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 questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.

  1. New Music Friday: The best albums out April 4

    18H AGO

    New Music Friday: The best albums out April 4

    The Hold Steady's Craig Finn. Momma. Newcomers Lily Seabird and duendita. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson teamed up with Zach McCormick of Minnesota Public Radio's The Current to highlight their favorite albums out April 4. Featured albums: • Craig Finn, 'Always Been' (Stream) • Momma, 'Welcome to My Blue Sky' (Stream) • Lily Seabird, 'Trash Mountain' (Stream) • duendita, 'a strong desire to survive' (Stream) • Dumb Things, 'Self Help' (Stream) Check out our long list of albums out April 4 and listen to our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music. Credits:Host: Stephen ThompsonGuest: Zach McCormick, MPR's The CurrentProducer: Simon RentnerEditor: Otis HartExecutive Producer: Suraya MohamedVice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    43 min

  2. 2D AGO

    Alt.Latino: New music and a psicodélico explainer

    Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre play the new music that caught their ears this week, plus Felix delivers a deep dive into the roots of psicodélico. Featured artists and songs: • Eslabón Armado, "Esa noche" • Adrian Quesada, "Ojos Secos" (feat. Cuco) • Jessie Reyez, "**I NEVER SAID I WAS SANE**" • BALTHVS, "Year of the Snake" • Grateful Dead, "Dark Star" • Os Mutantes, "A minha menina" • Duane Eddy, "Rebel Rouser" • Valeria Castro, "debe ser" • Valeria Castro "sentimentalmente" Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    33 min
  3. New Wet Leg, Sufjan Stevens, more: The Contenders, Vol. 7

    3D AGO

    New Wet Leg, Sufjan Stevens, more: The Contenders, Vol. 7

    Wet Leg is back with another burst of wildly infectious, frenetic rock. We've got that, the original version of an Oscar-worthy Sufjan Stevens song, and some music that NPR's Tom Huizenga says is "better than Xanax." Featured artists and songs: 1. Wet Leg: "Catch These Fists," from 'moisturizer' 2. Ashley Jackson: "Unrest," from 'Take Me To The Water' 3. Sufjan Stevens: "Mystery of Love (Demo)," from 'Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition)' 4. Alexander Knaifel: "Stanza I-VII," from 'Chapter Eight' 5. George Xiaoyuan Fu: "Passacaglia on a Theme by Radiohead," from 'Colouring Book' Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    1 hr

  4. 3D AGO

    Special announcement

    A quick note about today's episode from All Songs Considered. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    1 min
  5. New Music Friday: The best records out March 28

    MAR 28

    New Music Friday: The best records out March 28

    Lucy Dacus. Perfume Genius. Destroyer. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Colorado Public Radio's Alisha Sweeney of Indie 102.3 to guide you through a huge release day. Featured albums: • Lucy Dacus, 'Forever Is A Feeling' (Stream) • Perfume Genius, 'Glory' (Stream) • Great Grandpa, 'Patience, Moonbeam' (Stream) • Destroyer, 'Dan's Boogie' (Stream) • SPELLLING, 'Portrait Of My Heart' (Stream) Check out the long list of albums out March 28 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music. Credits Host: Stephen ThompsonGuest: Alisha Sweeney, Indie 102.3Producer: Simon RentnerEditor: Otis HartExecutive Producer: Suraya MohamedVice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    40 min

  6. MAR 26

    Alt.Latino: Songs To Move By

    Hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras discuss the best music Felix unearthed while moving out of his apartment. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    32 min
  7. Saying 'goodbye' to SXSW Music

    MAR 25

    Saying 'goodbye' to SXSW Music

    We look at how and why SXSW, once the world's largest music festival, is being scaled back to a shell of itself, what was so special about it, and what the shift means for artists and the industry. Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    38 min
  8. New Music Friday: The best albums out March 21

    MAR 21

    New Music Friday: The best albums out March 21

    Japanese Breakfast. My Morning Jacket. Greentea Peng. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Izzi Bavis from Baltimore public radio station WTMD to run through their favorite albums out today. Featured albums: • Japanese Breakfast, 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)' (Stream) • Greentea Peng, 'TELL DEM IT'S SUNNY' (Stream) • Tamino, 'Every Dawn's a Mountain' (Stream) • My Morning Jacket, 'is' (Stream) • YHWH Nailgun, '45 Pounds' (Stream) Read our long list of albums out March 21 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music. Credits:• Host: Stephen Thompson• Guest: Izzi Bavis, WTMD• Producer: Simon Rentner• Editor: Otis Hart• Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed• Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    41 min
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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 questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.

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    2005 - 2025
  • Episodes
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