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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 Ben Folds and more.

Featured Albums:
1. McKinley Dixon — Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?
Featured Songs: "Run, Run, Run," "Hanif Reads Toni," "Live! From the Kitchen Table (feat. Ghais Guevara)"
2. Bully — Lucky For You
Featured Songs: "Hard to Love," "Lose You (feat. Soccer Mommy)," "All I Do"
3. Aisha Badru — Learning to Love Again
Featured Songs: "Path of Least Resistance," "Inside," "Move"
4. Ben Folds — What Matters Most
Featured Songs: "What Matters Most," "Clouds with Ellipses," "Kristine from the 7th Grade," "Moments (feat. Tall Heights)"
5. W.I.T.C.H. — Zango
Featured Songs: "Waile," "Avalanche of Love (feat. Sampa the Great)"

Lightning Round:
Foo Fighters — But Here We Are
Juan Wauters — Wandering Rebel
Lazy Salon — Bellis
Toosii — NAUJOUR

Other notable releases for June 2:
The Aquadolls — Charmed
Bob Dylan — Shadow Kingdom
Cowboy Junkies — Such Ferocious Beauty
Jack Johnson — In Between Dub
Kenny Rogers — Life is Like a Song
Linda May Han Oh — The Glass Hours
Moneybagg Yo — Hard to Love
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds — Council Skies
Protomartyr — Formal
Rufus Wainwright — Folkocracy
Tanya Tucker — Sweet Western Sound


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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 scarcity mindset. It's the belief that access and resources are so limited for those marginalized in hip-hop that you have to fight tooth and nail for them, and that only one can make it to the top at a time.

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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 world, the stage, and the screen.

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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 Overall project and more.

Featured Albums:
1. Lil Durk — Almost Healed
Featured Songs: "Same Side (feat. Rob49)," "Therapy Session," "Never Again," "All My Life (feat. J. Cole)"
2. Arlo Parks — My Soft Machine
Featured Songs: "Dog Rose," "Bruiseless," "Purple Phase," "Pegasus (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)"
3. Gia Margaret — Romantic Piano
Featured Songs: "Ways of Seeing," "Cicadas," "Juno"
4. Kassa Overall — ANIMALS
Featured Songs: "Clock Ticking (feat. Danny Brown & Wiki)," "Still Ain't Find Me (feat. Tomoki Sanders, Bendji Allonce, Mike King & Ian Finklestein)"
5. Miya Folick — ROACH
Featured Songs: "Get Out of My House," "Oh God," "Cartoon Clouds"

Lightning Round:
Alex Anwandter — El Diablo en el Cuerpo
Anna Thorvaldsdottir — ARCHORA / AIŌN
Sparks — The Girl is Crying in Her Latte
Wande Coal — Legend or No Legend

Other notable releases for May 26:
Bayonne — Temporary Time
Henry Threadgill — The Other One
Janani Shankar — Hot & Cold
Kari Faux — REAL B*TCHES DON'T DIE!
Kevin Morby — More Photographs (A Continuum)
MeeeZ — [red album]
M. Sage — Paradise Crick
Matchbox Twenty — Where The Light Goes
Mike Oldfield — Tubular Bells - 50th Anniversary Celebration
Maya Ongaku — Approach to Anima
Shirley Collins — Archangel Hill
Simply Red — Time
Water From Your Eyes — Everyone's Crushed
Wolf Eyes — Dreams in Splattered Lines


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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 — about beats, rhymes and life. For Rodney, interrogating misogynoir in hip-hop means confronting some hard questions — as a man, and especially as a father. As Rodney thinks about raising the next generation without replicating his mistakes, he's looking more closely at how hip-hop shaped his definition of masculinity.

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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 Mexico City and how religion sparked a personal rebellion.

Audio for this episode of 'Alt.Latino' was edited and mixed by Robin Hilton. Our show editor is Hazel Cills and our project manager is Grace Chung. Our production assistant is Sofia Seidel. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.

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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, band Little Moon.

Featured Artists And Songs:
1. Little Moon: "Wonder Eye" (Single)
2. yeule: "sulky baby" (Single)
3. Sweeping Promises: "Eraser," from Good Living Is Coming For You
4. Cola: "Keys Down If You Stay" (Single)
5. ANOHNI & The Johnsons: "It Must Change," from My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross
6. Chris Farren: "Cosmic Leash," from Doom Singer


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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.

Featured Albums:
1. Aminé & Kaytranada — KAYTRAMINÉ
Featured Songs: "Who He Iz," "Westside," "Ugh Ugh," "K&A"
2. Kesha — Gag Order
Featured Songs: "Only Love Can Save Us Now," "Fine Line," "Peace & Quiet," "Living in My Head"
3. Paul Simon — Seven Psalms
4. Hannah Jadagu — Aperture
Featured Songs: "What You Did," "Admit It," "Warning Sign"
5. Sufjan Stevens, Timo Andres & Conor Hanick — Reflections
Featured Songs: "Reflexion," "Ekstasis," "Mnemosyne"

Lightning Round:
Alex Lahey — The Answer is Always Yes
Brandy Clark — Brandy Clark
Sir Chloe — I Am The Dog
Summer Walker — CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE

Other notable releases for May 19:
Califone — villagers
Dave Matthews Band — Walk Around the Moon
Def Leppard — Drastic Symphonies
Graham Nash — Now
Jealous of the Birds — Hinterland
Juanes — Vida Cotidiana
Mandy, Indiana — I've Seen A Way
Mega Bog — End of Everything
The Milk Carton Kids — I Only See the Moon
Moor Mother — Jazz Codes (Deluxe Version)
Pony — Velveteen
Robert Ellis — Yesterday's News
Salami Rose Joe Louis — Akousmatikous
Tanlines — The Big Mess
Temps — PARTY GATOR PURGATORY
Tinariwen — Amatssou
Yes — Mirror to the Sky


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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 when Rico joined the 2021 Playboi Carti tour, his fans harassed her repeatedly and that safety was stripped away. On this episode of Louder Than A Riot, we talk with Rico about keeping a brave face, hear from a fan who was there in the crowd, and ask: When the outlet for your anger is shut down, how do you get your power back?

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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.Latino host Anamaria Sayre sits down with global phenom Karol G to chat about the singer's latest evolution.

Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Robin Hilton. Our editor is Hazel Cills and our project manager is Grace Chung. Our production assistant is Sofia Seidel. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.

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