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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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New Music Friday: April 9

04.09.2021

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. Featured Albums: 1. Benny Sings — Music ...

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04.09.2021 New Music Friday: April 9 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. Featured Albums: 1. Benny Sings — Music ...
04.06.2021 New Mix: Rhiannon Giddens, A Jay Som-Palehound Collaboration, First Aid Kit, More 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 and more. 1. Bachelor, (Jay Som & Palehound): "Stay ...
04.02.2021 New Music Friday: The Top 7 Albums Out On April 2 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.
03.31.2021 The Best Music Of March: NPR Staff Picks We indulged R&B pleasures with Joyce Wrice, dreamed of summer with Hirsch, and discovered cosmic secrets via Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders.
03.29.2021 Sara Watkins Reimagines Childhood Music On Beautiful New Album 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.
03.26.2021 New Music Friday: March 26 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. Featured Albums: 1. AJR — OK ORCHESTRA Featured ...
03.24.2021 The Animated Craft Of Julien Baker "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.
03.23.2021 New Mix: Kishi Bashi, Toumani Diabaté, Madi Diaz, More 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 Club and more. Featured Artists And Songs: 1. Kishi ...
03.19.2021 New Music Friday: March 19 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. Featured Albums: 1. Jon Batiste — We Are Featured Song: ...
03.17.2021 New Mix: Lucy Dacus, Ben Howard, Cautious Clay, Kelli Scarr & More 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. 1. Ben Howard: "Far Out," from Collections From The Whiteout 2. Lucy ...
03.12.2021 New Music Friday: March 12 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 more. Featured Albums: 1. Valerie June — The Moon And ...
03.10.2021 SXSW 2021 Preview 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. This includes the Korean electro-pop duo HAEPAARY, the South African folksinger Bongeziwe ...
03.08.2021 Peter Stampfel's Mammoth '20th Century In 100 Songs' 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.
03.05.2021 New Music Friday: March 5 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. Featured Albums: 1. Denzel Curry ...
03.02.2021 The Best Music Of February: NPR Staff Picks New albums by Aaron Lee Tasjan and Wild Pink had us yearning for live music, VanJess sang matters of the heart and Will Liverman devoted an entire album to Black composers.
02.26.2021 New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Feb. 26 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 Dew and more. Featured Albums: 1. Julien Baker ...
02.23.2021 New Mix: José González, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney, Charlie Hickey, More 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. Featured Songs And Artists: 1. Charile Hickey: "Ten Feet Tall," from Count ...
02.19.2021 New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Feb. 19 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. Featured Artists And Albums: 1. SG Lewis ...
02.17.2021 New Mix: Tune-Yards, Tōth, Buzzy Lee, More 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 mehro and more. Featured Songs: 1. mehro: "Chance ...
02.12.2021 New Music Friday: Feb. 12 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. Featured Albums: 1. slowthai — Tyron Featured ...
02.09.2021 New Mix: Julien Baker, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, BONZIE And More 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. 1. Julien Baker: "Favor," from Little Oblivions ...
02.05.2021 New Music Friday: Feb. 5 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 Fighters and more. Featured Albums: 1. Foo Fighters — Medicine at ...
02.01.2021 The Best Music Of January: NPR Staff Picks In January, we saw ourselves in FKA twigs and Jazmine Sullivan, drank from Ian Sweet's astral pop, shuffled Cassandra Jenkins' Tarot d and got lost in William Parker's tone worlds.
01.29.2021 New Music Friday: Jan. 29 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. Featured Albums: 1. Madlib & Four Tet — Sound Ancestors ...
01.26.2021 New Mix: Margo Price, The Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Hand Habits, More 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 more surprises. 1. Hand Habits: "4th of July," from dirt ...
01.22.2021 New Music Friday: Jan. 22 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. Featured Albums: 1. Th1rt3en — A Magnificent Day For An Exorcism ...
01.19.2021 New Mix: Steady Holiday, Nora Brown, Bernice And More Discoveries 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 Bonjourno 2. Nana Yamato: "Do You Wanna" from Before Sunrise 3. Darkside: "Liberty ...
01.15.2021 New Music Friday: Jan. 15 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. Featured Albums: 1. Ashnikko — Demidevil Featured Song: "Toxic" 2. ...
01.12.2021 New Mix: Courtney Barnett And Vagabon, Shame, Buke And Gase, More All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares surprising collaborations between Vagabon and Courtney Barnett, Buke and Gase with So Percussion and more great discoveries. Featured Artists And Songs: 1. Vagabon Feat. Courtney Barnett: "Reason to Believe" 2. Gia Margaret: "Solid ...
01.06.2021 Viking's Choice 2020: The Year In Loud, Weird And Wonderful 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.
12.25.2020 A Holiday Party For The Ages, From All Songs Considered 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 the century.
12.24.2020 The All Songs Considered Holiday Cruise 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 school play.
12.23.2020 The All Songs Considered Journey To The North Pole 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.
12.22.2020 Bob And Robin's Holiday In Space 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.
12.21.2020 Bob And Robin's Excellent Holiday Adventure 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.
12.18.2020 Poll Results: NPR Listeners Pick The Top Albums Of 2020 Ann Powers joins All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen to discuss your favorite albums of the year.
12.15.2020 Let's Celebrate Beethoven's 250th 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.
12.11.2020 The Top 5 Songs Of 2020 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 songs of the year.
12.08.2020 The No. 1 Album Of 2020: SAULT's 'Untitled (Black Is)' 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. In just over a year, Sault has released three albums with little warning and scant ...
12.01.2020 The Camouflage Assassin: Mac Phipps 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 hip-hop and mass incarceration. In this ...
11.30.2020 The Best Music Of November 2020 Our favorite music released this month includes Kali Uchis' heart-struck devotionals, Tierra Whack's playful pop and metal duo Jucifer's tribute to Arabic music.
11.27.2020 New Music Friday: Nov. 27 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. Featured Albums: 1. The Smashing Pumpkins ...
11.24.2020 New Mix: Steve Earle, Big Thief's Buck Meek, Katy Kirby, More 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 overdose in August. Featured Tracks: 1. Steve Earle: ...
11.23.2020 Sylvan Esso Launch New Podcast, 'Shaking Out The Numb' 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. Erica Heilman spent hours talking with singer Amelia Meath and synthesist Nick Sanborn. We ...
11.20.2020 New Music Friday: Nov. 20 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 more. Featured Albums: 1. Megan Thee Stallion — ...
11.17.2020 Stream New Music From Lavender Diamond, A Jay Som-Chastity Belt Collaboration, More 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. The Playlist: 1. Routine: "Cady Road," from And Other Things 2. CARM: "Land," from CARM ...
11.13.2020 New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Nov. 13 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 more. Featured Albums: 1. Chris Stapleton — Starting Over ...
11.10.2020 The Passionate Calm Of Ólafur Arnalds 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.
11.06.2020 New Music Friday: Nov. 6 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 Saluzzi and more. Featured Albums: 1. Kylie Minogue — Disco Featured Song: ...
11.05.2020 Hear Joni Mitchell's Previously Unreleased Early Recordings 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. On this special edition of All Songs Considered, NPR ...

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