All Songs Considered

New Music Friday: 21 Savage's 'American Dream'

19 Jan 2024

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NPR Music's Sheldon Pearce, Rodney Carmichael and Sidney Madden dig into hip-hop superstar 21 Savage's new album, his notorious ICE arrest and what it...

The Contenders, Vol. 1: Our running list of the year's best songs

16 Jan 2024

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Host Robin Hilton hangs with NPR Music's Anamaria Sayre and Tom Huizenga to share their current musical obsessions, from the solo piano of Philip Glas...

Setting our sights on the biggest music stories of the 2024

12 Jan 2024

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To ring in the new year, NPR Music's critics take over the latest episode of New Music Friday to offer predictions about the artists, genres and stori...

New Music From Alt.Latino

10 Jan 2024

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Hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre share the latest new songs that live rent-free in their heads.Featured songs:Candeleros, "Le Quedan Dos"Cuco,...

2024 Preview: The year's most anticipated albums

09 Jan 2024

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We take a spin through the albums we're most excited about for this year, including Sleater-Kinney, Brittany Howard, Hurray for the Riff Raff and more...

Viking's Choice goes back to the future

02 Jan 2024

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Our resident Viking, Lars Gotrich, connects epic Japanese storytelling, soul-sampling powerviolence, ambient rap and beautiful noise through thematic ...

Listeners share the songs that moved them the most in 2023

26 Dec 2023

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We asked listeners to tell us about a song they ugly cried to or just couldn't stop playing in 2023. On this episode, we share some of their picks and...

Alt.Latino's favorite music of 2023

20 Dec 2023

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While 2022 may have been a year completely dominated by a certain sad summer reggaeton album, 2023 drew its power from a set of familiar sounds that t...

The 2023 'All Songs Considered' holiday extravaganza

19 Dec 2023

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Our annual celebration of the season returns with a trip back to the snowy cabin in the woods where it all began, as we attempt once again to throw a ...

Regional Goes Global, Part 3: How a magical Mexican town keeps banda tradition alive

15 Dec 2023

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You know all those tubas and brass instruments you hear behind your favorite regional Mexican hits? That's banda sinaloense and this week Alt.Latino w...

The best songs of 2023

12 Dec 2023

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NPR Music's Hazel Cills and Sheldon Pearce join Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and host Robin Hilton to spin and discuss the best songs of the year, from...

Talking about the best albums of 2023

05 Dec 2023

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It's that time of year again. Over the next few weeks at NPR.org and here on the All Songs Considered podcast, we'll be sharing lists of and conversat...

Regional Goes Global, Part 2: A band finds its voice amid a storm of controversy

29 Nov 2023

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For the second episode of Alt.Latino's regional Mexican music series, hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras interview the rising family band Yahrit...

Guest DJ: Peter Gabriel

28 Nov 2023

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Peter Gabriel is back with I/O, his first studio album of all-new songs in more than 20 years. To mark the occasion, we're revisiting a conversation a...

Thanksgiving edition: Songs about your family

21 Nov 2023

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Sure, there are lots of songs for Christmas and other holidays, but what about Thanksgiving? On this episode we share stories and songs that remind ou...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 17

17 Nov 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the pairing of 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, drumless Daft Punk and more.Learn more about sponso...

Regional Goes Global, Part 1: Finding Peso Pluma's music revolution in Nashville

15 Nov 2023

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Earlier this year, Peso Pluma — a 24-year-old who grew up in between Guadalajara, Jalisco and San Antonio — became the first regional Mexican arti...

Exclusive: André 3000 reveals why his new solo album has no bars — and no boundaries

14 Nov 2023

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For the first time in nearly two decades, André 3000 is releasing an album of new music. New Blue Sun, set to be released this Friday, Nov. 17, is a ...

What we learned from our parents' record collections

13 Nov 2023

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The holiday season is a time for reflection — so, we're reflecting on music, with stories and memories from listeners who recall what they first dis...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 10

10 Nov 2023

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The week's best albums include the gothic Heaven Knows from PinkPantheress, a meticulously recreated — and legendary — Bob Dylan concert from Cat ...

How AI helped The Beatles do the impossible

07 Nov 2023

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Mind-blowing AI tools made it possible for The Beatles to release what they're calling their last song, "Now And Then." To mark the occasion, we're r...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 3

03 Nov 2023

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The week's best albums include rapper and singer Tkay Maidza's menacing yet beautiful Sweet Justice, the ever-shifting jazz rock of Sen Morimoto's Dia...

Tunes that got you through your teens

31 Oct 2023

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We asked listeners to send us stories about a time when music came to the rescue, particularly when they were growing up. On this episode we share so...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Oct. 27

27 Oct 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the long-awaited sophomore full-length from Black Pumas, Peruvian electronic artist Sofia ...

Tunes that terrify

24 Oct 2023

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With Halloween coming up we thought we'd revisit an episode featuring songs that rattle the nerves, from Bernard Herman, Iron Maiden and yes, Sufjan S...

In conversation: Maluma on becoming a dad, hustling across genres and reggaeton's rise

21 Oct 2023

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The Colombian singer Maluma has a lot to be excited about these days — a world tour, a new album and a shot at exploring a different part of his hum...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Oct. 20

20 Oct 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include U.K. singer-songwriter Sampha, a Rolling Stones comeback and more.Featured Albums: 1. Samp...

Songs we should retire

17 Oct 2023

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With the retirement of longtime All Songs host Bob Boilen, we're looking back and sharing some of our favorite episodes from over the years. This week...

New Music Friday: The best releases out Oct. 13

13 Oct 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Australian pop star Troye Sivan, singer-songwriter Jamila Woods and more.Learn more about ...

Songs that make you cry

10 Oct 2023

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With Bob Boilen retiring, we're taking time to remember some of our favorite episodes from over the years, including this one about the songs that mak...

New Music Friday: The best releases out Oct. 6

06 Oct 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the rapper Earl Sweatshirt, the return of Sufjan Stevens and more.1. Earl Sweatshirt & The...

Bob Boilen's farewell show: Songs that say 'goodbye'

02 Oct 2023

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Twenty three years after creating and hosting All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen is retiring. But before he goes, we've got a special send-off, featurin...

New Music Friday: The best releases out Sept. 29

29 Sep 2023

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The best albums out now include singer Jorja Smith's soaring but solitary full-length Falling or Flying, an inspired, messy affair from Cherry Glazerr...

Why the Mexican American pop star Becky G always identifies as '200%'

27 Sep 2023

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Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras sit down with Becky G, right after her forthcoming Tiny Desk performance, to talk about the cultural m...

New Mix: Olivia Rodrigo, Sufjan Stevens, Katie Von Schleicher, more

26 Sep 2023

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NPR Music's Hazel Cills and Marissa Lorusso join host Bob Boilen to share their favorite new tracks. Featured Artists And Songs: 1. Katy Kirby: "Cubic...

New Music Friday: The best releases out Sept. 22

22 Sep 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Doja Cat's Scarlet, Kylie Minogue's Tension, yeule's genre-hopping softscars and more.Feat...

AltLatino dissects the Latin Grammy noms, from snubs to love

20 Sep 2023

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Anamaria Sayre, Felix Contreras and producer Isabella Gomez Sarmiento sit down to talk some real chisme this week — a special episode dedicated to t...

Viking's Choice: MxPx, Daniel Bachman, Matana Roberts, more

19 Sep 2023

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Bob Boilen will retire from NPR on Oct. 2, and he decided to spend one of his final episodes hosting All Songs Considered with NPR Music's resident Vi...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 15

15 Sep 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Corinne Bailey Rae's Black Rainbows, Mitski's The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We, a st...

A preview of this year's 'El Tiny' lineup

13 Sep 2023

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This week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras preview the artists coming to play Tiny Desk performances for their 'El Tiny' takeover, including indie ...

Nirvana's 'In Utero' at 30

12 Sep 2023

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Thirty years ago this month, Nirvana released what would be its third and final album, In Utero. To mark the milestone, we revisit our 2013 conversati...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 8

08 Sep 2023

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The best albums out this week include Olivia Rodrigo's GUTS, James Blake's Playing Robots Into Heaven, Yussef Dayes' Black Classical Music and more. F...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 1

01 Sep 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the jagged indie-rock of Rabbit Rabbit from Speedy Ortiz, hip-hop royalty Illa J's No Traf...

A lot of songs about ice cream

29 Aug 2023

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As summer break comes to a close for many and students head back to school, we take a moment to celebrate one of the season's greatest joys: ice cream...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 25

25 Aug 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include global sensation Burna Boy, rising R&B star Victoria Monét and more.Learn more about spon...

The hip-hop verse that changed my life

23 Aug 2023

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From our friends at Pop Culture Happy Hour: What makes for an unshakable rap verse — the kind that shifts your world view and sticks around years af...

A conversation with Paul Simon

22 Aug 2023

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Singer Paul Simon surprised fans earlier this year by releasing Seven Psalms, his first album since 2018. It was surprising not because so much time h...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 18

18 Aug 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new releases from Jon Batiste, Hozier, Rhiannon Giddens, Cautious Clay and more.Featured A...

Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: DannyLux, Kali Uchis and Dario Acosta Teich

16 Aug 2023

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This week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite music from the last few months, including Mexican bedroom pop from Bratty, jazz ...

A conversation with Robbie Robertson

15 Aug 2023

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Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter for The Band, died Aug. 9 at the age of 80. For this remembrance, we're sharing an encore presentation...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 11

11 Aug 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Noname's long-awaited Sundial, Karol G's Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season), a long-los...

Hip-hop is 50. Its formula for global domination? Staying local

10 Aug 2023

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When DJ Kool Herc spun records at a small party in the Bronx in August of 1973, no one would have predicted his unique style would give birth to the m...

Encore: How Son Lux scored 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'

08 Aug 2023

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This week, Son Lux returns with Alternate Forms, the band's first new album since releasing its beloved score to the film Everything Everywhere All At...

In conversation: Athlete-turned-rapper Eladio Carrión on the fine art of practice

02 Aug 2023

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Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre sit down with the Puerto Rican hip-hop artist Eladio Carrión to discuss what drives him, learning Spanish through ...

New Mix: Mitski, Irreversible Entanglements, Sally Anne Morgan, more

01 Aug 2023

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NPR Music's Lars Gotrich joins All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen to share their favorite new tracks of the week.Featured Songs And Artists:1. Meurtriè...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 28

28 Jul 2023

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The best albums out this week include new ones from Post Malone, Carly Rae Jepsen, composer and singer Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Joni Mitchell's surpris...

New Mix: Big Thief, Squirrel Flower, more

25 Jul 2023

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NPR Music's Hazel Cills and critic Marissa Lorusso join All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen to share their favorite new tracks of the week.Featured Arti...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 21

21 Jul 2023

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K-Pop convention-breakers NewJeans drop their second EP this week, along with new ones from Andrew Bird, Fatboi Sharif, the super-stacked Barbie sound...

In conversation: How YEИDRY uses music to bridge worlds

19 Jul 2023

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Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre speaks with YEИDRY, the Dominican-born, Italian-raised singer about using music as a tool to marry her two worlds. Audio ...

New Mix: Courtney Barnett, Grandaddy, Lowland Hum, more

18 Jul 2023

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All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite discoveries of the week.Featured Artists And Songs:1. Grandaddy: "The Town where I'm Livin Now,"...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 14

14 Jul 2023

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The best albums out this week include Beautiful and Brutal Yard from rapper J Hus, the ragged rock of Palehound, vivid reflections on life in your 20s...

New Mix: Margo Price, Palehound, Talking Heads (Live), more

11 Jul 2023

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All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week.Featured Artists And Songs:1. Palehound: "Independence Day," from Eye on ...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 7

07 Jul 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the return of PJ Harvey, the continued arrival of Dominic Fike, Little Dragon, Aluna and m...

PJ Harvey on how she turned her epic poem 'Orlam' into a potent new album

06 Jul 2023

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The singer talks with NPR Music's Ann Powers about Harvey's album I Inside the Old Year Dying, a ragged, highly crafted adaptation of her epic poem Or...

Alt.Latino picks the best music of 2023 (so far)

05 Jul 2023

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Hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite albums of 2023 so far, from the modern corridos tumbados of Peso Pluma, a new, reimag...

Favorite New Artists Of 2023 (So Far)

27 Jun 2023

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On this edition of All Songs Considered, we asked NPR member stations to pick their favorite new artists of 2023.1. Blondshell: "Olympus," from 'Blond...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 23

23 Jun 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include a self-titled dopamine hit from Coi Leray, the return of Big Freedia, Kelly Clarkson, a de...

In conversation: Sheila E. on faith, family and her eclectic music career

21 Jun 2023

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Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras sits down with percussion icon Sheila Escovedo, aka Sheila E., to talk about the influence of the Bay Area on her music, ...

New Mix: FIZZ, Luluc, Silvana Estrada, more

20 Jun 2023

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Have you heard dodie's new band? Looking for some ethereal sonic adventures? On this week's All Songs Considered, NPR Music's Hazel Cills along with M...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 16

16 Jun 2023

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The best releases out this week include Killer Mike's first solo album in more than a decade, the majestic return of Iceland's Sigur Rós, the legenda...

Jónsi talks about 'ÁTTA,' the new album by Sigur Rós

15 Jun 2023

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On this special edition of All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen speaks with Jónsi, from the Icelandic band Sigur Rós, about ÁTTA, that group's first st...

New Mix: Bob Dylan, Sparks, Darlingside, Annie Bartholomew, more

13 Jun 2023

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Bob Boilen shares new songs (in one case, a new recording) from a few of his favorite artists, plus discoveries from Montana and Alaska.Featured Artis...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 9

09 Jun 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new ones from Amaarae, Janelle Monáe, King Krule, Keaton Henson and more.Featured Albums:...

Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Eduardo Cabra, Santa Fe Klan and Elsa y Elmar

07 Jun 2023

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This week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite music from the last few months, including new work from the prolific Eduardo Cab...

Viking's Choice: Anjimile, High Rise, Fatoumata Diawara, more

06 Jun 2023

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All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR Music's Lars Gotrich share their favorite new tracks including new music from the Malian singer Fatoumata Di...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 2

02 Jun 2023

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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 s...

How the 'scarcity mindset' enforces the unwritten rules of rap

01 Jun 2023

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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...

Remembering Tina Turner

30 May 2023

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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...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 26

26 May 2023

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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 Roma...

Like poppa, like son: Rodney Carmichael

25 May 2023

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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 wr...

In conversation: Cellist Mabe Fratti on embracing imperfections and going to extremes

24 May 2023

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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 imperfect...

New Mix: Tiny Desk Contest winner Little Moon, ANOHNI, yeule and more

23 May 2023

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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...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 19

19 May 2023

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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, Ke...

Rico Nasty, the 'strong Black woman' trope and how you get your power back

18 May 2023

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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 relea...

In conversation: Karol G on her life as a 'happy heartbreak girl'

17 May 2023

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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 ...

New Mix: Fred again.. and Brian Eno, Youth Lagoon, dodie, more

16 May 2023

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All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a collaboration between Fred again.. and Brian Eno, the return...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 12

12 May 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include debuts from singer Madison McFerrin, the U.K. electronic duo Overmono, deep grooves from R...

How Saucy Santana pushes back against stale standards in hip-hop

11 May 2023

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On this episode of Louder Than A Riot, we talk with Saucy Santana, a viral TikTok rapper who isn't shy about rocking a beat face, trimmed beard, acryl...

New Mix: Rufus Wainwright, PJ Harvey, Rhiannon Giddens, more

09 May 2023

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All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a new one from PJ Harvey ahead of her first studio album in se...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 5

05 May 2023

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The best albums out this week include the nostalgia-fueled, future-looking Soul,PRESENT from Q, a staggering collaboration between billy woods and Ken...

iLoveMakonnen and hip-hop's troubled relationship with masculinity

04 May 2023

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How has hip-hop affected perceptions of Black masculinity? We unpack that question through the story of iLoveMakonnen, a rapper who has navigated diff...

New Mix: Balmorhea, Hayden Pedigo, Julie Christmas, more

02 May 2023

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NPR Music's Lars Gotrich joins All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen to share his favorite new sonic adventures in the loud and weird, including Bodywash,...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 28

28 Apr 2023

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The singer and rapper Labrinth, beloved for his score to the HBO show Euphoria, drops his latest album this week, along with new ones from Jessie Ware...

Kim Osorio, 'The Source' and hip-hop's overdue reckoning with misogynoir

27 Apr 2023

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In this episode of Louder Than A Riot, we ask what it means to speak up in a culture where it's always been safer to keep quiet. In 2006, Kim Osorio,...

Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Bad Bunny, Grupo Frontera, Becky G and more

26 Apr 2023

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This week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite music from the last few months, kicking things off with a surprising collab from...

New Mix: Cowboy Junkies, Michael Stipe, Wallice, more

25 Apr 2023

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All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a collaboration between Tiny Desk contest winner Gaelynn Lea a...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 21

21 Apr 2023

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The debut studio album from Agust D (Suga) of BTS is out this week, along with new ones from Everything But the Girl, the rapper and producer Alfa Mis...

In conversation: Girl Ultra on Mexico City's 'haunted' energy

19 Apr 2023

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Across her evolving discography, which includes everything from R&B ballads to danceable electronic beats, Girl Ultra has solidified her approach to d...

New Mix: Indigo De Souza, Speedy Ortiz, more

18 Apr 2023

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All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR Music's Marissa Lorusso and Hazel Cills share their favorite new music of the week, including the first new ...

New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 14

14 Apr 2023

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Black Thought from The Roots, the quietly powerful return of Feist and more.Featured Album...