from Mountain Man's Molly Sarl...
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Hobo Johnson's Journey From Homelessness To A Major Label Contract from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On the day before his album came out, Hobo Johnson joined me to play DJ. We discussed the making of his album and played some of the music that has inspired him over the years. I think you'll be su...
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New Music Friday: Sep. 13 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The week's best new album drops includes the genre-bending pop of Charli XCX, an ambitious concept record by The Lumineers, the euphoric songs of Emeli Sandé, new Chelsea Wolfe, Sampa The Great, mo...
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New Mix: Thom Yorke, Wynton Marsalis, Ride, Overcoats, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There's a cinematic theme in the songs on this edition of All Songs Considered, including a new track from Thom Yorke called "Daily Battles" and an instrumental version of it from trumpete...
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New Music Friday: Sep. 6 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our list of the best albums out this week includes The Highwomen's self-titled release, R&B singer Mahalia's remarkable Love and Compromise, new Frankie Cosmos, MUNA, Lower Dens and more. ...
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New Mix: Pinegrove, Anna Meredith, Sudan Archives, 4 Mellotrons from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This edition of All Songs Considered has songs of gratitude from Pinegrove, a take on intimacy from Norway's Jenny Hval, a song of quietude from Anna Meredith and the magic of the Mellotro...
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New Music Friday: Aug. 30 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our shortlist for the week's best new albums includes Lana Del Rey's odyssey-length adventure Norman F****** Rockwell, Sheryl Crow's final album, Threads, new Bl...
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All Songs Rewind: This Summer, Think Pink from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this encore presentation of an episode from July, 2018, we fill you in on how to shade your summer pink, with unapologetically good pop music that is ready for any mood.
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New Music Friday: Aug. 23 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's podcast includes the stadium guitar rock of Sheer Mag, country legend Tanya Tucker, the hip-hop boy band BROCKHAMPTON, a wonderfully strange turn from R&B singer Raphael Saadiq and more...
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New Mix: Brittany Howard, Big Thief, The Messthetics, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Bob Boilen and I are back together again to share some of the phenomenal new music we've been hearing, starting with Brittany Howard's stirring and inspired "He Loves Me," from her upcoming solo de...
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New Music Friday: Aug. 16 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Host Robin Hilton is joined by NPR Music's Ann Powers, Lyndsey McKenna and Sidney Madden as they share their picks for the best albums out on Aug. 16. FEATURED ALBUMS: Sleater-Kinney - The Cent...
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All Songs Rewind: The Songs That Got You Through School from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
School is really hard — and for many, music is the one thing that grounded them or made them feel connected to something bigger. On this encore edition of All Songs Considered, we...
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New Music Friday: August 9 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our list of the week's best albums includes spiky and inventive punk from The Regrettes, sweetly reflective folk from Fionn Regan, the return of Ra Ra Riot and more. FEATURED ALBUMS: 1. The Regrett...
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All Songs Rewind: The Worst Songs Of All Time? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Originally from 2014 - Carrie Brownstein joins the All Songs gang to chat about relentless ear-worms, annoying novelty songs and other songs our hosts think of as quite possibly the worst of all time.
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New Music Friday: August 2 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our list of the week's best albums includes the breezy pop upstart Clairo and the return of rising roots-country singer Tyler Childers, as well as a few words about Chance The Rapper. FEATURED ALBU...
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Woodstock At 50: The Unheard Recordings from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For the past 14 years, producer Andy Zax has been digging into the music and sounds of Woodstock, that culture-shifting music festival that unfolded in August of 1969. Now, 50 years later, all 32 p...
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Newport Folk Festival Preview 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This month marks 60 years since the very first Newport Folk Festival. NPR has been covering the event since its rebirth in 2008. Jay Sweet, now the executive producer, was mostly responsible for th...
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New Mix: Bon Iver, Brian Eno, Wilco, Khruangbin And More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Host Bob Boilen goes solo for this week's essential new mix, with defiant joy from Wilco, the atmospherics of Brian Eno, new discoveries from Erin Durant and Pearla, a side-project for Sylvan Esso'...
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Interview: GoldLink Talks About His New Album And The Decentralized Future Of Music from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
GoldLink joined NPR Music's Sidney Madden from the BBC in London to discuss his new album, Diaspora, rapid gentrification in D.C. and what he's learned about the universal black experience.
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New Music Friday: July 12 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
1. Imperial Teen: Now We Are Timeless; 2. Mal Blum: Pity Boy; 3. Africa Express: EGOLI; 4. Big K.R.I.T.: K.R.I.T. IZ HERE; 5. Ed Sheeran: No. 6 Collaboration...
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New Mix: Joseph, Strange Ranger, Bad Heaven Ltd., Asia, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
To be clear, sad songs make up the majority of this week's All Songs Considered. So, if you have a love for the type of music you might hear from Julien Baker or Japanese Breakfast, we hav...
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The Songs That Define Us, From NPR's 'American Anthem' Series from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For the past year, NPR has been taking a deep look at American anthems and all the forms they can take. These are the songs that unite us, inspire us or say something about what it means to be an A...
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New Music Friday: June 28 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our list for this week's best new albums includes a solo release from Thom Yorke, the return of garage rock stalwarts They Black Keys, a new project from Freddie Gibbs and Madlib and more. FEATURED...
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The Seattle Music Scene: A Glimpse At The Future from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Most cities tend to have a voice, but few quite as loud or fascinating as Seattle's. This is a city that gave us Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana and Pearl Jam but also the softer sounds of Fleet Foxes, The ...
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New Music Friday: June 21 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's another packed release week; Lil Nas X's debut EP is finally here, along with a posthumous release from Prince, a solo album from producer Mark Ronson, the return of The Raconteurs and more. F...
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Poll Results: Your Favorite New Artists Of 2019 (So Far) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The first half of 2019 has given us a lot of emerging artists to celebrate, from Lil Nas X and his insanely catchy (and endlessly meme-able) "Old Town Road" remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, to the ...
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New Music Friday: June 14 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our list of the week's best new albums includes Bruce Springsteen's wistful ode to orchestral pop, the rock artistry of Baroness, DMV rapper Goldlink, the spoken-word artist Kate Tempest and more. ...
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New Mix: Joan Shelley, Seratones, Haybaby And More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Host Bob Boilen is joined by NPR Music's Lyndsey McKenna and Marissa Lorusso for an essential mix that includes the honey-sludge pop of Haybaby, cathartic rock from the Shreveport band Seratones, d...
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New Music Friday: June 7 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our shortlist for the best new albums out on June 7 includes the roots-rock duo Ida Mae, new gospel from disco legend Gloria Gaynor, the ruminative rock of Palehound, Santana, Stef Chura and more. ...
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New Mix: Bon Iver, Wives, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets And More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jessi Whitten of Colorado Public Radio's Open Air co-hosts this week's All Songs Considered and turns me on to the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, the funnest band name of the year wit...
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New Music Friday: May 31 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our list of the best new albums out this week includes Kishi Bashi's moving remembrance of Japanese internment camps during World War II, R&B singer Raveena, solo piano from Eluvium, Skepta and mor...
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New Mix: Rhye, Quinn Christopherson, T?th, Another Sky, Ari Roar, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's All Songs Considered features a gorgeous, solo piano instrumental from Rhye, Tiny Desk contest winner Quinn Christopherson's unique look at male privilege, psych-pop via Ari Ro...
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New Music Friday: May 24 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The best new albums out this week include a stirring call for social justice from soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples, rapper YG's remembrance of Nipsey Hussle, lo-fi rock veteran's Sebadoh and mo...
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A Conversation With Jonny Greenwood, On Chaos And The Element Of Surprise from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this edition of All Songs Considered, Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood joins us to talk about two of his classical compositions we've just premiered on our Tiny Desk series. He also ...
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New Music Friday: May 17 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our shortlist of the best new albums out this week includes a visionary work from The National, the pop wisdom of Carly Rae Jepsen, Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion and more. FEATURED ALBUMS: 1. ...
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Guest DJ: IDLES from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this Guest DJ edition of All Songs Considered a conversation with Joe Talbot. Joe is a passionate force behind the British band IDLES. They are a band that at once are both fierce and compassion...
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New Music Friday: May 10 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our shortlist of the week's best new albums includes a career-defining release from singer Jamila Woods, the sparkling guitar rock of Charly Bliss and Holly Herndon's genius work with the AI "Spawn...
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New Mix: Faye Webster, Khiis, The Quiet Temple, mxmtoon, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's episode of All Songs Considered is a show of contrasts — cotton-candy pop one moment (from mxmtoon), raging punk sung in Farsi the next (from Khiis) — and then calming, instrumental, pr...
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New Music Friday: May 3 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Host Robin Hilton is joined by NPR Music's Lars Gotrich and Stephen Thompson as they share their picks for the week's best new albums. FEATURED RELEASES: 1. Judah & The Lion: 'Pep Talks,' 2. Caro...
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New Mix: Japanese Breakfast, Kate Tempest, Future Teens, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Have you ever had Persian cotton candy? It looks like Muppet hair and tastes like pistachio — well, at least the one we ate in the studio. We begin our show with one of the great poets of the day, ...
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New Music Friday: April 26 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
FEATURED ALBUMS: Nick Murphy: Run Fast, Sleep Naked; Rodrigo y Gabriela: Mettavolution; Jackie Mendoza: LuvHz; Josh Ritter: Fever Breaks; The Mountain Goats:
Kevin Morby Takes A Hard Look At God In America from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Kevin Morby's new album is unlike anything he's done before. Gone is the guitar (for the most part) from his earlier recordings. In its place are more droning instruments — sounds more suited for c...
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New Music Friday: April 19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our list of the best albums out this week includes Lizzo's long-awaited debut, the rousing, infectious anthems of Johnnyswim, new music from The Tallest Man On Earth, Loyle Carner and more. FEATUR...
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New Mix: Tank And The Bangas, Jesca Hoop, Chris Staples, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Don't worry! Everything's going to be alright. But if you need more reassurance than that, look no further than "Set of Stairs," from the Amsterdam-based band Pip Blom. It's a burst of frenetic joy...
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New Music Friday: April 12 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Anderson .Paak drops his followup to Oxnard, Norah Jones collaborates with Jeff Tweedy, and Sia joins Labrinth and Diplo for "LSD." Those and more make our shortlist of the week's best new...
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Vikings Choice: The Return Of Lars from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this episode of All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen and Lars Gotrich talk about the music released in the first part of 2019 that for Lars soundtracked nap time, quick rides to the grocery store fo...
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New Music Friday: April 5 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Host Robin Hilton, NPR Music's Lyndsey McKenna, Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson run through their picks for the best new albums out on April 5. FEATURED ALBUMS: Martha: Love Keeps Kicking; Listen
New Mix: (fixed) Cautious Clay, Beth Gibbons Singing Górecki, Chastity Belt's Julia Shapiro And More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Songs includeNatural by Julia ShapiroSIDEWINDER by Cautious ClayThe River St. Johns by Jake Xerxes FussellHenryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 sung by Beth GibbonsThe Weight of Things by The GloamingTorc...
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New Music Friday: March 29 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
FEATURED ALBUMS: Mekons: Deserted; Billie Eilish: When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go? Quelle Chris: Guns; Shafiq Husayn: The Loop; Marvin Gaye: You're T...
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The Legendary Reggae Artist Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Comet Is Coming and more from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Songs for this Episode"Summon the Fire" by The Comet Is Coming"Weird Little Idea" by Radiator Hospital "Give A Chance" by Jesse Mac Cormack"Daylight Matters" by Cate Le Bon"House Of Angels" by Lee ...
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New Music Friday: March 22 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's a packed release week with a whole bunch of notable albums to highlight, including the rock guitar heroics on Ex Hex's It's Real, the wistful wisdom of Jenny Lewis, Andrew Bird's "fin...
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New Music Friday: March 15 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's somewhat abbreviated edition of New Music Friday includes an ambitious collaboration between Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O and producer Danger Mouse; the British electronic duo The Cin...
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SXSW Late Night Dispatch: Wednesday from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our discoveries for today include Sir Baby Girl, Tamino, Laura Stevenson, Be Forest, Josin, Taimane and so much more. Look for a playlist on our website, npr.org/allsongs
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New Music Friday: March 8 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Juice WRLD, the reigning prince of emo rap, is back with a follow up to last year's Goodbye & Good Riddance. Deathrace for Love is bleak, brutal and the rare sequel that lives up to the or...
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The All Songs Considered SXSW Preview, 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The annual South by Southwest music festival is our personal endurance challenge to discover as many great unknown and often unsigned bands as possible in just one week. To train for the event, Bob...
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New Music Friday: March 1 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our sprint through this week's best new albums includes Grey Area from the UK rapper Little Simz, Weezer's self-titled "Black Album," the foot-stompers of Hozier, country crooner Dee White...
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Guest DJ: Nilüfer Yanya from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this Guest DJ edition of All Songs Considered, Nilüfer talks of learning the guitar lines in songs by The Libertines as a kid, hearing her Turkish dad's love for Turkish music, her artist mom's ...
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New Music Friday: Feb. 22 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our picks for the best albums out this week include an epic treatise on Americanism from Gary Clark Jr., the delicate and beautiful sounds of Julia Jacklin, Atlanta rapper Gunna, a gorgeous study i...
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Palehound, Aldous Harding, Sego, Molly Sarlé, Westkust, Empath and Ellis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this week's All Songs Considered we premiere new music from Aldous Harding. The artist from New Zealand made Bob Boilen's number two album from 2017 (Party) and her latest song, "The Ba...
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New Music Friday: Feb. 15 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our list of the best albums out this week includes the first new music from funk and R&B legend Chaka Khan in 12 years, the cinematic, transporting sounds of Yann Tiersen, bubblegum punk from Sir B...
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New Mix: Amanda Palmer, Pkew Pkew Pkew, The Budos Band, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's show is made possible by a generous amount of existential anxiety. This includes the ego-destroying rock anthem "I Don't Matter At All," from the Toronto band Pkew Pkew Pkew, and an epi...
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New Music Friday: Feb. 8 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our list of the best albums out this week includes delicate piano pieces from Hauschka, the brilliantly burning rock of Bob Mould, songs inspired by the film Roma, Mercury Rev's remake of ...
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New Mix: Billie Eilish, Lucy Dacus, John Vanderslice, T Bone Burnett, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this week's show, artists battle their inner demons – the kind that come out a night when you're alone in bed, trying to find sleep – speak truth to power, celebrate love, dig into complicated c...
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New Music Friday: Feb. 01 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this sprint through the week's best new albums, host Robin Hilton is joined by NPR Music's Lyndsey McKenna and Stephen Thompson for a whole lot of guitar rock, with a little bit of melancholy, a...
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Remembering The Beatles' Rooftop Gig, 50 Years Later, With Someone Who Was There from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Ken Mansfield was the U.S. Manager for Apple records when the Beatles played their final gig on a rooftop in London — and one of the few people who was actually with the band to witness it.
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New Mix: Better Oblivion Community Center, Bellows, Duster & More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this edition of All Songs Considered I'm joined by Marissa Lorusso our Tiny Desk Contest leader and also a critical contributor to NPR Music's Turning the Tables project.Marissa plays music from...
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New Music Friday: Jan. 25 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this week's program, host Robin Hilton is joined by NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael, Sidney Maden and Stephen Thompson to talk about the must-hear albums out on Jan. 25. This includes hard-driving...
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Hear 2 New Vampire Weekend Songs And A Conversation With Ezra Koenig from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Today on All Songs Considered, hear a conversation about the record's production, the logistics of performing live as a seven-piece band and, at long last, the meaning behind FOTB...
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Sharon Van Etten Breaks Down Every Track On Her Stunning New Album from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A lot has changed in Sharon Van Etten's life since she put out her last album, Are We There, in 2014. Over the past five years she's gotten into acting, she went back to school to get a de...
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New Music Friday: Jan. 18 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Welcome to a brand-new season of New Music Friday! After a few quiet weeks, the flood gates are opening and we've got a whole bunch of essential albums dropping on Jan. 18 to tell you about. This i...
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New Mix: Lana Del Rey, Telekinesis, Stella Donnelly, Priests, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's been a minute since we got together to share some all-new music – not since our Nov. 6 show of last year, in fact. Hopefully you used the past several weeks to dig into our look back at the ye...
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Steve Earle Honors Guy Clark from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Steve Earle honors his musical hero Guy Clark with an album of his song called GUY.
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globalFEST 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this edition of All Songs Considered, we share our favorite discoveries from globalFEST 2019.
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Vikings Choice 2018 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our resident Viking surveys 2018 through Italian doom metal, Chinese post-punk, underwater field recordings and a 24-hour drone.
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In Memoriam: The Artists We Lost In 2018 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this special year-end edition of All Songs Considered we look back at the extraordinary singers, composers, multi-instrumentalists and other creative souls we lost in 2018, fro...
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The All Songs Considered Holiday Cruise 2018 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, John Legend, Lucius, William Shatner, Micky Dolenz of The Monkees and Rodney Crowell all join us for our annual holiday spoof, which unfolds like a bad hi...
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Glaring Omissions: The Music We Missed In 2018 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A lot of the year-end lists you've looked at probably didn't have that one favorite album or song you hold near and dear. This episode of All Songs is about our hidden gems, the ones that,...
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The Year In Music 2018 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The All Songs gang looks back at this year's anthems and unmissable milestones, from Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer to Childish Gambino's mind-blowing video for "This Is America," Rosalía, Mits...
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New Music Friday: Nov. 30 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's our final New Music Friday for 2018 – barring any big surprises, December is a pretty slow release month – but we end with some phenomenal new albums, including The 1975's Brief Inquiry In...
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Jeff Tweedy On Anxiety, Addiction And A Lifetime Making Art from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jeff Tweedy's written a book that's incredibly open-hearted and honest. Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc. is a journey in music, friendshi...
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New Music Friday: Nov. 23 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Gobble gobble! Our Thanksgiving weekend edition of New Music Friday includes the warped and wild pop sounds of My Brightest Diamond, stunning instrumental records from Ed Harcourt and Jacco Gardner...
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Guest DJ: boygenius from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
If you don't know boygenius, there's a good chance you know at least one member of this trio, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers. They've just released a self-titled EP. We gathered in th...
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New Music Friday: Nov. 16 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's list of essential new albums includes one of the year's most anticipated releases – Anderson .Paak's Oxnard, plus Mariah Carey's Caution, a lost Glen Campbell record h...
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How The Beatles Made 'The White Album' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Fifty years ago, just before the holidays in 1968, The Beatles put out not just a new album, but a double album, something relatively unheard of at the time. The album art was a stark, white, gloss...
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New Music Friday: Nov. 9 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's best new albums includes emo-rapper Lil Peep's posthumous follow-up to Come Over When Your Sober, 50th anniversary editions of Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland and The...
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New Mix: Deerhunter, Andrew Bird, Tomberlin, Bokanté + Metropole Orkest, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As voters head to the polls today, we hear from artists whose music speaks to our current political and cultural moment. Full playlist: 1. Deerhunter: "Death In Midsummer," 2. Andrew Bird: "Bloodle...
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New Music Friday For Nov. 2: 8 Albums You Need To Hear Now from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's sprint through the best new albums, out on Nov. 2, includes a collection of outtakes and rarities from Bob Dylan's Blood On The Tracks period, the Flamenco-pop of Rosalía, profoundly mo...
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New Mix: Pedro The Lion, boygenius, Rubblebucket, And More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week on the show, we hear from artists who find ways to celebrate life no matter how broken it may be. Full playlist: 1. boygenius: "Bite the Hand," 2. Pedro The Lion: "Yellow Bike," 3. Quiver...
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New Music Friday: Oct. 26 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's batch of essential new albums includes Robyn's melancholy return to the dance floor, rock-and-roll madness from Ty Segall, the otherworldly voice of NAO, singer Julia Holter's mind-blow...
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New Mix: Tarriona "Tank" Ball, J. Fernandez, Tiny Ruins, Koda, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's essential mix includes songs of letting go, of healing, moving on and finding a deeper appreciation for the wonder of life. Tarriona "Tank" Ball (of the 2017 Tiny Desk Contest-winning b...
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Beirut's Zach Condon Shares A New Song And The Story Behind It from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Zach Condon, the mastermind behind Beirut, will release his fifth studio album, Gallipoli, on Feb. 1. In this conversation, he shares the title track and details how the project came toget...
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New Music Friday: Oct. 19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this week's sprint through the best new releases we've got irresistible earworms from Peter Bjorn & John, the deep soul of PHONY PPL, Esperanza Spalding's mind-bending songcraft and more. All So...
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New Music Friday: Oct. 12 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our list of the best new albums out this week includes the comical and moving synth pop of John Grant, enchanting harmonies from The Watson Twins, an audacious jazz album from trumpeter Ambrose Aki...
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Adrianne Lenker (Big Thief) On abysskiss And Songs That Heal from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A conversation with songwriter and singer Adrianne Lenker from Big Thief on her newest solo record called abysskiss.
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New Music Friday: Oct. 5 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With Robin Hilton out for one more week, NPR Music's Ann Powers and Lars Gotrich join Stephen Thompson for a whirlwind tour of a busy release day. We've got the first album in five years by the spi...
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Guest DJ: Hozier - Why Music From The Civil Rights Movement Still Resonates from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A conversation with Hozier. How does music travel through time? How does a kid growing up in Ireland latch on to music 50 years old and find resonance an ocean away? His new EP Nina Cried Power...
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New Music Friday: Sep. 28 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Robin Hilton is out this week, so Stephen Thompson kicks off this installment of New Music Friday by blaring some Cher, whose new album of ABBA covers is a must for anyone who flipped out when the ...
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Jeff Tweedy, Allen Tate, Charly Bliss, Bad Moves & more from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this edition of All Songs Considered, we lean toward contemplative songs with fuzzy guitars. NPR Music's Marissa Lorusso and I premiere new music from Jeff Tweedy. His new album War...
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New Music Friday: Sep. 21 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's another busy release week, with intimate home recordings from Prince, ragged rock from Metric, the angelic harmonies of Mountain Man and Richard Swift's final recordings among our shortlist fo...
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The Best Of AMERICANAFEST 2018 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Defining Americana isn't easy. At the festival, there were musicians from all around the world. Some were rooted in blues, jazz, boogie rock, bluegrass, soul, gospel, comedy, country, Tejano and mu...
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New Music Friday: Sep. 14 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's run through the essential albums out Sep. 14 includes the first new music from Jump Little Children in 14 years, rapper Noname's incredible follow-up to her 2016 mixtape Telefone Listen
New Mix: Sylvan Esso, Thom Yorke, Buke & Gase, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We open this week's show with a new track from Sylvan Esso, with tentacles that reach into multiple musical universes. The song, "Funeral Singers," was originally written and recorded by the band C...
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New Music Friday: Sep. 7 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's essential new releases includes Paul McCartney's best album in 20 years, the funk and disco of St. Paul & The Broken Bones, dark and twisted sounds from the rap duo $UICIDEBOY$ and more...
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Paul Simon Says 'I'm Finished' Writing Music from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this candid conversation with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen, Paul Simon reveals he hasn't felt compelled to write a new song in years, talks about the desire to better know himse...
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New Music Friday: Aug. 31 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton talks with NPR Music's Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson about the essential new albums out on Aug. 31, including music from Big Red Machine (a new side p...
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New Mix: Cat Power, Laura Gibson, Greg Laswell, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
After spending much of the past month on the Newport Folk Festival, 50th anniversary of The Band's Songs from Big Pink, Aretha Franklin, the Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+ ...
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New Music Friday For Aug. 24 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton talks with Ann Powers, Jewly Hight, Sidney Madden and Stephen Thompson about the essential albums out on Aug. 24. This includes the drone rock of Nothin...
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The Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+ from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this week's show, All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton talks with Ann Powers, Marissa Lorusso and Sidney Madden about some of the greatest songs released by women and non-binary artists ...
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New Music Friday: Aug. 17 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
New Music Friday returns from a two-week break with some of 2018's most anticipated releases, including Death Cab For Cutie's Thank You For Today, Mitski's Be The Cowboy, Ariana G...
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Aretha Franklin: A Remembrance from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton talks with NPR Music's Ann Powers and Lauren Onkey about the life and legacy of the Queen of Soul. Aretha Franklin passed away on Aug. 16 at the age of ...
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Why 'Music From Big Pink' Matters 50 Years Later from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Let's go back 50 years to a basement outside Woodstock New York — to the formation of a sound and an album that all these years later still shapes the musical landscape. The album is Music From...
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Encore Episode: Hallelujah! The Songs We Should Retire from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are joined by NPR Music's Stephen Thompson in this encore presentation of 'Songs We Should Retire.' Each picked a handful of classic and more recent tunes to deba...
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Courtney Barnett: A Conversation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We recently put out a call asking listeners to share their thoughts about the songs on Courtney Barnett's latest album, Tell Me How You Really Feel, and other tracks from her rich lyrical ...
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New Music Friday: July 27 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this week's New Music Friday, All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton talks to NPR Music guests Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson about the essential new releases for July 27, including the j...
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Newport Folk Festival 2018 Preview from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's that time of year, the last weekend in July when NPR Music covers the friendliest festival around, the Newport Folk Festival.The festival's nearly 60-year history is steeped in the roots of Am...
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New Music Friday: July 20 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton is joined by NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael, Ann Powers, and Stephen Thompson to talk about July 20th's notable releases. Highlights include sultry R&B f...
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New Mix: Metric, Villagers, Richard Thompson, Mirah, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Happy National Corn Fritter day! Or, if you want to travel back in time to Friday, when this episode was recorded, happy late National French Fry Day, too. Whatever you want to celebrate, ...
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New Music Friday: July 13 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Happy Friday the 13th! On this week's New Music Friday, All Song Considered's Robin Hilton speaks with NPR's Ann Powers, Stephen Thompson, Lars Gotrich, and Sidney Madden about the best new release...
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New Mix: Deafheaven, Tim Hecker, John Grant And More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Love is often presented as something easy, a matter of simply following your heart. But in actuality, it's rarely that effortless. Several of this week's songs reflect the sour, absurd, and heartre...
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American Anthems: The Songs That Unite Us from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What's an anthem? It's a stirring call to arms or an expression of collective emotion. Sometimes it's a recognition of injustice, a representation of an oppressed group, or an inspirational message...
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New Music Friday: June 29 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's best new releases includes Drake's highly-anticipated double album, Scorpion, Florence + the Machine's tentative turn toward optimism with High as Hope, previously unh...
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New Mix: The Decemberists, Bermuda Triangle, Shy Boys And More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this week's episode of All Songs Considered, the pressure's on. To give a kind of guide to future interns, current All Songs intern, Cat Zhang has begun secretly evaluating Bob and Robin to deve...
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New Music Friday: June 22 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this week's episode of New Music Friday, All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton chats with NPR Music's Ann Powers and Rodney Carmichael, along with jazz critic Nate Chinen from WBGO about the most ...
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Your Favorite New Artists Of The Year (So Far) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this week's show we share your picks for the best new artists so far in 2018, along with a couple of our own: Robin's is MILCK, the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter who writes empowering, cat...
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New Music Friday: June 15 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this week's New Music Friday, All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton is joined by NPR Music's Ann Powers, Rodney Carmichael, and Stephen Thompson for a quick run through the best new relea...
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Ben Gibbard Talks About Death Cab For Cutie's New Album And First Single, 'Gold Rush' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Death Cab For Cutie is back with some pretty great new music. The band has just announced that a new album is on the way called Thank You for Today. And in this special episode of All ...
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New Mix: M. Ward, David Bowie Saxophonist Donny McCaslin, Sad Baxter from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's All Songs Considered begins with Robin's warm, buttery sugar cookie – Bob bets Robin will share the cookie as a reward for playing "What is the Body," the new exhilarating art-...
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New Music Friday: June 8 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton is joined by NPR Music's Ann Powers, Lyndsey McKenna, and Sidney Madden to talk about June 8's standout albums. Highlights include the candid, introspec...
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New Mix: The 1975, Nothing, Laurie Anderson, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Songs on this week's episode of All Songs Consideredgrapple with sweeping, thematically weighty subjects, from xenophobia and immigration to Hurricane Sandy and the inherent meaninglessness of life...
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New Music Friday: June 1 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton talks with NPR Music's Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson about the best new albums out on June 1, including the remarkable new Neko Case record Hell O...
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Prepare Thy Body For The Summer Of Thou from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For just over a decade, Thou has made music that is, at times, grueling in its pace and extreme in volume, but that can also be painfully beautiful — the Baton Rouge metal band has a penchant for p...
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New Mix: James Blake, Luluc, Angélique Kidjo, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This past week singer James Blake quietly dropped an incredible new song called "Don't Miss It." Like much of his work, it's both sultry and synthetic – a mix of seductive melodies and warped produ...
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New Music Friday: May 25 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton is joined by NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael, Stefanie Ferndandez, Lars Gotrich and Stephen Thompson – along with special guest Talia Schlanger, host of W...
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Guest DJ: Stephen Malkmus from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this special Guest DJ edition of All Songs Considered, I talk with the dry-witted songwriter and guitarist, Stephen Malkmus. He made five albums with the much-beloved rock band Pavement...
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New Music Friday: May 18 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton joins NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael, Lars Gotrich, Marissa Lorusso, Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson for a sprint through the best new albums out on May ...
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The Songs That Got You Through School from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Last week, we asked listeners to tell us about the songs that got them through school. As the stories poured in, we began to see some clear and common themes. For starters, school, while being an e...
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Mitski Shares And Talks About Her New Song And Album from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Mitski's new album is called Be the Cowboy. She talks with All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen about the lead-off single "Geyser," and the near-desperate passion that went into making it.
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New Music Friday: May 11 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton takes a quick run through May 11's essential album releases with NPR Music's Felix Contreras, Jewly Hight, Tom Huizenga, Lyndsey McKenna and Stephen Tho...
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New Mix: Childish Gambino, Mike Lindsay And Laura Marling As LUMP, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the days since Chidlish Gambino debuted a new song on Saturday Night Live – as well as a shocking video online – fans and music critics have been trying to unspool what it all means. On...
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New Music Friday: May 4 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Featured Albums: Frank Turner: 'Be More Kind,' Shakey Graves: 'Can't Wake Up,' Lucrecia Dalt: 'Anticlines,' Leon Bridges: 'Good Thing,' Damien Jurado: 'The Horizon Just Laughed,' Parker Milsap: 'Ot...
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New Mix: Dirty Projectors, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The release of Dirty Projectors' self-titled album last year came after a five-year hiatus and the departure of longtime singer Amber Coffman. The songs, which documented that departure, were heart...
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At 70, Smithsonian Folkways Is An Antidote To Music Algorithms from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
From the sounds of blues guitarist and singer Lead Belly to recordings of Southwestern Woodhouse Toads, Smithsonian Folkways has been capturing the sounds of global history for the past 70 years. T...
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New Music Friday: April 27 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this week's New Music Friday, All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton runs through some of the best albums out on April 27 with NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael, Felix Contreras, Lars Gotrich,...
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New Mix: Beach House, Tank And The Bangas, Stevie Wolf, More from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We open this week's show with a look at our 2018 Tiny Desk Contest winner, Naia Izumi. He's an artist based out of Los Angeles with a phenomenal voice and breathtaking technique on guitar. Naia is ...
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New Music Friday: Jan. 29 from 2021-01-29T05:00:18
NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week include a Madlib-Four Tet collaboration, stunning debuts from Celeste and Arlo Parks, the Malian artist Nahawa Doumbia and more.
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New Mix: Margo Price, The Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Hand Habits, More from 2021-01-26T05:12:33
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tunes and discoveries of the week, including a powerful song on addiction from Margo Price, a stirring violin concerto, and mor...
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New Music Friday: Jan. 22 from 2021-01-22T05:00:23
NPR Music's shortlist of the best albums out on Jan. 22 includes the country hip-hop of Willie Jones, electronic artist Yu Su, Atlanta rapper BRS Kash, Rhye and more.
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New Mix: Steady Holiday, Nora Brown, Bernice And More Discoveries from 2021-01-19T08:55:25
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new musical discoveries, with messages of love, understanding and acceptance.
1. Bernice: "It's Me, Robin" from Eau de...
New Music Friday: Jan. 15 from 2021-01-15T05:00:37
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the latest solo release from Zayn, the "bratty feminist" pop of Ashnikko, the Israeli jazz quartet Apifera and more.
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New Mix: Courtney Barnett And Vagabon, Shame, Buke And Gase, More from 2021-01-12T09:00:44
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares surprising collaborations between Vagabon and Courtney Barnett, Buke and Gase with So Percussion and more great discoveries.
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Viking's Choice 2020: The Year In Loud, Weird And Wonderful from 2021-01-06T05:00:39
Spanish punk, metal-sampling rap, Kenyan grindcore, Russian synth pop — this is how NPR Music's resident Viking coped, raged and soothed himself in 2020.
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A Holiday Party For The Ages, From All Songs Considered from 2020-12-25T05:00:56
In 2012, All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton rented a small cabin in the woods and invited some of their closest friends for what they were sure would be the party of th...
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The All Songs Considered Holiday Cruise from 2020-12-24T05:00:42
In 2018, Steve Martin, John Legend, William Shatner and more joined Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton for All Songs Considered's annual holiday extravaganza, which unfolded like a bad high schoo...
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The All Songs Considered Journey To The North Pole from 2020-12-23T05:00:43
Kacey Musgraves, Conor Oberst and more special guests join All Songs hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton on a steam engine to the North Pole.
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Bob And Robin's Holiday In Space from 2020-12-22T05:00:32
Every year, All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton go on a musical holiday adventure. This year, they take a rocket ride to outer space and are joined by a few special guests.
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Bob And Robin's Excellent Holiday Adventure from 2020-12-21T05:00:28
Join hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton as they set out on a snowy road trip in search of the true spirit of the holiday season.
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Poll Results: NPR Listeners Pick The Top Albums Of 2020 from 2020-12-18T07:24:25
Ann Powers joins All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen to discuss your favorite albums of the year.
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Let's Celebrate Beethoven's 250th from 2020-12-15T05:00:25
On this edition of All Songs Considered, we celebrate the life of Beethoven and the lasting powers of his music in the 250 years since his birth.
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The Top 5 Songs Of 2020 from 2020-12-11T09:35:04
Originally recorded live on NPR Music's YouTube channel, host Robin Hilton is joined by NPR's Ann Powers and Sidney Madden, along with contributor Christina Lee to count down NPR Music's top five s...
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The No. 1 Album Of 2020: SAULT's 'Untitled (Black Is)' from 2020-12-08T05:00:37
Radio Milwaukee's Tarik Moody leads a discussion on NPR Music's number one album pick and why it's one of 2020's most important and potent releases.
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The Camouflage Assassin: Mac Phipps from 2020-12-01T05:00:44
In this bonus feed drop we share an episode of NPR Music's new podcast Louder Than A Riot. Hosts Rodney Carmichael and Sidney Madden spent a year investigating the link between the rise of...
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The Best Music Of November 2020 from 2020-11-30T06:28:34
We pick our favorite music released in November 2020, featuring Kali Uchis' heart-struck devotionals, Tierra Whack's playful pop, metal duo Jucifer's tribute to Arabic music and Salaam Remi's star-...
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New Music Friday: Nov. 27 from 2020-11-27T05:00:29
NPR Music's pick for the best new albums out this holiday week include an epic return for The Smashing Pumpkins, Three 6 Mafia rapper Juicy J, a previously unreleased Bill Evans concert and more.
New Mix: Steve Earle, Big Thief's Buck Meek, Katy Kirby, More from 2020-11-24T05:00:33
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite songs of the week including Steve Earle performing the work of his late son, Justin Townes Earle who died of an apparent drug overd...
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Sylvan Esso Launch New Podcast, 'Shaking Out The Numb' from 2020-11-23T05:00:33
Hear the first episode of the podcast, created with Vermont Public Radio's Erica Heilman, as the band reveals how they made their latest album, Free Love.
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New Music Friday: Nov. 20 from 2020-11-20T05:00:42
NPR Music's picks for the week's best new albums includes the debut, studio full-length from rapper Megan Thee Stallion, the first all-Spanish album from Kali Uchis, U.K. dub artist The Bug and mor...
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Stream New Music From Lavender Diamond, A Jay Som-Chastity Belt Collaboration, More from 2020-11-17T05:00:19
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite tunes of the week, including a captivating project with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and yMusic's CJ Camerieri.
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New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Nov. 13 from 2020-11-13T05:00:49
NPR Music's picks for the week's best new albums include the long-awaited So Help Me God from 2 Chainz, country singer Chris Stapleton, the Afrobeats of Davido, Gillian Welch rarities and ...
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The Passionate Calm Of Ólafur Arnalds from 2020-11-10T05:00:34
The Icelandic composer talks with All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen about finding rebirth through making music, the growing pains of turning 30 and how Death Cab For Cutie changed his life.
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New Music Friday: Nov. 6 from 2020-11-06T05:00:50
NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week include pure escapism from Kylie Minogue's Disco, the "destructive" pop-rap of Bree Runway, Argentinian bandoneon master Dino Saluzz...
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Hear Joni Mitchell's Previously Unreleased Early Recordings from 2020-11-05T05:00:34
A treasure trove of unheard Joni Mitchell recordings has just been released with more than a hundred tracks from the early 1960s, including almost 30 original songs she's never released before.
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NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of October from 2020-11-02T05:00:49
On this edition of All Songs Considered, we pick our favorite music released in October 2020, featuring South African jazz group SPAZA, Wendy Eisenberg's acrobatic guitar play, Jean Dawson...
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New Music Friday: Oct. 30 from 2020-10-30T05:00:08
NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out on Oct. 30 include a surprise release from Common, the return of rapper Busta Rhymes, singer Sam Smith, the country artist Cam, Ane Brun and more.
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Wayne Coyne On Drugs And The Flaming Lips' 'American Head' from 2020-10-27T05:00:35
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen talks with The Flaming Lips frontman about drugs, the tragic loss of friends, the impact on families and how it all informs the band's latest album, A...
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New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Oct. 23 from 2020-10-23T05:00:49
NPR Music's shortlist of the best new albums out on Oct. 23 includes Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You, a new concept record from Gorillaz, the electronic artist known as Actress and more....
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New Mix: MILCK, The Weather Station, Mary Lattimore, More from 2020-10-20T05:00:46
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a powerful anthem for racial justice from MILCK, Debussy's "Clair de Lune" played on a theremin a...
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New Music Friday: Oct. 16 from 2020-10-16T05:00:58
NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week include rapper Black Thought's stunning Streams of Thought Vol. 3, a solo debut from The National's Matt Berninger, Beabadoobee and ...
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New Mix: Luluc, The Antlers, Squirrel Flower, More from 2020-10-13T09:45:27
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR Music's Otis Hart share their favorite songs of the week, including the return of The Antlers, the folk duo Luluc, Tuareg rock artist Mdou Moctar ...
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New Music Friday: Oct. 9 from 2020-10-09T05:00:05
NPR Music's shortlist of the best new albums out this week includes the soaring synth-pop of Future Islands, the country duo Brothers Osborne, remixed classics from John Lennon and more.
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New Mix: Maren Morris, Sam Amidon, Palberta, Gulfer, More from 2020-10-06T05:00:25
NPR Music's Bob Boilen and Marissa Lorusso share songs that call for unity and self-reflection in turbulent times.
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1. Maren Morris: "Better Than We Found It"
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New Music Friday: Oct. 2 from 2020-10-02T05:00:47
NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out on Oct. 2 include the latest from West Coast rapper YG, the K-pop group BLACKPINK, Icelandic singer Jónsi and more.
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NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of September from 2020-10-01T05:00:15
We pick our favorite music released in September 2020, featuring Cuban hip-hop artist La Dame Blanche, Masego's summer wanderlust, Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker and a reimagined mass.
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New Mix: Fleet Foxes, Kurt Vile With John Prine, Shamir, Beabadoobee, More from 2020-09-29T05:00:42
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks, including a collaboration between Kurt Vile and John Prine, queer country from Shamir, the gorgeous harmonies of Fleet Fox...
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New Music Friday: Sept. 25 from 2020-09-25T05:00:55
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on Sept. 25 include a long-awaited release from Sufjan Stevens, a searing new work from Public Enemy, the pop singer Joji and more.
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Yusuf Cat Stevens On Remaking 'Tea For The Tillerman' 50 Years Later from 2020-09-22T05:00:06
In a conversation with All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen, Yusuf Cat Stevens explains how — and why — he decided to re-record his landmark album a half-century after it was first released.
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New Music Friday: Sept. 18 from 2020-09-18T05:00:21
NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out on Sep. 18 include a long-awaited, self-titled release from Alicia Keys, PC Music's A.G. Cook, a rediscovered Thelonious Monk recording and more.
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Stream New Music From Kevin Morby, Adrianne Lenker, Jeff Tweedy, Cautious Clay, More from 2020-09-15T05:00:41
This week's new mix from All Songs Considered includes solo work from Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, recorded with his sons, a stunning track from Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker, a song for the times f...
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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out Sept. 11 from 2020-09-11T05:00:26
NPR Music picks the best new albums out this week, including new releases by The Flaming Lips, Rita Indiana, Waylon Payne and more.
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New Mix: The Front Bottoms, Joe Wong, Afel Bocoum, Asaf Avidan And More from 2020-09-09T05:00:28
On this week's All Songs Considered, hear new music from great unknowns and old favorites, including The Front Bottoms and Asaf Avidan.
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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out Sept. 4 from 2020-09-04T05:00:41
NPR Music picks the best new albums out this week, including new albums by Big Sean, Tricky, Lomelda, Bill Callahan and more. Listen
NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of August from 2020-09-01T05:00:18
On this edition of All Songs Considered, we pick our favorite music released in August 2020, featuring everything from the genre-busting indie rock of Bartees Strange and Victoria Monét's ...
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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out Aug. 28 from 2020-08-28T05:00:56
NPR Music picks the best new albums out this week, including unadorned records from Angel Olsen and The Avett Brothers, the genre-bending Georgia Anne Muldrow and more.
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Hear The First Ever 'All Songs Considered' Podcast, From 2005 from 2020-08-25T05:00:10
Fifteen years ago this week, All Songs Considered launched its first ever podcast episode. Hear how it sounded.
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New Music Friday: August 21 from 2020-08-21T05:00:05
NPR Music's shortlist for the best new albums out this week includes the first full-length from Bright Eyes in nearly a decade, the rapper Lecrae, U.K. jazz wonder Nubya Garcia and more.
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New Mix: Ólafur Arnalds, First Aid Kit, More from 2020-08-18T05:00:34
On this week's All Songs Considered, The Swedish duo First Aid Kit covers Willie Nelson's "On The Road Again," reminding host Bob Boilen of how long it's been since he's seen a live show (...
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New Music Friday: August 14 from 2020-08-14T05:00:53
NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week include the latest from Afro-fusion singer Burna Boy, Fantastic Negrito, Jacob Collier, the queer country of Orville Peck and more.
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The Airborne Toxic Event's Mikel Jollett Recounts His Astonishing Life Story from 2020-08-11T05:00:53
The singer and author chats with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about Jollett's incredible new memoir, Hollywood Park. It's also the title of his latest album with The Airbo...
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New Music Friday: August 7 from 2020-08-07T05:00:37
NPR Music's picks for the week's best new albums include the latest from Portland rapper Aminé, Mary Chapin Carpenter, a posthumous release from Jason Molina, saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and more....
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NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of July from 2020-08-04T05:00:36
The musical tastes of the NPR Music crew are a delightful jumble. On this edition of All Songs Considered, we pick our favorite music from July 2020, featuring Madeline Kenney, Nubya Garci...
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New Music Friday: July 31 from 2020-07-31T05:00:55
NPR Music's picks for the week's best new releases include Brandy's first new album in eight years, a stunning debut from rapper and singer Dominic Fike, retro-country from Charley Crockett and mor...
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New Mix: Angel Olsen, Shirley Collins, More from 2020-07-28T12:00:45
This week's All Songs Considered features Angel Olsen's first album made without a backing band in eight years, 85-year old British folk legend Shirley Collins and a bunch of wonderful new...
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New Music Friday: July 24 from 2020-07-24T05:00:14
Taylor Swift's surprise new album, Folklore tops our list of the week's best releases, along with new ones from Lupe Fiasco, a 50th anniversary edition of Roberta Flack's debut album and m...
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New Mix: Sylvan Esso, The Psychedelic Furs, TRISHES, More from 2020-07-21T05:00:15
On this edition of All Songs Considered, Sylvan Esso share and talk about their new song "Ferris Wheel," plus the first new album from The Psychedelic Furs in 29 years and more.
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New Music Friday: July 17 from 2020-07-17T05:00:34
The week's best new albums include old-school hip-hop from Blu & Exile, a transformative record from singer Lianne La Havas, the existential rock of Protomartyr, pop singer Ellie Goulding and more....
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New Mix: Snoh Aalegra, MXXWLL, Golda May, More from 2020-07-14T07:33:45
This week's All Songs Considered mix features the extraordinary voice of Golda May, the cello music of Diana Burgess, the soul-filled sounds of Snoh Aalegra and more.
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New Music Friday: July 10 from 2020-07-10T05:00:58
The best new albums out this week include the first posthumous full-length from the late rapper Juice Wrld, singer Margo Price's best record yet, the return of Rufus Wainwright and more.
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New Mix: Sufjan Stevens, Bill Callahan, Fenne Lily, Lonnie Holley And More from 2020-07-07T05:00:52
This week's All Songs Considered features an epic new song from Sufjan Stevens, a piano nocturne from Thomas Bartlett, a surprise release from Bill Callahan and more.
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New Music Friday: July 3 from 2020-07-03T05:00:58
The best new albums out this week include the posthumous debut studio release from the rapper Pop Smoke, Willie Nelson's 70th solo album, a surprise release from the Japanese experimental band Bori...
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NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of June from 2020-07-01T05:00:19
From the foreboding final track of Run The Jewels' RTJ4 to pianist Jenny Lin's heart-soothing Philip Glass performance to SAULT's timely Untitled (Black Is), hear the voices of th...
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New Music Friday: June 26 from 2020-06-26T05:00:03
This week's "best new albums" shortlist includes the genre-defying sounds of Arca, Carlos Niño & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson's transporting improvisations, HAIM, sacred soul and more.
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The Best New Artists Of 2020 (So Far) from 2020-06-23T05:00:42
There are way more new artists with stunning debuts this year than we could ever fit on a single show. But on this week's All Songs Considered, we share some of the standouts of 2020 (so f...
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New Music Friday: The Top 7 Albums Out On June 19 from 2020-06-19T05:00:10
Our shortlist of the week's best new albums includes a celebration of love from John Legend, a stunning release from Phoebe Bridgers, a long-lost Neil Young record, the Malian singer Oumou Sangaré ...
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New Mix: H.E.R., Shamir, Gracie And Rachel, More from 2020-06-17T05:00:39
This week's must-hear mix from All Songs Considered includes music inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, a quarantine anthem, a track that draws on field recordings of bats and more...
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New Music Friday: June 12 from 2020-06-12T05:00:20
From new jazz albums from Ambrose Akinmusire and Norah Jones to soothing works from Gia Margaret, Eighth Blackbird and Noveller, here are the best new albums out on June 12.
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Music For Right Now from 2020-06-10T05:00:15
On this week's All Songs Considered, we listen as thoughtful musicians express their utter frustrations and fears in the aftermath of George Floyd's death at the hands of the Minneapolis police.
New Music Friday: Run The Jewels from 2020-06-05T05:00:57
We break format on this week's show for a deeper discussion of RTJ4, an album that speaks directly to both current and historic racism in America, police violence and systemic oppression.
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NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of May from 2020-06-01T05:00:50
At the end of every month, the NPR Music team picks their favorite albums and songs. Their passions vary widely, from Atlanta rapper Deante' Hitchcock to Australian ambient artist Madeleine Cocolas.
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New Music Friday: May 29 from 2020-05-29T05:00:27
If there's a common theme to the best new albums out this week, it's joy, from the relentlessly jubilant rock of the band Vistas, to singer Nicole Atkins' love letter to the Jersey Shore.
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Artists We Love Cover Songs They Love from 2020-05-26T05:00:15
This week's new mix from All Songs Considered is all cover tunes, featuring musicians we love paying tribute to artists they love.
1. Jay Som "Lucy" from Soccer Mommy & F...
New Music Friday: May 22 from 2020-05-22T05:00:25
The best albums out this week include The 1975's sprawling masterpiece, Notes On A Conditional Form, the return of Indigo Girls, The Airborne Toxic Event, the rapper Gunna and more.
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New Mix: Memorable Musical Discoveries, From Muzz To Lou Canon from 2020-05-19T05:00:27
At a time when every day can feel the same, on this week's All Songs Considered you can meet someone new, with a mix of memorable music discoveries.
1. Muzz: "Red Western Sky" fro...
New Music Friday: May 15 from 2020-05-15T05:00:42
Charli XCX's how i'm feeling now made entirely while quarantined, leads our shortlist of the week's best new albums, along with Jason Isbell, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Perfume Genius ...
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Kraftwerk's Remarkable Journey — And Where It Took Us from 2020-05-14T05:00:40
On this edition of All Songs Considered, we take a musical journey honoring the genius of Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider, who died May 6, just a few days after turning 73.
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Little Richard's Life In 10 Songs from 2020-05-11T07:29:22
On this special edition of All Songs Considered, we look back at the life of rock and roll pioneer Little Richard through 10 of the defining songs of his career.
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New Music Friday: May 8 from 2020-05-08T05:00:13
Our shortlist of the best new albums out this week includes a debut solo release from Paramore's Hayley Williams, the latest from R&B singer Kehlani, rapper Bishop Nehru and more.
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New Mix: Big Thief, Serpentwithfeet, Chris Funk, More from 2020-05-05T05:00:17
This week's All Songs Considered includes a surprise drop from Big Thief, a sonic journey from The Decemberists' Chris Funk and some great unknowns.
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New Music Friday: May 1 from 2020-05-01T05:00:40
The best new albums out this week include an upside down sound from Car Seat Headrest, the technicolor world of Chicano Batman, a mind-blowing debut from actor Caleb Landry Jones and more.
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The Best Of April, 2020 from 2020-04-30T10:00:47
NPR Music staff pick the music they love best for April 2020. "Dreamsicle" by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, "Only the Strong" from Laura Marling, "Pringle Creek" from Ellis, "Blissful Morning Drea...
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New Mix: Khruangbin, Lucinda Williams, Protomartyr, More from 2020-04-28T05:00:33
This week's All Songs Considered mix has joy and words of encouragement from Lucinda Williams, a group of artists in Kentucky vowing to "Lift Up Louisville," and more.
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New Music Friday: April 24 from 2020-04-24T05:00:31
The best new albums out this week include a scorcher from Lucinda Williams, a new joint from rapper Quelle Chris and Chris Keys, Sylvan Esso's first-ever live album, country singer Pam Tillis and m...
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New Mix: Bright Eyes, Jónsi, Nils Frahm, More from 2020-04-22T05:00:32
This week's must-hear mix includes the long-awaited return of Jónsi and Bright Eyes, some quietude from pianist Nils Frahm and some great unknowns, including Ela MInus and Noveller.
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The Wit, Wisdom And Awe Of Fiona Apple's 'Fetch The Bolt Cutters' from 2020-04-20T12:00:01
NPR Music's Ann Powers, Bob Boilen and Marissa Lorusso take a deep look at the singer's remarkable new album, Fetch The Bolt Cutters.
On Friday, April 17, Fiona Apple released th...
New Music Friday: April 17 from 2020-04-17T05:00:04
Fiona Apple's long-awaited Fetch the Bolt Cutters leads our rundown of the best new albums out this week. Hear that, plus the latest from Shabazz Palaces, Lido Pimienta, Rina Sawayama and ...
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New Mix: More Music For The Here And Now from 2020-04-14T05:00:09
This week's must-hear mix of music to slow the blood includes some delicate and joyful sounds, mostly from artists you likely haven't heard of, including Ben Lukas Boysen and Jerry Paper.
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New Music Friday: April 10 from 2020-04-10T05:17:34
Our weekly rundown of the best new albums out now includes the latest from Laura Marling, The Strokes' best new release in years, Hamilton Leithauser and more.
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John Prine's Life In 10 Songs from 2020-04-09T05:00:14
On this special edition of All Songs Considered, we look back at the life and legacy of the late John Prine through ten of the defining songs from his nearly 50-year career.
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Radiohead's Ed O'Brien Talks About His New Album, 'Earth' from 2020-04-07T05:00:23
In a conversation with All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen, Ed O'Brien reveals how he made Earth, an album that's both boldly colorful and intimate.
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New Music Friday: April 3 from 2020-04-03T05:00:41
Our picks for this week's best new albums include the latest from Thundercat, M. Ward, country singers Ashley McBryde and Sam Hunt, ambient cello tunes from Clarice Jensen and more.
Old Songs, New Meanings from 2020-03-31T05:00:54
Listening to music during this pandemic has cast new light on old familiar tunes. Here's a listener-curated mix-tape of songs whose lyrics have an eerie — or comforting — connection to our current ...
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New Music Friday: March 27 from 2020-03-27T05:00:14
It's another super-packed release week, with stellar new albums from Pearl Jam, Sufjan Stevens, the producer Knxwledge, Little Dragon and more.
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Roger And Brian Eno Reveal How They Made Their Tranquil New Album Together from 2020-03-24T05:00:39
The two brothers describe their first-ever album together as a kind of art project — Roger composed the music and Brian added all the color. "Roger is a landscape painter," says Brian, "and I'm an ...
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New Music Friday: March 20 from 2020-03-20T05:00:43
Finally, some good news! J Balvin's Colores is here, along with The Weeknd's mysterious After Hours, dance therapy from TOKiMONSTA and more, all on our shortlist of the w...
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What We'll Miss At SXSW This Year from 2020-03-16T05:00
For the first time in more than 30 years ago, SXSW isn't happening. But we still listened to hundreds of bands that were supposed to play in Austin this week and made some great discoverie...
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New Music Friday: March 13 from 2020-03-13T05:00:36
One Direction singer Niall Horan is back with a new solo album, Big Freedia gets 'Louder' and The Flaming Lips team up with Deap Valley for a gritty new psych-rock project.
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New Mix: Car Seat Headrest, Anna Calvi, Wire, More from 2020-03-11T05:00:45
This week's must-hear mix includes the veteran English art-rock group Wire, singer Anna Calvi's reworking of "Don't Beat the Girl out of My Boy, the return of Car Seat Headrest and more.
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New Music Friday: March 6 from 2020-03-06T05:00:45
Our sprint through the best albums out this week includes the latest from R&B singer Jhené Aiko, Phantogram, singer Mandy Moore's first new music in a decade, Swamp Dogg, Cornershop and more.
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New Mix: Dirty Projectors, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, African Head Charge, More from 2020-03-03T06:04:44
This week's must-hear mix of songs includes a sunny new track from Dirty Projectors, new solo music from Radiohead's Ed O'Brien and several curiosities from NPR Music's striking Viking, Lars Gotric...
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New Music Friday: Feb. 28 from 2020-02-28T05:00:43
Our shortlist of the best albums out this week includes Caribou's first new full-length in five years, the rapper G Herbo's PTSD, a career-spanning celebration from Brazilian legend Sergio...
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New Mix: Jay Som, Moon Hooch, Ada Lea, More from 2020-02-25T05:00:39
This week's must-hear mix includes the mind-blowing sax band Moon Hooch, guitarist-singer Jay Som, whose latest builds to a fever pitch, and new discoveries from Wednesday, Momma and more.
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New Music Friday: Feb. 21 from 2020-02-21T05:00:52
New albums from the K-pop band BTS, Grimes and Best Coast are among our picks for this week's best new releases.
Featured Albums:
1. BTS — 'Map of the Soul: 7'
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Breathe Deeply: Music To Quiet The Mind And Inspire from 2020-02-19T05:00:02
We premiere a new song from Roger and Brian Eno, plus the ambient sounds of Jon Hopkins, Skylar Gudasz and more artists who offer a soothing mix to slow the blood, calm the nerves and inspire the m...
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New Music Friday: Feb. 14 from 2020-02-14T05:00:15
Tame Impala, the K-pop band Monsta X and a new solo album from Nathaniel Rateliff top our shortlist for this week's best new releases.
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The Love Song I Wish I'd Written from 2020-02-12T05:00:17
As we barrel toward Valentine's Day, M. Ward, Phoebe Bridgers, Perfume Genius, Raveena and more musicians share the love songs they wish they'd written.
1. Torres' Pick: "Hounds of Love" b...
New Music Friday: Feb. 7 from 2020-02-07T05:00:42
Our list of the best new albums out this week includes the "garage country" of Aubrie Sellers, former Belle and Sebastian singer Isobel Campbell's first solo album in 14 years, Frazey Ford and more...
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New Mix: Tré Burt, Sevdaliza, The Homesick, Deserta, More from 2020-02-04T05:00:20
This week's mix of essential new songs includes sonic adventures from the Dutch artists Sevdaliza and The Homesick, the folk singer Tré Burt, hazy, loud guitars from Deserta and more.
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New Music Friday: Our Top 10 Albums Out On Jan. 31 from 2020-01-31T05:00:42
Torres, Kesha, Drive-By Truckers, the British folk singer Sam Lee and more make our shortlist for this week's best new albums.
Featured Albums:
1. Drive-By Truckers — ...
Tank And The Cubans: A Week In Havana from 2020-01-30T05:00:14
The 2017 winners of the Tiny Desk Contest travel to Havana with NOLA's The Soul Rebels to connect with Cimafunk, Cuban musicians and history.
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New Mix: Koffee, Diet Cig, Waxahatchee, Half Waif, More from 2020-01-28T05:00:20
This week's mix of essential songs includes the bouncy "Night Terrors" from Diet Cig, an examination of regret and forgiveness from Waxahatchee, Jamaican reggae singer Koffee and more.
New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out On Jan. 24 from 2020-01-24T06:14:17
Our sprint through the best new albums out this week includes a debut from the rapper Hook, the sinister storytelling of Andy Shauf, a solo release from Tortoise guitarist Jeff Parker and more.
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Pinegrove, Pinenuts And Pinetabs: A Conversation with Evan Stephens Hall from 2020-01-23T13:17:21
The Pinegrove singer talks about the band's latest album and how fans have interpreted the new songs, using chord tablature the band provided for fans online.
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New Mix: Dan Deacon, Soccer Mommy, M. Ward, Khruangbin And Leon Bridges, More from 2020-01-22T05:00:42
This week's mix of essential new songs includes a surprising collaboration between Khruangbin and Leon Bridges, Dan Deacon without the vocal effects, M. Ward and more.
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New Music Friday: Jan. 17 from 2020-01-17T05:00:31
A posthumous release from Mac Miller, Halsey's Manic and Little Big Town's Nightfall top our shortlist for the best new albums out this week.
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Our Top Discoveries From globalFEST 2020 from 2020-01-14T05:00:24
The annual festival in New York gathers a dozen bands from around the world to shake up your listening habits.
On this edition of All Songs Considered you'll hear extraordinary mu...
New Music Friday: Jan. 10 from 2020-01-10T05:00:37
Our sprint through the week's best new albums returns with music from the genre-bending artist known as Poppy, Irish singer-songwriter David Keenan, Echosmith, Field Music and more.
What 'All Songs Considered' Sounded Like 20 Years Ago from 2020-01-07T08:09:35
Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton look back at the first year of the program, which turns 20 years old this month.
On January 3, 2000, All Songs Considered became National Public ...
Viking's Choice: The Year In The Loud And The Weird from 2019-12-31T05:00:43
NPR Music's Lars Gotrich recounts 2019 with psychedelic noise-rock from Brazil, icy minimalism from Sweden, bonkers punk from Boston and anthemic heavy metal from Fresno.
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The All Songs Considered Holiday Extravaganza, 2019 from 2019-12-23T05:00:30
Taylor Swift, Jenny Lewis, Tarriona "Tank" Ball, Lucy Dacus and more special guests join hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton for their annual holiday party. What could possibly go wrong?
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Poll Results: NPR Listeners Pick The Top Albums Of 2019 from 2019-12-17T05:00:38
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton count down the top 20 albums of the year as selected by NPR listeners in our annual poll. The clear message in 2019? Love rules.
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All Songs Considered: The Year In Music 2019 from 2019-12-09T05:00:37
Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X dominated the headlines this year, but 2019 was much more than that. We look back at the music we'll remember most and the marks it left on our cultural landscape...
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Interview: Raphael Saadiq from 2019-12-05T05:00:53
The soul musician behind one of the year's best albums, the heartwrenching Jimmy Lee, spoke with NPR music critic Rodney Carmichael as part of NPR's Tiny Desk Fest, a special four-night se...
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Interview: Sheryl Crow from 2019-12-04T05:00:06
Sheryl Crow had a lot to say in this Tiny Desk Fest interview with NPR pop critic Ann Powers.
Every day, Sheryl Crow said at NPR's Tiny Desk Fest, she thinks about compassion. "In 2005, I ...
A Conversation With Jeff Lynne Of ELO from 2019-12-03T05:00:51
The longtime leader of ELO talks with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about his creative process, working with his heroes, like Roy Orbison, and his latest album, From Out of Nowh...
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The 2010s: NPR Listeners Pick Their Top Songs Of The Decade from 2019-11-27T05:00:54
All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton countdown NPR listeners' favorite songs of the 2010s.
The Top 25 Listener Picks:
1. Bon Iver: "Holocene" from Bon Iv...
The 2010s: A Music-Making Evolution And Revolution from 2019-11-25T05:00:45
Our review of the past decade in music continues with a look at the ways music production has changed and how technology has revolutionized sound both onstage and in the studio.
We begin w...
New Music Friday: Nov. 22 from 2019-11-22T05:00:49
Our final New Music Friday of 2019 ends with some heavy hitters, from Beck's moody-groovy Hyperspace and Coldplay's most ambitious album yet, to a batch of all-new songs from the late Leon...
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New Mix: Jesca Hoop, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Esmé Patterson, More from 2019-11-19T05:00:49
This week's essential mix of new songs includes a Brian Eno remix of a Lee "Scratch" Perry tune, Red Baraat percussionist Sunny Jain, singer Jesca Hoop and more.
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New Music Friday: Nov. 15 from 2019-11-15T05:00:19
Our sprint through the best new albums out this week includes a posthumous release from rapper Lil Peep, gorgeous reflections from Bonnie "Prince" Billy, singer Mary Lambert and more.
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The 2010s: Latinx Music Before And After 'Despacito' from 2019-11-14T05:00:15
"Despacito" was more than a popular song. It was the culmination of a decade-long rise of sociological and musical forces that eventually birthed and cemented a style now called "Latin Urban."
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Serenity Now: Music And A Conversation With Joan Shelley from 2019-11-12T10:11:08
In this All Songs Considered guest DJ session, Joan Shelley talks about her latest album, Like the River Loves the Sea and shares songs by some of the other artists who've inspire...
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New Music Friday: Nov. 8 from 2019-11-08T05:19:13
This week's best new albums include a solo release from Leslie Odom Jr., aka Aaron Burr from Hamilton, the woozy world of FKA Twigs, country singer Luke Combs and more.
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Interview: Angel Olsen And John Congleton On How They Made 'All Mirrors' from 2019-11-06T05:00:47
Angel Olsen has reimagined her sound. On this edition of All Songs Considered, she and her co-producer, John Congleton revea...
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The 2010s: A Jazz Revival In Black Music from 2019-11-04T05:00:58
Pianist and producer Robert Glasper is on a mission to reconnect jazz with black music. In the past decade he's helped transform the work of artists like Kendrick Lamar, Brittany Howard and more.
New Music Friday: Nov. 1 from 2019-11-01T05:00
Our picks for the best albums out this week include Gang Starr's first new release in 16 years, humor and heart from country singer Miranda Lambert, the latest in Bob Dylan's Bootleg series and mor...
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The 2010s: The Globalization Of Music from 2019-10-31T05:00:57
Our look back at the past decade in music continues as we examine the ways musical borders have fallen and why global sounds are more prevalent and popular than ever.
Over the past decade,...
Interview: Megan Thee Stallion from 2019-10-30T10:32:13
After her Tiny Desk performance, the rapper joined NPR's Sidney Madden for a live conversation on playing with a band for the first time, hanging onto her Texas roots and plans for her debut album.
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New Mix: Torres, Julien Baker, Illuminati Hotties, More from 2019-10-29T07:30:53
This week's mix from All Songs Considered somehow took on a dog theme, beginning with a board game from the band PUP, where every move leads to failure and disappointment. But the music's ...
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The 2010s: Queer Goes Mainstream from 2019-10-28T05:00:04
In the past decade, LGBTQ issues hit the mainstream in unprecedented ways, and music played a big part, with songs about queer love on the radio and anthems of allyship coming from all major genres...
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New Music Friday: Oct. 25 from 2019-10-25T05:00:28
The fourth-quarter deluge continues this week with new releases from Rex Orange County, King Princess, Gallant and more, including the first new album in seven years from Neil Young & Crazy Horse.<...
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The 2010s: The Rise Of Bandcamp from 2019-10-24T05:00:21
Since its founding in 2008, Bandcamp has become a buzzing, artist-friendly hub for music lovers, with pay-what-you-want pricing and lots of rabbit holes leading to music you won't find anywhere els...
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Lankum And The Strange New Sounds Of Ireland from 2019-10-22T05:00:01
In this Guest DJ session with All Songs Considered, Radie Peat and Ian Lynch of the band Lankum talk about their new album, The Livelong Day, the evolving sounds of their native I...
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The 2010s: Classical Music's Decade Of Reckoning from 2019-10-21T05:00:31
Is classical music dying? No. But its institutions, artists and promoters took some hits in the past decade, from bankruptcies to sexual harassment. Still, along the way, we heard a lot of terrific...
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New Music Friday: Oct. 18 from 2019-10-18T05:00:41
It's a packed release week, with new albums from Chairlift's Caroline Polachek, the rapper Gucci Mane, warped hip-hop from clipping., the electronic artist Floating Points and more.
1. Fo...
The 2010s: Social Media And The Birth Of Stan Culture from 2019-10-17T05:00:52
Our series looking back at the past decade in music continues with a conversation about social media and how it's allowed (for better or worse) the rise of super fans, otherwise known as stans.
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The 2010s: 5 Ways Beyoncé Defined The Decade In Music from 2019-10-15T05:00:08
In the first of a series of conversations about the past decade in music, we examine some of the ways the singer, songwriter, producer and businesswoman helped steer the 2010s in new directions.
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Billie Eilish: 'All I Can Say Is, Be Patient' from 2019-10-14T05:00:30
The 17-year-old pop star talks NPR Music's Stephen Thompson about getting through her teenaged years, directing her own videos, experiencing art with synesthesia and more in this interview, recorde...
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New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out Oct. 11 from 2019-10-11T05:00:43
Our shortlist of the best new albums out this week incudes Big Thief's Two Hands, rapper Lil' Kim's first new studio project in 14 years, a solo album from Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and mor...
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Wilco's Jeff Tweedy On Finding Joy In A Complicated World from 2019-10-08T05:00:58
In this guest DJ session from All Songs Considered, Tweedy talks about Wilco's new album, Ode to Joy, and the importance of appreciating life's smallest moments.
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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On Oct. 4 from 2019-10-04T05:00:34
It's a packed release week, with new albums from R&B singer Summer Walker, The Avett Brothers, Angel Olsen, Wilco, Danny Brown and more. Host Robin Hilton is joined by NPR Music's Lyndsey McKenna,...
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Reasons To Be Cheerful: A Conversation With David Byrne from 2019-10-03T10:00:32
The Talking Head, author, cyclist and creative soul talks about "Reasons to be Cheerful," a story-based project to lift your spirits. He also talks about his "American Utopia" tour, now on Broadway.
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'Abbey Road' Remixed: A Conversation With Giles Martin from 2019-10-01T05:00:50
The son of the late Beatles producer George Martin reveals how he remixed the final album all four members of the band made together.
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New Music Friday: Sept. 27 from 2019-09-27T05:00
The best new albums out this week include Sturgill Simpson's scuzzy rock record Sound & Fury, reliably infectious pop from The New Pornographers, new Tegan & Sara, a lost John Coltrane alb...
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New Mix: Soccer Mommy, Chastity Belt, Leonard Cohen, (Sandy) Alex G, More from 2019-09-24T05:00
Warning: The opening cut on this week's show, by Fran got stuck in my head and kept me wide awake at four in the morning. But a song from Soccer Mommy about dealing with temptation and the devil, C...
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All Songs Rewind: This Summer, Think Pink from 2019-08-27T05:00
In this encore presentation of an episode from July, 2018, we fill you in on how to shade your summer pink, with unapologetically good pop music that is ready for any mood.
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New Music Friday: July 26 from 2019-07-26T05:00
Our list of the week's best albums includes Cuco's highly anticipated Para Mí, a Spoon greatest hits compilation, rapper YBN Cordae's debut LP, devotional music from Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn,...
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New Music Friday: July 19 from 2019-07-19T05:00
The best new albums out this week include the latest from psych-pop mainstays The Flaming Lips, singer Freya Ridings' stunning debut full-length, Houston rapper Maxo Kream and more. FEATURED ALBUMS...
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SXSW Late Night Dispatch: Saturday from 2019-03-18T08:53
With another SXSW in the books, a truncated and reconstituted All Songs Considered gang — Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson and Jessi Whitten of Colorado Public Radio — gathered late Saturday n...
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SXSW Late Night Dispatch: Friday from 2019-03-16T11:09
Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson regale each other with tall tales about Friday night's escapades at SXSW.
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SXSW Late Night Dispatch: Thursday from 2019-03-15T05:02
For the third installment of All Songs Considered's late-night dispatches from SXSW 2019, the gang gathered in a hotel lobby to avoid the cold and sing the praises of Thursday's standout p...
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SXSW Late Night Dispatch: Tuesday from 2019-03-13T04:28
Our first dispatch of discoveries from the SXSW Music Festival includes a recap of NPR Music's Tiny Desk Family Hour - an evening of Tiny Desk alum playing the Central Presbyterian Church in Austin...
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New Mix: Sharon Van Etten, SOAK, Miya Folick & More from 2018-10-16T08:46
This week's episode of All Songs Considered sees NPR Music's Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton reunited to pop some popcorn and reflect on the years they've spent on and off the show. A driving ...
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Roséwave: This Summer, Think Pink from 2018-06-21T11:36
Last June, NPR Music's Lars Gotrich tweeted just one word: "roséwave." Then, a follow-up that was more like a challenge: "Y'all can already list 5 bands for which roséwave rings true, c'mon." He wa...
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