All Songs Considered

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Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big questio... more

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All Songs Considered episodes:

August 28, 2025 New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 29
Sabrina Carpenter. The Beaches. Margo Price. This week, Stephen Thompson chats with NPR Music's Hazel Cills and WMOT's Jessie Scott about the best new albums out this new music Friday.

The Starting 5:

• The Beaches, 'No Hard Feelings'

• The Beths, 'Straight Line Was A Lie'

• Margo Price, 'Hard Headed Woman'

• Rodney Crowell, 'Airline Highway'

• Anna Tivel, 'Animal Poem'

Read more about WMOT's live webcast from AMERICANAFEST 2025.

The Lightning Round:

• Blood Orange, 'Essex Honey'

• Jaelee Roberts, 'Let Me Be Lonely'

• Brad Mehldau, 'Ride Into the Sun'

• CMAT, 'EURO-COUNTRY'

• Tiwa Savage, 'This One Is Personal'

See the long list of albums out Aug. 29 and sample dozens of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.

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August 27, 2025 Alt.Latino: Omar Apollo, Mon Laferte, Mabe Fratti
This week, NPR Music reporter Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento is back on the mic, bringing host Anamaria Sayre new music in the vein of her 2010s Tumblr era. Think emo bangs, bright blue skinny jeans and a Warped Tour T-shirt. Sonically, this week’s picks run through bedroom pop, sultry balladry and Bronx-Dominican rap over post-punk basslines.

Featured artists and songs:

• Titanic (I. la Católica and Mabe Fratti), “Escarbo dimensiones"

• Mon Laferte, “Esto Es Amor"

• Planta Industrial, “Teteo in The Bronx”

• Santi Muk and Zenon Pereyra, “seu carinho,” “CUÁNTO FALTA PARA CONOCERTE?” and “ANA BAILABA”

• Maria Usbeck, “Mar”

• LATIN MAFIA and Omar Apollo, “Hecho para ti”

This episode was produced by Noah Caldwell and edited by Otis Hart. Suraya Mohamed is the Executive Producer of NPR Music and the madrina of Alt.Latino.

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August 26, 2025 The Contenders, Vol. 18: Disiniblud, Anamanaguchi, more
We update our running list of the year’s best songs with a bunch of glitched-out ear candy, raging rock, and tracks that seek real, human connections in an increasingly artificial landscape.

Featured artists and songs:

1. Disiniblud: “Give-upping (feat. Julianna Barwick),” from ‘Disniblud’
2. ear: “Fetish” (single)
3. Emily Yacina: “Talk Me Down,” from ‘Veilfall’
4. Anamanaguchi: “Rage (Kitchen Sink),” from ‘Anyway’
5. james K: “Play,” from ‘Friend’

Weekly reset: A day at the county fair

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August 25, 2025 Our No. 1 songs: 2006
The songs that take us back to 2006.
Note: This is a recurring feature in celebration of the show’s 25th anniversary. A shortened version of this episode ran earlier in the year.

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August 22, 2025 New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 22
Nourished By Time. Mac Demarco. Earl Sweatshirt. Stephen Thompson and Vermont Public's Tad Cautious discuss the best new albums out this new music Friday.

The Starting 5:

• Nourished By Time, The Passionate Ones (Stream)

• Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, That Wasn't a Dream (Stream)

• Greg Freeman, Burnover (Stream)

• Kathleen Edwards, Billionaire (Stream)

• Mac DeMarco, Guitar (Stream)

The Lightning Round:

• Laufey, A Matter of Time

• Sombr, I Barely Know Her

• Ami Taf Ra, The Prophet and the Madman

• Deftones, private music

• BigXthaPlug, I Hope You're Happy

• Teyana Taylor, Escape Room

• Night Owls, Versions II

• Kid Cudi, Free

• Earl Sweatshirt, Live Laugh Love

• Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele 2

See our long list of albums out Aug. 22 and sample dozens of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.

Credits

Host: Stephen Thompson

Guest: Tad Cautious, Vermont Public

Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell

Digital Producer: Elle Mannion

Editor: Otis Hart

Production Assistant: Dora Levite

Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed

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August 21, 2025 Our No. 1 songs: 2005
What songs take us back to 2005?

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August 20, 2025 Flaco Jimenez and Eddie Palmieri: Why Their Music Mattered
On Alt.Latino we often discuss the way that traditions are recognized and expanded upon. Usually it’s when we’re talking about new artists.

But this week we are spending time honoring two legends: Tex Mex accordion player Flaco Jimenez and Latin jazz pianist/composer Eddie Palmieri each died within the last few weeks. They were foundational to their respective musical cultures, products of two distinct Latino cultural and musical traditions who also expanded the idea of tradition with their musical visions.

Tune in this week to see how Felix connects the dots between these two seemingly dissimilar icons — and hear some new music that also blends tradition with modernity.

Music heard in this episode:
Orquestra Afro-Brasileira, “Saudação ao Rei Nagô” and “Obaluayê”
Doctor Nativo, “Caminantes” feat. Roco Pachukote
Bikôkô, “The Other” feat. Isaiah Hull and “La Mano” feat Crystal Murray
day2k, “OBSSD” and “más q todoooooo”
Flaco Jimenez, “Lucerito”
Eddie Palmieri, “Una Rosa Española”

Audio and production for this episode was done by Noah Caldwell.
Suraya Mohamed is Executive Producer for NPR Music.

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August 19, 2025 Our No. 1 songs: 2000-2004
A nostalgic look back at the most memorable songs that defined All Songs Considered in its first five years.

Note: This is a recurring feature in celebration of the show’s 25th anniversary. A version of this episode originally ran on March 4, 2025

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August 15, 2025 New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 15
KAYTRANADA. Dijon. Molly Tuttle. We discuss the best new albums of the week with arts critic Amelia Mason from WBUR in Boston.

Intro

• KAYTRANADA, 'AIN’T NO DAMN WAY!' (Stream)

The Starting 5

• Dijon, 'Baby' (Stream)

• Marissa Nadler, 'New Radiations' (Stream)

• Molly Tuttle, 'So Long Little Miss Sunshine' (Stream)

• Pile, 'Sunshine and Balance Beams' (Stream)

• Joseph Decosimo, 'Fiery Gizzard' (Stream)

The Lightning Round

• Cassandra Jenkins, 'My Light, My Massage Parlor'

• Cass McCombs, 'Interior Live Oak'

• Audrey Hobert, 'Who's The Clown'

(Read our feature on Audrey Hobert on NPR.org)

• Najee Janey, 'Royalty'

• Bret McKenzie, 'Freak Out City'

See our Long List of albums out Aug. 15 and sample more than 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.

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August 13, 2025 Alt.Latino: Xavi, Simon Grossmann, more
Alt.Latino host Anamaria Sayre and frequent guest Isabella Gomez Sarmiento share their favorite Latin pop earworms of the moment.

Featured artists and songs:

• Simon Grossmann, "Copa Del Mundo"

• Xavi & Kapo, "Bien Pedos"

• Ana Frango Elétrico, "A Sua Diversão"

• Piek & Letón Pé, "Prendan Un Fokin Abanico"

• Letón Pé, "Madrugá"

• Martox, "Si Es Verdad"

• Lena Dardelet & Martox, "A mí de ti"

• stivijoes, "Solo"

• stivijoes, "No he nacido rico"
The audio for this episode has been produced by Noah Caldwell. Suraya Mohamed is Executive Producer of NPR Music.

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