The music of 'Sinners,' hyper-pop and more: The Contenders, Vol. 9
Tue, 29 Apr 2025
We update our running list of the year's best songs with a staggering cut from the new 'Sinners' fil...
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 25
Fri, 25 Apr 2025
Coco Jones. Samia. Fly Anakin. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Ayana Contreras from Denver pub...
Alt.Latino: Natalia Lafourcade, Eladio Carrión, more
Wed, 23 Apr 2025
Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre talk artistic growth and precocious talent.Featu...
Songs that hit you hard
Tue, 22 Apr 2025
We asked listeners to tell us about the one song they couldn't stop listening to because of how it m...
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 18
Fri, 18 Apr 2025
Julien Baker & Torres. Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson. TV On The Radio's Tunde Adebimpe. NPR Mus...
Alt.Latino: A Banjo, Bomba, Bardo y Más
Wed, 16 Apr 2025
Anamaria continues to impress Felix with new female voices, while he shares more jazz and Puerto Ric...
Stereolab returns and more: The Contenders, Vol. 8
Tue, 15 Apr 2025
Stereolab is back with its first new music in 15 years. We give it a spin on this week's show, along...
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 11
Fri, 11 Apr 2025
Bon Iver returns. Valerie June branches out. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Erin Wolf of Radi...
Alt.Latino: Bad Bunny's Tiny Desk
Wed, 09 Apr 2025
Bad Bunny's Tiny Desk concert was the most watched premiere in the series' history. In this episode,...
Even more songs to calm the nerves
Tue, 08 Apr 2025
Our third installment of calming songs includes Max Richter's tribute to the Universal Declaration o...
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 4
Fri, 04 Apr 2025
The Hold Steady's Craig Finn. Momma. Newcomers Lily Seabird and duendita. NPR Music's Stephen Thomps...
Alt.Latino: New music and a psicodélico explainer
Wed, 02 Apr 2025
Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre play the new music that caught their ears this w...
New Wet Leg, Sufjan Stevens, more: The Contenders, Vol. 7
Tue, 01 Apr 2025
Wet Leg is back with another burst of wildly infectious, frenetic rock. We've got that, the original...
Special announcement
Tue, 01 Apr 2025
A quick note about today's episode from All Songs Considered.Learn more about sponsor message choice...
New Music Friday: The best records out March 28
Fri, 28 Mar 2025
Lucy Dacus. Perfume Genius. Destroyer. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Colorado Public Radio's...
Alt.Latino: Songs To Move By
Wed, 26 Mar 2025
Hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras discuss the best music Felix unearthed while moving out of ...
Saying 'goodbye' to SXSW Music
Tue, 25 Mar 2025
We look at how and why SXSW, once the world's largest music festival, is being scaled back to a shel...
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 21
Fri, 21 Mar 2025
Japanese Breakfast. My Morning Jacket. Greentea Peng. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Izzi Bav...
The most anticipated spring albums
Tue, 18 Mar 2025
We look ahead to the most anticipated albums due out this spring, including Rico Nasty's LETHAL, the...
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 14
Fri, 14 Mar 2025
Charley Crockett. Twin Shadow. Throwing Muses. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Matt Reilly...
Alt.Latino: A Latin Jazz survey, plus Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso
Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Alt.Latino hosts share six songs that they've had on repeat over the past month.Featured artists and...
The Contenders, Vol. 6: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 11 Mar 2025
We've got just what you need for that stubborn case of existential dread in a looming dystopia as we...
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 7
Fri, 07 Mar 2025
Lady Gaga. Jason Isbell. Newcomer Annie DiRusso. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Celia Gregory...
Alt.Latino: New Music + Violeta Parra
Wed, 05 Mar 2025
This week Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre balance their passion for new discover...
All Songs Considered At 25
Tue, 04 Mar 2025
As we celebrate a quarter century of music nerdom and buffoonery, we remember the songs that shaped ...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 28
Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Animal Collective's Panda Bear. Nicolás Jaar's DARKSIDE. Newcomer Hope Tala. NPR Music's Stephen Th...
Alt.Latino celebrates Black History Month
Wed, 26 Feb 2025
Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras speaks with Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican saxophonist Miguel Zen...
The Contenders, Vol. 5: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 25 Feb 2025
We update our running list of the year's best songs with the cinematic pop of Oklou, Icelandic compo...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 21
Fri, 21 Feb 2025
Sam Fender. The Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood. Jesse Welles. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson discus...
And the Oscar for Original Song goes to...
Tue, 18 Feb 2025
With Oscar season here, we review the nominees for Original Song and Original Score, prognosticate w...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 14
Fri, 14 Feb 2025
Bartees Strange. Denison Witmer. The Sun Ra Arkestra's Marshall Allen. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson ...
Alt.Latino: New Music Roundup
Wed, 12 Feb 2025
'Alt.Latino' hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre are back with six new songs that span the spec...
The Contenders, Vol. 4: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 11 Feb 2025
The latest update to our running list of the year's best songs includes the shredded guitars of girl...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 7
Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Sharon Van Etten headlines this week's new releases, but she's just the tip of the proverbial iceber...
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Jessie Reyez, Arturo O'Farrill and Astropical
Wed, 05 Feb 2025
This week, we hear from a Colombian-Venezuelan super group, a new Afro-Brazilian band, and Ana gets ...
Lesser-known love songs
Tue, 04 Feb 2025
Making a playlist or mixtape for that special someone? We've got you covered this Valentine's Day wi...
2025 Grammys Recap
Mon, 03 Feb 2025
We break down the winners, surprise shutouts and more from what's billed as "music's biggest night,"...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 31
Fri, 31 Jan 2025
The Weeknd may be the biggest release of the week, but is it the best? We run down five other albums...
Alt.Latino: Why we love Joaquina. Plus, Felix is chismeless
Wed, 29 Jan 2025
Do not come on Alt.Latino if you don't have good chisme! Ana and Felix talk about their favorite son...
The Contenders, Vol. 3: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 28 Jan 2025
We update our list of the year's best songs with a Tamino-Mitski collaboration, Son Lux's first new ...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 24
Fri, 24 Jan 2025
FKA twigs. Central Cee. It's a big week for new releases, and we've got you covered. Host Stephen Th...
Alt.Latino: New songs for New Year's resolutions
Wed, 22 Jan 2025
Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras share their goals for 2025 and the new songs that reflect them.Le...
2025's most-anticipated albums
Tue, 21 Jan 2025
We highlight some of the most anticipated albums of the year, including upcoming ones from Perfume G...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 17
Fri, 17 Jan 2025
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes aboard Kara Manning of New York City public radio station WFUV...
A moment for Los Angeles
Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Los Angeles is home for me and always in my heart. Watching the fires from afar in my current city, ...
The Contenders, Vol. 2: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 14 Jan 2025
Japanese Breakfast (Michelle Zauner) is back with her first new album since her memoir, Crying in H ...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 10
Fri, 10 Jan 2025
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by KCRW's Travis Holcombe to run down their four favorite alb...
Bad Bunny's 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos,' Explained
Wed, 08 Jan 2025
Alt.Latino hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras, and NPR reporter Isabella Gomez Sarmiento break...
The Contenders, Vol. 1: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 07 Jan 2025
A new year means a new running list of our favorite songs, from the transfixing voice of Anna B Sava...
New Music Friday: The best albums you missed from December
Fri, 03 Jan 2025
There's been some great music released since the last New Music Friday episode in late November. So,...
Viking's Choice: The year in catharsis and calm
Tue, 31 Dec 2024
NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich turns us on to lesser known corners of music from 2024: blooming dro...
Songs that hit hard in 2024
Tue, 24 Dec 2024
We asked listeners to tell us about the one song they couldn't stop listening to in 2024 because of ...
Secret Santa Song Exchange
Fri, 20 Dec 2024
When it comes to music, December is overflowing with gifts, but we aren't quite done with the presen...
Alt.Latino's 'Music We Missed In 2024'
Wed, 18 Dec 2024
'Alt.Latino' hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre do their best to keep up with new releases, bu...
A very tolerable Christmas, with All Songs Considered 2024
Tue, 17 Dec 2024
Our annual attempt to throw a holiday party for the ages continues with a tolerable mix of songs for...
Hip-hop in 2024 was on a wild ride
Fri, 13 Dec 2024
Record-breaking mainstream hits. A new generation of artists rising to seize their moment. Rappers i...
Alt.Latino's favorite songs of 2024
Wed, 11 Dec 2024
Felix Contreras, Anamaria Sayre and Isabella Gomez Sarmiento run through their favorites in a crowde...
The Best Songs of 2024
Tue, 10 Dec 2024
Our special coverage of the year in music continues with a look at the best songs of 2024, featuring...
The Best Albums of 2024, Part 2
Fri, 06 Dec 2024
Our look back at the best albums of 2024 continues, with Tyler, The Creator, Cassandra Jenkins, The ...
Alt.Latino's favorite albums of 2024
Wed, 04 Dec 2024
It's that time of the year — figuring out the best Latin music of 2024. And every year, it gets ha...
The Best Albums of 2024, Part 1
Tue, 03 Dec 2024
Our annual look back at the year in music begins with the first of a two-part episode highlighting t...
As the Latin Grammys turns 25, how much has Latin music changed? (Part 2)
Wed, 27 Nov 2024
Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre continue their discussion on the 25th anniversary of the Latin Gr...
A Thanksgiving mix: Songs of joy and gratitude
Tue, 26 Nov 2024
Hosts Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson share stories and songs of gratitude from NPR listeners.Feat...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 22
Fri, 22 Nov 2024
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers are your guides to the last big Friday of 2024. Plus a ...
As the Latin Grammys turns 25, how much has Latin music changed? (Part 1)
Wed, 20 Nov 2024
The Latin Grammys recently marked its 25th anniversary. Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre was in Miami to ...
The Contenders, Vol. 21: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 19 Nov 2024
In the final update to our running list of the year's best songs, we've got the cathartic rock of Ka...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 15
Fri, 15 Nov 2024
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen are your guides to the most compelling releases out on ...
Alt.Latino's New Music Roundup
Wed, 13 Nov 2024
Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre recorded their latest new music guide on the str...
The Contenders, Vol. 20: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 12 Nov 2024
We update our running list of the year's best songs with more calming sounds from Sigur Rós frontma...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 8
Fri, 08 Nov 2024
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen are your guides to the most compelling albums released ...
Alt.Latino's Spain Soundtrack
Wed, 06 Nov 2024
Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre are in Spain for a music conference. On this epi...
More songs to calm the nerves
Sun, 03 Nov 2024
In our second installment of blood-slowing songs we take a deep breath and let it out with the music...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 1
Fri, 01 Nov 2024
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen are your guides to the most compelling new releases of ...
How hip-hop reached global domination
Tue, 29 Oct 2024
Over half a century, hip-hop has grown into a globally dominant musical and cultural force while rem...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 25
Fri, 25 Oct 2024
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Hazel Cills are your guides to the week's most compelling new releases. F...
Alt.Latino's new music round-up: Elsa y Elmar, Alih Jey and Little Jesus
Wed, 23 Oct 2024
Anamaria Sayre brings some exciting new sounds coming out Mexico City (while recording from Mexico C...
The Contenders, Vol. 19: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 22 Oct 2024
We debate the pros and cons of small-town living through the music of Christian Lee Hutson, Youth La...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 18
Fri, 18 Oct 2024
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Sheldon Pearce are your guides to this week's most compelling new musical...
Celebrating the legacy of Celia Cruz
Wed, 16 Oct 2024
To celebrate the release of a new book from NPR Music, How Women Made Music, as well as the 50th ann...
The most terrifying film scores of all time
Tue, 15 Oct 2024
We celebrate spooky season with an unnerving mix of songs from our favorite horror movie scores, inc...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 11
Fri, 11 Oct 2024
The rapper-turned-country star Jelly Roll, who has had a major breakthrough in Nashville in the last...
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Rosalía, Twanguero and Wyatt Flores
Wed, 09 Oct 2024
Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre are back with a new music show, featuring Rosalía, Helado Negro,...
The Contenders, Vol. 18: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 08 Oct 2024
Reflections on regret from beabadoobee and Bon Iver, deep sonic meditations from Nala Sinephro and J...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 4
Fri, 04 Oct 2024
NPR Music's Lars Gotrich and Sheldon Pearce round up the most exciting albums out this Friday, and r...
The songs we can't stop playing on repeat
Wed, 02 Oct 2024
Alt.Latino is usually all about sharing new music across Latin America, but what about the older cut...
'How Women Made Music'
Tue, 01 Oct 2024
How Women Made Music, a new book out now from NPR, considers what the canon of popular music would l...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 27
Fri, 27 Sep 2024
As NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers discuss on this week's episode, there's a thread of ...
Alt.Latino talks all the surprise nominations for the 2024 Latin Grammys
Wed, 25 Sep 2024
Wait a minute — does Alt.Latino actually agree with a lot of the Latin Recording Academy's nominat...
The Contenders, Vol. 17: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 24 Sep 2024
We update our running list of the year's best songs with a slice of pop perfection from Oso Oso, har...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 20
Fri, 20 Sep 2024
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Lars Gotrich provide a guide the most exciting new releases out to...
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Manu Chao, Linda Diaz and Solo Fernández
Wed, 18 Sep 2024
This week on Alt.Latino, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras talk about an exciting new album from Ma...
Arcade Fire's 'Funeral' at 20
Tue, 17 Sep 2024
We look back at Arcade Fire's monumental debut album, why it was so special, the ways it changed the...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 13
Fri, 13 Sep 2024
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Hazel Cills are your guides to the best music out this Friday, Sept. 13, ...
Alt.Latino's 'El Tiny' takeover is back — and this year it's all about love
Wed, 11 Sep 2024
'El Tiny' season at the Tiny Desk launches next week and this year it's all about love — familial ...
The Contenders, Vol. 16: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 10 Sep 2024
We update our running list of the year's best songs with the shapeshifting rock of Caleb Landry Jone...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 6
Fri, 06 Sep 2024
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers take you on a tour of the most exciting albums out Frid...
New music from Alt.Latino
Wed, 04 Sep 2024
Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras play some of their favorite new songs from the last few months, f...
Fall preview 2024
Tue, 03 Sep 2024
We look ahead to the final big push of releases for 2024, with fall albums from Mount Eerie, SOPHIE,...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 30
Fri, 30 Aug 2024
The best albums out this week include Wild God from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Doechii's Alligator B...
The Contenders, Vol. 15: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 27 Aug 2024
The latest update to our running list of the year's best songs includes tips for staying engaged, be...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 23
Fri, 23 Aug 2024
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Sheldon Pearce are your guides to seven anticipated albums out Aug....
The sound of Venezuelan protest music over the last 30 years
Wed, 21 Aug 2024
Over the past month thousands of Venezuelans have taken to the streets to protest the disputed elect...
Nick Cave on the encounters that brought him to 'Wild God'
Tue, 20 Aug 2024
On August 30, the Australian-born rock titan Nick Cave will release Wild God, a new album with his b...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 16
Fri, 16 Aug 2024
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Hazel Cills give you a quick rundown of the most notable albums ou...
The funniest songs of all time
Tue, 13 Aug 2024
"Weird Al" Yankovic helps curate a mix of some of the funniest songs of all time, from classics like...
New Music Friday: The best albums out August 9
Fri, 09 Aug 2024
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers survey the new albums out August 9, ranging from Ravyn ...
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Danny Ocean, Girl Ultra and Superfónicos
Wed, 07 Aug 2024
Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre run through their favorite new music, including new work from Ven...
The golden age of slacker rock
Tue, 06 Aug 2024
Thirty years after the release of Beck's "Loser," we look back at its impact on the rise of slacker ...
New Music Friday: The best albums out August 2
Fri, 02 Aug 2024
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Sheldon Pearce dig deep into the latest release by bassist Meshell...
S.O.S.: Songs of summer
Tue, 30 Jul 2024
These aren't the big bangers and Top 40 hits designed to capitalize on the typical summer vibes. We ...
Alt.Latino's guide to Chicano soul
Wed, 24 Jul 2024
The genre commonly referred to as "Chicano soul" has that "you know it if you hear it" kind of sound...
The Contenders, Vol. 14: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 23 Jul 2024
We update our running tally of the year's best songs with a return from Moses Sumney, 2022 Tiny Desk...
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 19
Fri, 19 Jul 2024
This week on New Music Friday from All Songs Considered, NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Stephen T...
Breathe: Songs to calm your nerves
Tue, 16 Jul 2024
We pause to take a deep breath this week and chill out with a mix designed to slow the blood and cal...
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 12
Fri, 12 Jul 2024
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen present the noteworthy albums out July 12, including ne...
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Omar Apollo, Karol G and Papo Vazquez
Wed, 10 Jul 2024
Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre round up their favorite new tracks, including heartbroken music f...
The Contenders, Vol. 13: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 09 Jul 2024
The latest update to our running list of the year's best songs includes new ones from Wilco and Omar...
'Born In The U.S.A.' at 40
Tue, 02 Jul 2024
With the Fourth of July week here, we look at an album all about the messy, complicated and wonderfu...
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 28
Fri, 28 Jun 2024
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Anamaria Sayre give you the lowdown on Omar Apollo's new LP, Lil Ya...
In Conversation: Edgar Barrera
Wed, 26 Jun 2024
Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras visit the Miami studio of the Latin pop super-produc...
The Contenders, Vol. 12: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 25 Jun 2024
Our updated list of the year's best songs includes a sweet reflection from beabadoobee, Nathy Peluso...
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 21
Fri, 21 Jun 2024
The first half of 2024 has been stuffed with blockbuster albums, and as we reach the midpoint of the...
The best songs of 2024 (so far)
Tue, 18 Jun 2024
With the first half of the year almost behind us, we hit pause to reflect on some of the best tracks...
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 14
Fri, 14 Jun 2024
This week, NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers steer the New Music Friday podcast straight ...
Alt.Latino's favorite music of 2024 (so far)
Wed, 12 Jun 2024
To mark the halfway point of 2024, Felix Contreras, Anamaria Sayre and NPR Culture Desk producer Isa...
The Contenders, Vol. 11: Jason Mantzoukas
Tue, 11 Jun 2024
Actor, comedian and music superfan Jason Mantzoukas joins us to update our running list of the year'...
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 7
Fri, 07 Jun 2024
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Hazel Cills shepherd you through the many huge albums out today, i...
Advice for graduates: Listeners share songs, lessons from high school
Tue, 04 Jun 2024
Listeners share songs that take them back to the final days of high school, and the lessons they imp...
Jack Antonoff on surviving grief, regret and working out life's uncertainties
Mon, 03 Jun 2024
The producer, singer and songwriter talks with Rachel Martin, host of NPR's new podcast Wild Card, a...
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 31
Fri, 31 May 2024
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Lars Gotrich are your guides to this week's new releases.Featured albums:...
The National Recording Registry's best Spanish language songs (and what it's missing)
Wed, 29 May 2024
The Library of Congress' National Recording Registry is more than just a collection of music and sou...
The Contenders, Vol. 10: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 28 May 2024
Our biweekly update of the year's best tracks is a mix full of "the hurries and the worries" from Al...
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 24
Fri, 24 May 2024
On our survey of the week's most exciting new albums, WRTI's Nate Chinen and NPR Music's Sheldon Pea...
Songs that hit you hard (2023)
Tue, 21 May 2024
We asked listeners to tell us about a song they ugly cried to or just couldn't stop playing. On this...
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 17
Fri, 17 May 2024
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Hazel Cills discuss new releases by Billie Eilish, Portishead's Bet...
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Wyatt Flores, Danny Ocean and Grupo Frontera
Wed, 15 May 2024
Ana and Felix collect their favorite recent releases from the past few months, including new materia...
The Contenders, Vol. 9: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 14 May 2024
We update our running list of the year's best songs with new ones from Dominic Fike, WILLOW, Kamasi ...
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 10
Fri, 10 May 2024
This week's episode of New Music Friday from All Songs Considered showcases artists stretching limit...
Mother's Day Special: Celebrating moms and the music they loved
Tue, 07 May 2024
Get your hanky out. With Mother's Day nearing, listeners share the songs that remind them of their m...
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 3
Fri, 03 May 2024
On the May 3 episode of New Music Friday, NPR Music's Hazel Cills and WRTI's Nate Chinen discuss the...
Alt.Latino's favorite Tiny Desk Contest entries
Wed, 01 May 2024
It's the 10th annual Tiny Desk contest and there's been a strong showing of Latin artists behind des...
The Contenders, Vol. 8: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
Brittany Luse, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, joins All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton to update...
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 26
Fri, 26 Apr 2024
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Sheldon Pearce discuss new albums from St. Vincent, Charley Crocke...
Cruel songs for the cruelest month
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
Is April, as T.S. Eliot put it, the cruelest month? We reflect on the question with a mix that's bot...
New Music Friday: Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' and the best albums out April 19
Fri, 19 Apr 2024
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Hazel Cills dig into Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department,' whic...
Alt.Latino's New Music Roundup: Young Miko, The Mavericks and more
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite new music, from Puerto Rican rapper Young...
The Contenders, Vol. 7: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
This week's update to our list of the year's best songs includes thunderous shoegaze from Wisp, a cl...
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 12
Fri, 12 Apr 2024
NPR Music's Sheldon Pearce and WRTI's Nate Chinen take you through the biggest new releases of the w...
Songs to make you laugh, with 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Tue, 09 Apr 2024
"Weird Al" Yankovic helps curate a mix of some of the funniest songs of all time, from classics like...
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 5
Fri, 05 Apr 2024
It's a big week for fans of early aughts rock bands, with new releases from The Black Keys and Vampi...
Tracing the history of Latino artists making country music
Thu, 04 Apr 2024
The release of Beyoncés Cowboy Carter has sparked a national conversation about who gets to sing co...
Everything you need to know about Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter'
Wed, 03 Apr 2024
Our friends at Pop Culture Happy Hour dig into the highly anticipated Cowboy Carter and consider whe...
The Contenders Vol. 6: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Tue, 02 Apr 2024
We update our running list of the year's best songs with Charlotte Day Wilson's beguiling "Canopy," ...
What do we really want from Shakira?
Sat, 30 Mar 2024
Shakira just released her first album in seven years, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, and most listeners a...
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 29
Fri, 29 Mar 2024
Beyoncé's breathlessly-anticipated Act II: Cowboy Carter is finally here, and NPR Music's Sheldon P...
Relax: Songs to calm the nerves
Tue, 26 Mar 2024
It's music to the rescue on this week's All Songs Considered, with a mix of songs to slow the blood,...
In conversation: Tierra Whack opens up
Sat, 23 Mar 2024
NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael interviews the rap visionary about her new album, faking it until you ...
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 22
Fri, 22 Mar 2024
Though it isn't quite as packed with huge names as last week, we're digging through another robust a...
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Elsa y Elmar, Julieta Eugenio, Esteman and more
Thu, 21 Mar 2024
The weather's heating up and so are the music releases. The hosts of Alt.Latino share their most qui...
The Contenders, Vol. 5: Our running list of the year's best songs
Tue, 19 Mar 2024
We update our tally of the year's best contenders with the effervescent Bombay Bicycle Club, Residen...
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 15
Fri, 15 Mar 2024
It feels like the first major springtime release week of 2024. Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen disc...
Spring preview 2024
Tue, 12 Mar 2024
World Cafe's Raina Douris joins NPR's Sheldon Pearce and host Robin Hilton to talk about the most an...
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 8
Fri, 08 Mar 2024
A wave of springtime releases might be just around the corner, but the biggest albums out this week ...
Sounds from Havana: A brief history of Cuban music
Wed, 06 Mar 2024
Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras visited Cuba and give us an audio-rich tour of Havan...
The Contenders, Vol. 4: Our running list of the year's best songs
Tue, 05 Mar 2024
Brittany Luse, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, joins NPR's Stephen Thompson and host Robin Hilton ...
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 1
Fri, 01 Mar 2024
Ann Powers and Sheldon Pearce discuss Faye Webster's Underdressed at the Symphony and a handful of t...
Beck's 'Loser' at 30 and the golden age of slacker rock
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
Nothing on mainstream radio sounded like Beck's "Loser" when it dropped in 1994. Thirty years later,...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 23
Fri, 23 Feb 2024
Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen discuss Hurray for the Riff Raff's career-defining new album The Pa...
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Residente, La Yegros and El Cuarteto de Nos
Wed, 21 Feb 2024
Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre round up their favorite new music, including Southern Cone rock a...
The Contenders, Vol. 3: Our running list of the year's best songs
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
Host Robin Hilton hangs with composer and artist Julia Holter and NPR's Lars Gotrich to gab about th...
New Music Friday: 5 albums out Feb. 16, plus 'Rhapsody in Blue' still thrills at 100
Fri, 16 Feb 2024
NPR Music's Felix Contreras and WRTI's Nate Chinen run down new albums by Gaby Mareno, Les Amazones ...
Mix messages: Listeners share the songs that say 'I've got a crush on you'
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
We asked listeners to tell us about a time they put a song on a mixtape or playlist to woo a crush. ...
New Music Friday: Brittany Howard and a new era of musical masters
Fri, 09 Feb 2024
Ann Powers and Sheldon Pearce listen to the new albums out on Feb. 9 — including Brittany Howard's...
The greatest Boleros of all-time
Thu, 08 Feb 2024
Nothing captures the agony of love, loss, hope and redemption like the song form known across all of...
The Contenders, Vol. 2: Our running list of the year's best songs
Tue, 06 Feb 2024
Host Robin Hilton hangs with NPR's Hazel Cills and Sheldon Pearce to geek out about the new Billy Jo...
A recap of the 2024 Grammys
Mon, 05 Feb 2024
Our friends at NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour break down the major winners and highlights from the 202...
New Music Friday: What Were The Grammys Made For?
Fri, 02 Feb 2024
Ann Powers, Sidney Madden and Stephen Thompson make predictions ahead of Sunday night's 66th annual ...
Why we still love Green Day
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
With Green Day's stellar new album, Saviors, the 20th anniversary of American Idiot and 30th anniver...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 26 (and why they deserve reviews)
Fri, 26 Jan 2024
There's plenty about Wall of Eyes, the new album by the British rock trio The Smile, to remind you o...
In Conversation: Ana Tijoux returns after a 10-year break
Wed, 24 Jan 2024
In this week's Alt.Latino episode, Chilean rapper and singer Ana Tijoux talks to hosts Felix Contrer...
Why the Oscar-winning score for 'All Quiet On The Western Front' still gives chills
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
With the announcement of the 96th annual Oscar nominees, we're revisiting our conversation with Volk...
New Music Friday: 21 Savage's 'American Dream'
Fri, 19 Jan 2024
NPR Music's Sheldon Pearce, Rodney Carmichael and Sidney Madden dig into hip-hop superstar 21 Savage...
The Contenders, Vol. 1: Our running list of the year's best songs
Tue, 16 Jan 2024
Host Robin Hilton hangs with NPR Music's Anamaria Sayre and Tom Huizenga to share their current musi...
Setting our sights on the biggest music stories of the 2024
Fri, 12 Jan 2024
To ring in the new year, NPR Music's critics take over the latest episode of New Music Friday to off...
New Music From Alt.Latino
Wed, 10 Jan 2024
Hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre share the latest new songs that live rent-free in their hea...
2024 Preview: The year's most anticipated albums
Tue, 09 Jan 2024
We take a spin through the albums we're most excited about for this year, including Sleater-Kinney, ...
Viking's Choice goes back to the future
Tue, 02 Jan 2024
Our resident Viking, Lars Gotrich, connects epic Japanese storytelling, soul-sampling powerviolence,...
Listeners share the songs that moved them the most in 2023
Tue, 26 Dec 2023
We asked listeners to tell us about a song they ugly cried to or just couldn't stop playing in 2023....
Alt.Latino's favorite music of 2023
Wed, 20 Dec 2023
While 2022 may have been a year completely dominated by a certain sad summer reggaeton album, 2023 d...
The 2023 'All Songs Considered' holiday extravaganza
Tue, 19 Dec 2023
Our annual celebration of the season returns with a trip back to the snowy cabin in the woods where ...
Regional Goes Global, Part 3: How a magical Mexican town keeps banda tradition alive
Fri, 15 Dec 2023
You know all those tubas and brass instruments you hear behind your favorite regional Mexican hits? ...
The best songs of 2023
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
NPR Music's Hazel Cills and Sheldon Pearce join Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and host Robin Hilton to...
Talking about the best albums of 2023
Tue, 05 Dec 2023
It's that time of year again. Over the next few weeks at NPR.org and here on the All Songs Considere...
Regional Goes Global, Part 2: A band finds its voice amid a storm of controversy
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
For the second episode of Alt.Latino's regional Mexican music series, hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix...
Guest DJ: Peter Gabriel
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
Peter Gabriel is back with I/O, his first studio album of all-new songs in more than 20 years. To ma...
Thanksgiving edition: Songs about your family
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
Sure, there are lots of songs for Christmas and other holidays, but what about Thanksgiving? On this...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 17
Fri, 17 Nov 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the pairing of 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, d...
Regional Goes Global, Part 1: Finding Peso Pluma's music revolution in Nashville
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
Earlier this year, Peso Pluma — a 24-year-old who grew up in between Guadalajara, Jalisco and San ...
Exclusive: André 3000 reveals why his new solo album has no bars — and no boundaries
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
For the first time in nearly two decades, André 3000 is releasing an album of new music. New Blue S...
What we learned from our parents' record collections
Mon, 13 Nov 2023
The holiday season is a time for reflection — so, we're reflecting on music, with stories and memo...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 10
Fri, 10 Nov 2023
The week's best albums include the gothic Heaven Knows from PinkPantheress, a meticulously recreated...
How AI helped The Beatles do the impossible
Tue, 07 Nov 2023
Mind-blowing AI tools made it possible for The Beatles to release what they're calling their last s...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 3
Fri, 03 Nov 2023
The week's best albums include rapper and singer Tkay Maidza's menacing yet beautiful Sweet Justice,...
Tunes that got you through your teens
Tue, 31 Oct 2023
We asked listeners to send us stories about a time when music came to the rescue, particularly when ...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Oct. 27
Fri, 27 Oct 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the long-awaited sophomore full-length f...
Tunes that terrify
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
With Halloween coming up we thought we'd revisit an episode featuring songs that rattle the nerves, ...
In conversation: Maluma on becoming a dad, hustling across genres and reggaeton's rise
Sat, 21 Oct 2023
The Colombian singer Maluma has a lot to be excited about these days — a world tour, a new album a...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Oct. 20
Fri, 20 Oct 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include U.K. singer-songwriter Sampha, a Rolling...
Songs we should retire
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
With the retirement of longtime All Songs host Bob Boilen, we're looking back and sharing some of ou...
New Music Friday: The best releases out Oct. 13
Fri, 13 Oct 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Australian pop star Troye Sivan, singer-...
Songs that make you cry
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
With Bob Boilen retiring, we're taking time to remember some of our favorite episodes from over the ...
New Music Friday: The best releases out Oct. 6
Fri, 06 Oct 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the rapper Earl Sweatshirt, the return o...
Bob Boilen's farewell show: Songs that say 'goodbye'
Mon, 02 Oct 2023
Twenty three years after creating and hosting All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen is retiring. But befo...
New Music Friday: The best releases out Sept. 29
Fri, 29 Sep 2023
The best albums out now include singer Jorja Smith's soaring but solitary full-length Falling or Fly...
Why the Mexican American pop star Becky G always identifies as '200%'
Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras sit down with Becky G, right after her forthcoming T...
New Mix: Olivia Rodrigo, Sufjan Stevens, Katie Von Schleicher, more
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
NPR Music's Hazel Cills and Marissa Lorusso join host Bob Boilen to share their favorite new tracks....
New Music Friday: The best releases out Sept. 22
Fri, 22 Sep 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Doja Cat's Scarlet, Kylie Minogue's Tens...
AltLatino dissects the Latin Grammy noms, from snubs to love
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
Anamaria Sayre, Felix Contreras and producer Isabella Gomez Sarmiento sit down to talk some real chi...
Viking's Choice: MxPx, Daniel Bachman, Matana Roberts, more
Tue, 19 Sep 2023
Bob Boilen will retire from NPR on Oct. 2, and he decided to spend one of his final episodes hosting...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 15
Fri, 15 Sep 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Corinne Bailey Rae's Black Rainbows, Mit...
A preview of this year's 'El Tiny' lineup
Wed, 13 Sep 2023
This week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras preview the artists coming to play Tiny Desk performan...
Nirvana's 'In Utero' at 30
Tue, 12 Sep 2023
Thirty years ago this month, Nirvana released what would be its third and final album, In Utero. To ...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 8
Fri, 08 Sep 2023
The best albums out this week include Olivia Rodrigo's GUTS, James Blake's Playing Robots Into Heave...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 1
Fri, 01 Sep 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the jagged indie-rock of Rabbit Rabbit f...
A lot of songs about ice cream
Tue, 29 Aug 2023
As summer break comes to a close for many and students head back to school, we take a moment to cele...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 25
Fri, 25 Aug 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include global sensation Burna Boy, rising R&B s...
The hip-hop verse that changed my life
Wed, 23 Aug 2023
From our friends at Pop Culture Happy Hour: What makes for an unshakable rap verse — the kind that...
A conversation with Paul Simon
Tue, 22 Aug 2023
Singer Paul Simon surprised fans earlier this year by releasing Seven Psalms, his first album since ...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 18
Fri, 18 Aug 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new releases from Jon Batiste, Hozier, R...
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: DannyLux, Kali Uchis and Dario Acosta Teich
Wed, 16 Aug 2023
This week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite music from the last few months...
A conversation with Robbie Robertson
Tue, 15 Aug 2023
Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter for The Band, died Aug. 9 at the age of 80. For this...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 11
Fri, 11 Aug 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Noname's long-awaited Sundial, Karol G's...
Hip-hop is 50. Its formula for global domination? Staying local
Thu, 10 Aug 2023
When DJ Kool Herc spun records at a small party in the Bronx in August of 1973, no one would have pr...
Encore: How Son Lux scored 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'
Tue, 08 Aug 2023
This week, Son Lux returns with Alternate Forms, the band's first new album since releasing its belo...
In conversation: Athlete-turned-rapper Eladio Carrión on the fine art of practice
Wed, 02 Aug 2023
Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre sit down with the Puerto Rican hip-hop artist Eladio Carrión to ...
New Mix: Mitski, Irreversible Entanglements, Sally Anne Morgan, more
Tue, 01 Aug 2023
NPR Music's Lars Gotrich joins All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen to share their favorite new tracks ...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 28
Fri, 28 Jul 2023
The best albums out this week include new ones from Post Malone, Carly Rae Jepsen, composer and sing...
New Mix: Big Thief, Squirrel Flower, more
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
NPR Music's Hazel Cills and critic Marissa Lorusso join All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen to share t...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 21
Fri, 21 Jul 2023
K-Pop convention-breakers NewJeans drop their second EP this week, along with new ones from Andrew B...
In conversation: How YEИDRY uses music to bridge worlds
Wed, 19 Jul 2023
Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre speaks with YEИDRY, the Dominican-born, Italian-raised singer about usi...
New Mix: Courtney Barnett, Grandaddy, Lowland Hum, more
Tue, 18 Jul 2023
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite discoveries of the week.Featured Artists And S...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 14
Fri, 14 Jul 2023
The best albums out this week include Beautiful and Brutal Yard from rapper J Hus, the ragged rock o...
New Mix: Margo Price, Palehound, Talking Heads (Live), more
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week.Featured Artists And So...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 7
Fri, 07 Jul 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the return of PJ Harvey, the continued a...
PJ Harvey on how she turned her epic poem 'Orlam' into a potent new album
Thu, 06 Jul 2023
The singer talks with NPR Music's Ann Powers about Harvey's album I Inside the Old Year Dying, a rag...
Alt.Latino picks the best music of 2023 (so far)
Wed, 05 Jul 2023
Hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite albums of 2023 so far, from the mod...
Favorite New Artists Of 2023 (So Far)
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
On this edition of All Songs Considered, we asked NPR member stations to pick their favorite new art...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 23
Fri, 23 Jun 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include a self-titled dopamine hit from Coi Lera...
In conversation: Sheila E. on faith, family and her eclectic music career
Wed, 21 Jun 2023
Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras sits down with percussion icon Sheila Escovedo, aka Sheila E., to talk ...
New Mix: FIZZ, Luluc, Silvana Estrada, more
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
Have you heard dodie's new band? Looking for some ethereal sonic adventures? On this week's All Song...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 16
Fri, 16 Jun 2023
The best releases out this week include Killer Mike's first solo album in more than a decade, the ma...
Jónsi talks about 'ÁTTA,' the new album by Sigur Rós
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
On this special edition of All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen speaks with Jónsi, from the Icelandic b...
New Mix: Bob Dylan, Sparks, Darlingside, Annie Bartholomew, more
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
Bob Boilen shares new songs (in one case, a new recording) from a few of his favorite artists, plus ...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 9
Fri, 09 Jun 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new ones from Amaarae, Janelle Monáe, K...
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Eduardo Cabra, Santa Fe Klan and Elsa y Elmar
Wed, 07 Jun 2023
This week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite music from the last few months...
Viking's Choice: Anjimile, High Rise, Fatoumata Diawara, more
Tue, 06 Jun 2023
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR Music's Lars Gotrich share their favorite new tracks inclu...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 2
Fri, 02 Jun 2023
Hear the powerfully poetic Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? from McKinley Dixon, a scorcher from Bully, Ais...
How the 'scarcity mindset' enforces the unwritten rules of rap
Thu, 01 Jun 2023
Over the last nine episodes, Louder Than A Riot has tackled the unwritten rules of rap that hold the...
Remembering Tina Turner
Tue, 30 May 2023
Our friends at Pop Culture Happy Hour remember the legendary Tina Turner, who died last week at the ...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 26
Fri, 26 May 2023
The best albums out this week include Lil Durk's Almost Healed, reflections on surviving your 20s fr...
Like poppa, like son: Rodney Carmichael
Thu, 25 May 2023
On this episode of Louder Than A Riot, something a little different: It's part meditation, part conv...
In conversation: Cellist Mabe Fratti on embracing imperfections and going to extremes
Wed, 24 May 2023
Alt.Latino host Anamaria Sayre sits down with the experimental, Guatemalan cellist Mabe Fratti to di...
New Mix: Tiny Desk Contest winner Little Moon, ANOHNI, yeule and more
Tue, 23 May 2023
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR Music editor Hazel Cills share their favorite new tracks o...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 19
Fri, 19 May 2023
A joint project from the rapper Aminé and producer KAYTRANADA tops our list of the best albums out ...
Rico Nasty, the 'strong Black woman' trope and how you get your power back
Thu, 18 May 2023
Rico Nasty's music creates a haven for heavy emotions. And in a world that paints Black girls showin...
In conversation: Karol G on her life as a 'happy heartbreak girl'
Wed, 17 May 2023
While coming up with the concept for her new album Mañana Será Bonito, Colombian superstar Karol G...
New Mix: Fred again.. and Brian Eno, Youth Lagoon, dodie, more
Tue, 16 May 2023
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a collaborat...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 12
Fri, 12 May 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include debuts from singer Madison McFerrin, the...
How Saucy Santana pushes back against stale standards in hip-hop
Thu, 11 May 2023
On this episode of Louder Than A Riot, we talk with Saucy Santana, a viral TikTok rapper who isn't s...
New Mix: Rufus Wainwright, PJ Harvey, Rhiannon Giddens, more
Tue, 09 May 2023
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a new one fr...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 5
Fri, 05 May 2023
The best albums out this week include the nostalgia-fueled, future-looking Soul,PRESENT from Q, a st...
iLoveMakonnen and hip-hop's troubled relationship with masculinity
Thu, 04 May 2023
How has hip-hop affected perceptions of Black masculinity? We unpack that question through the story...
New Mix: Balmorhea, Hayden Pedigo, Julie Christmas, more
Tue, 02 May 2023
NPR Music's Lars Gotrich joins All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen to share his favorite new sonic adv...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 28
Fri, 28 Apr 2023
The singer and rapper Labrinth, beloved for his score to the HBO show Euphoria, drops his latest alb...
Kim Osorio, 'The Source' and hip-hop's overdue reckoning with misogynoir
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
In this episode of Louder Than A Riot, we ask what it means to speak up in a culture where it's alwa...
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Bad Bunny, Grupo Frontera, Becky G and more
Wed, 26 Apr 2023
This week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite music from the last few months...
New Mix: Cowboy Junkies, Michael Stipe, Wallice, more
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a collaborat...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 21
Fri, 21 Apr 2023
The debut studio album from Agust D (Suga) of BTS is out this week, along with new ones from Everyth...
In conversation: Girl Ultra on Mexico City's 'haunted' energy
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
Across her evolving discography, which includes everything from R&B ballads to danceable electronic ...
New Mix: Indigo De Souza, Speedy Ortiz, more
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR Music's Marissa Lorusso and Hazel Cills share their favori...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 14
Fri, 14 Apr 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Black Thought from The Roots, the quietl...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 7
Fri, 07 Apr 2023
Our favorite new releases for April 7, 2023, include:1. Daniel Caesar — Never Enough 2. Wednesday ...
How Trina flipped the script on stereotypes of Black women in rap
Thu, 06 Apr 2023
How did the "bad bitch" replace the "ride or die chick" in hip hop? In this episode of Louder Than A...
New Mix: Zoon, Shirley Collins, Orchestra Gold, Pry, more
Tue, 04 Apr 2023
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR Music's Lars Gotrich share their favorite new music of the...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 31
Fri, 31 Mar 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week include Chlöe's In Pieces, the debut full-l...
Beauty is in the eye of the male gaze: DreamDoll, Baby Tate and Doechii
Thu, 30 Mar 2023
In our latest episode of Louder Than A Riot we look at how the male gaze looms over hip-hop. Those u...
In conversation: How Camilo Lara is Mexico's musical 'double agent'
Wed, 29 Mar 2023
Anamaria Sayre, host of NPR's Alt.Latino, sits down with world-building producer and Mexican Institu...
New Mix: Ólafur Arnalds and Ella McRobb, Protomartyr, The Antlers, more
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including two surprisi...
How Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily conjured Love In Exile
Mon, 27 Mar 2023
Contributor Nate Chinen interviews the three musicians behind the new improvisational supergroup Lov...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 24
Fri, 24 Mar 2023
The Atlanta rapper and singer 6LACK, Lana Del Rey, R&B singer Yaya Bey, the veteran rock group Depec...
The overlooked legacy of Sha-Rock, hip-hop's first female MC
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
In our latest episode of Louder Than A Riot we break down legacy: who gets to leave one in hip-hop a...
New Mix: Kara Jackson, Sofia Kourtesis, Ratboys and more
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen is joined by NPR Music's Hazel Cills and Marissa Lorusso to share ...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 17
Fri, 17 Mar 2023
Our shortlist of the week's best new releases includes an incredible collection of cover songs from ...
Megan Thee Stallion, Tory Lanez and the impact of misogynoir on rap
Thu, 16 Mar 2023
In our season two debut of Louder Than A Riot, we look at how the Tory Lanez trial sparked a real di...
In conversation: Why Mexican pop icon Julieta Venegas doesn't call herself a pioneer
Wed, 15 Mar 2023
Anamaria Sayre from NPR Music's Alt.Latino sits down with Mexican pop icon Julieta Venegas to discus...
How does De La Soul sound in the streaming era?
Tue, 14 Mar 2023
Author and professor Oliver Wang and writer Matthew Ritchie join NPR Music's Sheldon Pearce to talk ...
Coming Thursday: Louder Than A Riot Season 2
Mon, 13 Mar 2023
Hear a preview from our upcoming season two of Louder Than A Riot, NPR Music's deep dive on the coll...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 10
Fri, 10 Mar 2023
Miley Cyrus' insanely anticipated Endless Summer Vacation is finally here, along with new music from...
New Mix: Shame, Amber Arcades, Kimi Djabaté, more
Tue, 07 Mar 2023
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week including, songs from S...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 3
Fri, 03 Mar 2023
The best albums out this week include Kali Uchis' Red Moon in Venus, a self-titled joint from the Ja...
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Karol G, Y La Bamba, The Latin Dead and more
Wed, 01 Mar 2023
Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras, hosts of NPR's Alt.Latino, round up their favorite new music fro...
New Mix: Anna B Savage, Daisies, Neil Gaiman & FourPlay String Quartet, more
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including songs from A...
How the score for 'All Quiet on the Western Front' made a familiar tale surprising
Mon, 27 Feb 2023
Composer Volker Bertelmann explains why he wanted to "destroy the film" with his score, how he used ...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Feb. 24
Fri, 24 Feb 2023
The best new albums out this week include Cracker Island from Gorillaz, the 30th anniversary of Naug...
New Mix: Lana Del Rey, Sidney Gish, beabadoobee, more
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
NPR Music's Marissa Lorusso and Hazel Cills join Bob Boilen to share their favorite new tracks, incl...
How Son Lux scored 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'
Mon, 20 Feb 2023
Son Lux frontman Ryan Lott reveals how the band was able to keep pace with the frenetic, shape-shift...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Feb. 17
Fri, 17 Feb 2023
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new ones from Caroline Polachek, UK prod...