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A very tolerable Christmas, with All Songs Considered 2024
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our annual attempt to throw a holiday party for the ages continues with a tolerable mix of songs for the season and, as always, some very special gues...
Hip-hop in 2024 was on a wild ride
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Record-breaking mainstream hits. A new generation of artists rising to seize their moment. Rappers in and out of courts. A pair of the biggest names i...
Alt.Latino's favorite songs of 2024
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Felix Contreras, Anamaria Sayre and Isabella Gomez Sarmiento run through their favorites in a crowded year for excellent songs, from innovative Spanis...
The Best Songs of 2024
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our special coverage of the year in music continues with a look at the best songs of 2024, featuring Clairo, Tinashe, Chief Keef, Laura Marling and mo...
The Best Albums of 2024, Part 2
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our look back at the best albums of 2024 continues, with Tyler, The Creator, Cassandra Jenkins, The Cure and more.See NPR Music's complete list of the...
Alt.Latino's favorite albums of 2024
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time of the year — figuring out the best Latin music of 2024. And every year, it gets harder and harder (seriously, it's difficult!) for A...
The Best Albums of 2024, Part 1
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our annual look back at the year in music begins with the first of a two-part episode highlighting the year's best albums, with Sabrina Carpenter, Doe...
As the Latin Grammys turns 25, how much has Latin music changed? (Part 2)
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre continue their discussion on the 25th anniversary of the Latin Grammys and the industry's changes, featuring insigh...
A Thanksgiving mix: Songs of joy and gratitude
26 Nov 2024
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Hosts Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson share stories and songs of gratitude from NPR listeners.Featured songs and artists:1. Yo-Yo Ma and Alison Krau...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 22
22 Nov 2024
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NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers are your guides to the last big Friday of 2024. Plus a deep dive into an epic new Red Hot compilation tit...
As the Latin Grammys turns 25, how much has Latin music changed? (Part 1)
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Latin Grammys recently marked its 25th anniversary. Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre was in Miami to talk to some of Latin music's most influential art...
The Contenders, Vol. 21: The songs we can't stop playing this week
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final update to our running list of the year's best songs, we've got the cathartic rock of Kassie Krut, a nerve-settling collaboration between ...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 15
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen are your guides to the most compelling releases out on November 15. Featured Albums:• FLO, Access All A...
Alt.Latino's New Music Roundup
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre recorded their latest new music guide on the streets of Spain.Learn more about sponsor message cho...
The Contenders, Vol. 20: The songs we can't stop playing this week
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We update our running list of the year's best songs with more calming sounds from Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi, the electronic artist Jon Hopkins, Muno ...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 8
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen are your guides to the most compelling albums released this Friday.Featured albums:• Ab-Soul, Soul Burg...
Alt.Latino's Spain Soundtrack
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre are in Spain for a music conference. On this episode, they share their favorite discoveries from B...
More songs to calm the nerves
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our second installment of blood-slowing songs we take a deep breath and let it out with the music of Max Richter, Hania Rani, Fleet Foxes, Yasmin W...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 1
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen are your guides to the most compelling new releases of the week, including the first album in 16 years by...
How hip-hop reached global domination
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over half a century, hip-hop has grown into a globally dominant musical and cultural force while remaining stubbornly, vitally local.When DJ Kool Herc...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 25
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Hazel Cills are your guides to the week's most compelling new releases. Featured albums:• Amythyst Kiah, Still + Bright•...
Alt.Latino's new music round-up: Elsa y Elmar, Alih Jey and Little Jesus
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anamaria Sayre brings some exciting new sounds coming out Mexico City (while recording from Mexico City) including sweet new music from Colombian arti...
The Contenders, Vol. 19: The songs we can't stop playing this week
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We debate the pros and cons of small-town living through the music of Christian Lee Hutson, Youth Lagoon, Bartees Strange and more in our biweekly upd...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 18
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Sheldon Pearce are your guides to this week's most compelling new musical offerings. For October 18, their selections inclu...
Celebrating the legacy of Celia Cruz
16 Oct 2024
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To celebrate the release of a new book from NPR Music, How Women Made Music, as well as the 50th anniversary this year of the album Celia & Johnny, Fe...
The most terrifying film scores of all time
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We celebrate spooky season with an unnerving mix of songs from our favorite horror movie scores, including The Shining, Under The Skin, Hereditary and...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 11
11 Oct 2024
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The rapper-turned-country star Jelly Roll, who has had a major breakthrough in Nashville in the last couple of years, leads the pack of the most excit...
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Rosalía, Twanguero and Wyatt Flores
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre are back with a new music show, featuring Rosalía, Helado Negro, Wyatt Flores and more.Songs featured in this epis...
The Contenders, Vol. 18: The songs we can't stop playing this week
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reflections on regret from beabadoobee and Bon Iver, deep sonic meditations from Nala Sinephro and Jill Fraser, and more updates to our running list o...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 4
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Lars Gotrich and Sheldon Pearce round up the most exciting albums out this Friday, and reflect on the history of instrumental music as pro...
The songs we can't stop playing on repeat
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alt.Latino is usually all about sharing new music across Latin America, but what about the older cuts Ana and Felix are obsessed with?On this episode,...
'How Women Made Music'
01 Oct 2024
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How Women Made Music, a new book out now from NPR, considers what the canon of popular music would look like without men.On this episode, we dig into ...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 27
27 Sep 2024
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As NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers discuss on this week's episode, there's a thread of loss running through some of the most notable, thr...
Alt.Latino talks all the surprise nominations for the 2024 Latin Grammys
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wait a minute — does Alt.Latino actually agree with a lot of the Latin Recording Academy's nominations this year?Felix Contreras, Anamaria Sayre and...
The Contenders, Vol. 17: The songs we can't stop playing this week
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We update our running list of the year's best songs with a slice of pop perfection from Oso Oso, harrowing sounds from Colin Stetson, a blissful journ...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 20
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Lars Gotrich provide a guide the most exciting new releases out today. This week, the selections include some record...
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Manu Chao, Linda Diaz and Solo Fernández
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Alt.Latino, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras talk about an exciting new album from Manu Chao on the way — his first in 17 years — a...
Arcade Fire's 'Funeral' at 20
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We look back at Arcade Fire's monumental debut album, why it was so special, the ways it changed the musical landscape, and how it sounds two decades ...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 13
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Hazel Cills are your guides to the best music out this Friday, Sept. 13, including the 10th studio album by Miranda Lambert...
Alt.Latino's 'El Tiny' takeover is back — and this year it's all about love
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
'El Tiny' season at the Tiny Desk launches next week and this year it's all about love — familial and romantic, with drama fit for a telenovela. Ana...
The Contenders, Vol. 16: The songs we can't stop playing this week
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We update our running list of the year's best songs with the shapeshifting rock of Caleb Landry Jones, Angélica Garcia's dystopian grooves, a searing...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 6
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers take you on a tour of the most exciting albums out Friday, Sept. 6Featured albums:• LL Cool J, 'The FOR...
New music from Alt.Latino
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras play some of their favorite new songs from the last few months, featuring globe-spanning electronica from Colombian...
Fall preview 2024
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We look ahead to the final big push of releases for 2024, with fall albums from Mount Eerie, SOPHIE, Soccer Mommy, a newly discovered Nusrat Fateh Ali...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 30
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The best albums out this week include Wild God from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Doechii's Alligator Bites Never Heal, Jon Hopkins' Ritual and more.Feat...
The Contenders, Vol. 15: The songs we can't stop playing this week
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The latest update to our running list of the year's best songs includes tips for staying engaged, being happy and letting go from Arooj Aftab, Great G...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 23
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Sheldon Pearce are your guides to seven anticipated albums out Aug. 23. During the second half of the episode, the tw...
The sound of Venezuelan protest music over the last 30 years
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past month thousands of Venezuelans have taken to the streets to protest the disputed election of president Nicolás Maduro, while Venezuelan...
Nick Cave on the encounters that brought him to 'Wild God'
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On August 30, the Australian-born rock titan Nick Cave will release Wild God, a new album with his band The Bad Seeds. It's a high point in Cave's car...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 16
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Hazel Cills give you a quick rundown of the most notable albums out Friday, Aug. 16, including Post Malone's country...
The funniest songs of all time
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Weird Al" Yankovic helps curate a mix of some of the funniest songs of all time, from classics like Tom Lehrer's "The Elements," to more fringe disco...
New Music Friday: The best albums out August 9
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers survey the new albums out August 9, ranging from Ravyn Lenae's focused R&B to King Gizzard and the Lizard...
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Danny Ocean, Girl Ultra and Superfónicos
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre run through their favorite new music, including new work from Venezuelan artist Danny Ocean in the midst of the cou...
The golden age of slacker rock
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thirty years after the release of Beck's "Loser," we look back at its impact on the rise of slacker rock and how we still hear its influence today.Not...
New Music Friday: The best albums out August 2
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Sheldon Pearce dig deep into the latest release by bassist Meshell Ndegeocello, who, more than 30 years into her car...
S.O.S.: Songs of summer
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
These aren't the big bangers and Top 40 hits designed to capitalize on the typical summer vibes. We instead play the songs that feel like summer or sa...
Alt.Latino's guide to Chicano soul
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The genre commonly referred to as "Chicano soul" has that "you know it if you hear it" kind of sound. It's a bicultural interpretation of late 1950s a...
The Contenders, Vol. 14: The songs we can't stop playing this week
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We update our running tally of the year's best songs with a return from Moses Sumney, 2022 Tiny Desk Contest winner Alisa Amador, Orville Peck's colla...
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 19
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on New Music Friday from All Songs Considered, NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Stephen Thompson listen to a grab bag of new releases out o...
Breathe: Songs to calm your nerves
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We pause to take a deep breath this week and chill out with a mix designed to slow the blood and calm the nerves, including the one song scientists sa...
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 12
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen present the noteworthy albums out July 12, including new releases by Nashville iconoclast Sturgill Simpso...
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Omar Apollo, Karol G and Papo Vazquez
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre round up their favorite new tracks, including heartbroken music from Omar Apollo, a mix of jazz and Afro-Puerto Ric...
The Contenders, Vol. 13: The songs we can't stop playing this week
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The latest update to our running list of the year's best songs includes new ones from Wilco and Omar Apollo, an ode to friendship from Charli XCX and ...
'Born In The U.S.A.' at 40
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the Fourth of July week here, we look at an album all about the messy, complicated and wonderful culture of America: Bruce Springsteen's Born in ...
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 28
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Anamaria Sayre give you the lowdown on Omar Apollo's new LP, Lil Yachty's collaboration with James Blake, and the fou...
In Conversation: Edgar Barrera
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras visit the Miami studio of the Latin pop super-producer.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podca...
The Contenders, Vol. 12: The songs we can't stop playing this week
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our updated list of the year's best songs includes a sweet reflection from beabadoobee, Nathy Peluso's wildly infectious "Aprender A Amar," the mind-b...
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 21
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first half of 2024 has been stuffed with blockbuster albums, and as we reach the midpoint of the year, we've got one more to add to the list. On t...
The best songs of 2024 (so far)
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the first half of the year almost behind us, we hit pause to reflect on some of the best tracks we've gotten so far, from Chappell Roan, Brittany...
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 14
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers steer the New Music Friday podcast straight into the oncoming Father's Day weekend, following ...
Alt.Latino's favorite music of 2024 (so far)
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To mark the halfway point of 2024, Felix Contreras, Anamaria Sayre and NPR Culture Desk producer Isabella Gomez Sarmiento run down their favorite rele...
The Contenders, Vol. 11: Jason Mantzoukas
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Actor, comedian and music superfan Jason Mantzoukas joins us to update our running list of the year's best songs, with lots of crate-digging curiositi...
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 7
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Hazel Cills shepherd you through the many huge albums out today, including new records by Kaytranada, Charli XCX and...
Advice for graduates: Listeners share songs, lessons from high school
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listeners share songs that take them back to the final days of high school, and the lessons they impart.Featured artists and songs:1. Baz Luhrmann: "E...
Jack Antonoff on surviving grief, regret and working out life's uncertainties
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The producer, singer and songwriter talks with Rachel Martin, host of NPR's new podcast Wild Card, about some of life's biggest questions.Learn more a...
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 31
31 May 2024
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NPR Music's Ann Powers and Lars Gotrich are your guides to this week's new releases.Featured albums:• Arooj Aftab, 'Night Reign'• Shaboozey, 'Wher...
The National Recording Registry's best Spanish language songs (and what it's missing)
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Library of Congress' National Recording Registry is more than just a collection of music and sound — it's a reflection of who we are as a countr...
The Contenders, Vol. 10: The songs we can't stop playing this week
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our biweekly update of the year's best tracks is a mix full of "the hurries and the worries" from Alkaline Trio, wistful reflections from Lake Street ...
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 24
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On our survey of the week's most exciting new albums, WRTI's Nate Chinen and NPR Music's Sheldon Pearce get all wrapped up in the amniotic embrace of ...
Songs that hit you hard (2023)
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We asked listeners to tell us about a song they ugly cried to or just couldn't stop playing. On this episode, we share some of their picks and the sto...
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 17
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Hazel Cills discuss new releases by Billie Eilish, Portishead's Beth Gibbons and Rapsody.Featured albums:- Billie Eil...
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Wyatt Flores, Danny Ocean and Grupo Frontera
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ana and Felix collect their favorite recent releases from the past few months, including new material from the breakout regional band Grupo Frontera, ...
The Contenders, Vol. 9: The songs we can't stop playing this week
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We update our running list of the year's best songs with new ones from Dominic Fike, WILLOW, Kamasi Washington, Illuminati Hotties and more.Featured a...
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 10
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode of New Music Friday from All Songs Considered showcases artists stretching limits across a wide spectrum of genres. NPR Music edit...
Mother's Day Special: Celebrating moms and the music they loved
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get your hanky out. With Mother's Day nearing, listeners share the songs that remind them of their moms and the deeply moving stories behind them.Feat...
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 3
03 May 2024
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On the May 3 episode of New Music Friday, NPR Music's Hazel Cills and WRTI's Nate Chinen discuss the week's essential new albums, including Radical Op...
Alt.Latino's favorite Tiny Desk Contest entries
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the 10th annual Tiny Desk contest and there's been a strong showing of Latin artists behind desks across the United States and Puerto Rico.Felix ...
The Contenders, Vol. 8: The songs we can't stop playing this week
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brittany Luse, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, joins All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton to update our running list of the year's best songs. Featu...
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 26
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Sheldon Pearce discuss new albums from St. Vincent, Charley Crockett, Iron & Wine and more.Feature Albums:• St. Vi...
Cruel songs for the cruelest month
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is April, as T.S. Eliot put it, the cruelest month? We reflect on the question with a mix that's both cringe-inducing and hilarious, from the cruelest...
New Music Friday: Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' and the best albums out April 19
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Hazel Cills dig into Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department,' which hit streaming services last night, and share a h...
Alt.Latino's New Music Roundup: Young Miko, The Mavericks and more
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite new music, from Puerto Rican rapper Young Miko's boundary-pushing new music, to Alejandro E...
The Contenders, Vol. 7: The songs we can't stop playing this week
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's update to our list of the year's best songs includes thunderous shoegaze from Wisp, a classic Cuban piano piece from Dánae Olano, a deepl...
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 12
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Sheldon Pearce and WRTI's Nate Chinen take you through the biggest new releases of the week, including Maggie Rogers, Shabaka Hutchings an...
Songs to make you laugh, with 'Weird Al' Yankovic
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Weird Al" Yankovic helps curate a mix of some of the funniest songs of all time, from classics like Tom Lehrer's "The Elements," to more fringe disco...
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 5
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a big week for fans of early aughts rock bands, with new releases from The Black Keys and Vampire Weekend hitting streaming services. Kick back w...
Tracing the history of Latino artists making country music
04 Apr 2024
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The release of Beyoncés Cowboy Carter has sparked a national conversation about who gets to sing country music and the complex roots of the genre. Wh...
Everything you need to know about Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter'
03 Apr 2024
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Our friends at Pop Culture Happy Hour dig into the highly anticipated Cowboy Carter and consider whether Beyoncé is knocking down the doors of the co...
The Contenders Vol. 6: The songs we can't stop playing this week
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We update our running list of the year's best songs with Charlotte Day Wilson's beguiling "Canopy," wry punk from Gustaf, a breathtaking new solo work...
What do we really want from Shakira?
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shakira just released her first album in seven years, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, and most listeners and critics have high praise. But this episode of A...