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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New Mix: Steady Holiday, No...

01.19.2021

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 ...

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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 ...
11.02.2020 NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of October We pick our favorite music released in October 2020, featuring South African jazz group SPAZA, Wendy Eisenberg's acrobatic guitar play and Jean Dawson's adventurous pop.
10.30.2020 New Music Friday: Oct. 30 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. Featured Albums: 1. Outkast — ...
10.27.2020 Wayne Coyne On Drugs And The Flaming Lips' 'American Head' 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, American Head.
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.

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