All Songs Considered

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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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10.23.2020

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. Featured Albums: 1. Gorillaz — Song Machine, Season ...

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10.23.2020 New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Oct. 23 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. Featured Albums: 1. Gorillaz — Song Machine, Season ...
10.20.2020 New Mix: MILCK, The Weather Station, Mary Lattimore, More 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 and more. Featured Songs: 1. Steady Holiday: "Living Life" ...
10.16.2020 New Music Friday: Oct. 16 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 more. Featured Albums: 1. Black Thought — Streams Of ...
10.13.2020 New Mix: Luluc, The Antlers, Squirrel Flower, More 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 and more. 1. Luluc: "Emerald City" from DREAMBOAT ...
10.09.2020 New Music Friday: Oct. 9 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. Featured Albums: 1. Future Islands — As Long As You ...
10.06.2020 New Mix: Maren Morris, Sam Amidon, Palberta, Gulfer, More NPR Music's Bob Boilen and Marissa Lorusso share songs that call for unity and self-reflection in turbulent times. Featured Tracks: 1. Maren Morris: "Better Than We Found It" 2. Palberta: "Before I Got Here" from Palberta 5000 3. Gulfer: "Nature ...
10.02.2020 New Music Friday: Oct. 2 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. Featured Albums: 1. BLACKPINK — The Album Featured Song: "Pretty Savage" ...
10.01.2020 NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of September We pick our favorite music released in September 2020, featuring Cuban artist La Dame Blanche, Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker and a reimagined mass.
09.29.2020 New Mix: Fleet Foxes, Kurt Vile With John Prine, Shamir, Beabadoobee, More 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 Foxes and more. 1. Beabadoobee: "Worth It" from Fake It Flowers 2. ...
09.25.2020 New Music Friday: Sept. 25 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. Featured Albums: 1. Sufjan Stevens — The Ascension Featured ...
09.22.2020 Yusuf Cat Stevens On Remaking 'Tea For The Tillerman' 50 Years Later 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.
09.18.2020 New Music Friday: Sept. 18 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. Featured Albums: 1. Alicia Keys — ALICIA Featured Song: ...
09.15.2020 Stream New Music From Kevin Morby, Adrianne Lenker, Jeff Tweedy, Cautious Clay, More 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 from Cautious Clay and more. Featured Tracks: 1. ...
09.11.2020 New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out Sept. 11 NPR Music picks the best new albums out this week, including new releases by The Flaming Lips, Rita Indiana, Waylon Payne and more.
09.09.2020 New Mix: The Front Bottoms, Joe Wong, Afel Bocoum, Asaf Avidan And More On this week's All Songs Considered, hear new music from great unknowns and old favorites, including The Front Bottoms and Asaf Avidan. 1. Joe Wong: "Dreams Wash Away" from Nite Creatures 2. Frances Cone: "'93 Or '94" (single) 3. The ...
09.04.2020 New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out Sept. 4 NPR Music picks the best new albums out this week, including new albums by Big Sean, Tricky, Lomelda, Bill Callahan and more.
09.01.2020 NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of August We pick our favorite music released in August 2020, featuring everything from Bartees Strange and Victoria Monét to Bright Eyes and Kelly Lee Owens.
08.28.2020 New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out Aug. 28 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.
08.25.2020 Hear The First Ever 'All Songs Considered' Podcast, From 2005 Fifteen years ago this week, All Songs Considered launched its first ever podcast episode. Hear how it sounded.
08.21.2020 New Music Friday: August 21 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. Featured Albums: 1. The Killers — Imploding the ...
08.18.2020 New Mix: Ólafur Arnalds, First Aid Kit, More 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 (159 days). 1. First Aid Kit: ...
08.14.2020 New Music Friday: August 14 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. Featured Albums: 1. Burna Boy — Twice As Tall ...
08.11.2020 The Airborne Toxic Event's Mikel Jollett Recounts His Astonishing Life Story 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 Airborne Toxic Event.
08.07.2020 New Music Friday: August 7 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. Featured Albums: 1. Aminé — Limbo Featured Song: "Can't Decide" ...
08.04.2020 NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of July The musical tastes of the NPR Music crew are a delightful jumble. We pick our favorite music from July 2020, featuring Madeline Kenney, Nubya Garcia and Taylor Swift.
07.31.2020 New Music Friday: July 31 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 more. Featured Albums: 1. Brandy — B7 Featured Song: ...
07.28.2020 New Mix: Angel Olsen, Shirley Collins, More 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 discoveries. 1. Angel Olsen: "Whole New Mess" from Whole ...
07.24.2020 New Music Friday: July 24 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 more. Featured Albums: 1. Taylor Swift — Folklore Featured ...
07.21.2020 New Mix: Sylvan Esso, The Psychedelic Furs, TRISHES, More 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. 1. TRISHES: "Gaslight" 2. The Psychedelic Furs: "Come ...
07.17.2020 New Music Friday: July 17 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. Featured Albums: 1. The Chicks — Gaslighter Featured Song: ...
07.14.2020 New Mix: Snoh Aalegra, MXXWLL, Golda May, More 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. 1. Golda May: "Hear Me Out" 2. Lomelda: "Wonder" from Hannah 3. Knot: ...
07.10.2020 New Music Friday: July 10 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. Featured Albums: 1. Juice WRLD — Legends Never Die ...
07.07.2020 New Mix: Sufjan Stevens, Bill Callahan, Fenne Lily, Lonnie Holley And More 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. Featured Artists And Songs: 1. Bill Callahan "Pigeons" from Gold Record 2. Fenne ...
07.03.2020 New Music Friday: July 3 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 Boris and more. Featured Albums: 1. Keleketla! — Keleketla! ...
07.01.2020 NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of June From Run The Jewels' RTJ4 to pianist Jenny Lin's heart-soothing Philip Glass performance, hear the voices of the NPR Music staff share their picks.
06.26.2020 New Music Friday: June 26 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. Featured Albums: 1. Bad Moves — Untenable Featured Song: "Local Radio" 2. Arca — KiCk i ...
06.23.2020 The Best New Artists Of 2020 (So Far)
06.19.2020 New Music Friday: The Top 7 Albums Out On June 19 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 and more. Featured Albums: 1. Phantom Planet — ...
06.17.2020 New Mix: H.E.R., Shamir, Gracie And Rachel, More 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. Featured Tracks: 1. Shamir "On My Own" (Single) 2. ...
06.12.2020 New Music Friday: June 12 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. Featured Albums: 1. Ambrose Akinmusire — on the tender spot ...
06.10.2020 Music For Right Now 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. 1. Gary Clark Jr. and The Roots, "This Land ...
06.05.2020 New Music Friday: Run The Jewels 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.
06.01.2020 NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of May From the Atlanta rapper Deante' Hitchcock to the Australian ambient artist Madeleine Cocolas, hear the music closest to our staff right now.
05.29.2020 New Music Friday: May 29 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. Featured Albums: 1. Vistas — Everything ...
05.26.2020 Artists We Love Cover Songs They Love 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 & Friends Singles Series 2. Soccer Mommy "I Think You're Alright" ...
05.22.2020 New Music Friday: May 22 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.
05.19.2020 New Mix: Memorable Musical Discoveries, From Muzz To Lou Canon 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" from Muzz 2. Liza Anne: "Bad Vacation" ...
05.15.2020 New Music Friday: May 15 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 and more.
05.14.2020 Kraftwerk's Remarkable Journey — And Where It Took Us 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. The German electronic band was like no other in the ...
05.11.2020 Little Richard's Life In 10 Songs 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. NPR Music Senior Director Lauren Onkey joins host Bob Boilen ...

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