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New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 7
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our favorite new releases for April 7, 2023, include:1. Daniel Caesar — Never Enough 2. Wednesday — Rat Saw God 3. Fly Anakin — Skinemaxxx (Side...
How Trina flipped the script on stereotypes of Black women in rap
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How did the "bad bitch" replace the "ride or die chick" in hip hop? In this episode of Louder Than A Riot we talk to the original baddest herself, Tri...
New Mix: Zoon, Shirley Collins, Orchestra Gold, Pry, more
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and NPR Music's Lars Gotrich share their favorite new music of the week, including the African psych-rock group Orch...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 31
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week include Chlöe's In Pieces, the debut full-length from boygenius, South African singer Nakhane...
Beauty is in the eye of the male gaze: DreamDoll, Baby Tate and Doechii
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode of Louder Than A Riot we look at how the male gaze looms over hip-hop. Those under its watchful eye feel objectified or shamed i...
In conversation: How Camilo Lara is Mexico's musical 'double agent'
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anamaria Sayre, host of NPR's Alt.Latino, sits down with world-building producer and Mexican Institute of Sound frontman Camilo Lara to talk about usi...
New Mix: Ólafur Arnalds and Ella McRobb, Protomartyr, The Antlers, more
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including two surprising and wonderful collaborations.Featured Songs And...
How Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily conjured Love In Exile
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Contributor Nate Chinen interviews the three musicians behind the new improvisational supergroup Love In Exile about their new album, the mysteries of...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 24
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Atlanta rapper and singer 6LACK, Lana Del Rey, R&B singer Yaya Bey, the veteran rock group Depeche Mode and more are among the artists dropping ou...
The overlooked legacy of Sha-Rock, hip-hop's first female MC
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode of Louder Than A Riot we break down legacy: who gets to leave one in hip-hop and who gets left out. Decades before hip-hop's cur...
New Mix: Kara Jackson, Sofia Kourtesis, Ratboys and more
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen is joined by NPR Music's Hazel Cills and Marissa Lorusso to share their favorite new tracks of the week. Featured So...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 17
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our shortlist of the week's best new releases includes an incredible collection of cover songs from the rapper T-Pain, an EP from Hozier, labyrinthine...
Megan Thee Stallion, Tory Lanez and the impact of misogynoir on rap
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our season two debut of Louder Than A Riot, we look at how the Tory Lanez trial sparked a real divide in hip-hop and stoked the coals on a 50-year ...
In conversation: Why Mexican pop icon Julieta Venegas doesn't call herself a pioneer
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anamaria Sayre from NPR Music's Alt.Latino sits down with Mexican pop icon Julieta Venegas to discuss her role as a trailblazing female vocalist and m...
How does De La Soul sound in the streaming era?
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Author and professor Oliver Wang and writer Matthew Ritchie join NPR Music's Sheldon Pearce to talk through one of the most storied catalogs in hip-ho...
Coming Thursday: Louder Than A Riot Season 2
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hear a preview from our upcoming season two of Louder Than A Riot, NPR Music's deep dive on the collision of rhyme and punishment in America.Learn mor...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 10
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Miley Cyrus' insanely anticipated Endless Summer Vacation is finally here, along with new music from Fever Ray, The War and Treaty, Meet Me @ The Alta...
New Mix: Shame, Amber Arcades, Kimi Djabaté, more
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week including, songs from Shame, Amber Arcades, Kimi Djabaté and more. Featu...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 3
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The best albums out this week include Kali Uchis' Red Moon in Venus, a self-titled joint from the Jamaican American artist Masego, singer and guitaris...
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Karol G, Y La Bamba, The Latin Dead and more
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras, hosts of NPR's Alt.Latino, round up their favorite new music from the last few months.Learn more about sponsor mes...
New Mix: Anna B Savage, Daisies, Neil Gaiman & FourPlay String Quartet, more
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including songs from Anna B Savage, Daisies, Pest Control, Neil Gaiman &...
How the score for 'All Quiet on the Western Front' made a familiar tale surprising
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Composer Volker Bertelmann explains why he wanted to "destroy the film" with his score, how he used a centuries-old instrument for the cause and what ...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Feb. 24
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The best new albums out this week include Cracker Island from Gorillaz, the 30th anniversary of Naughty By Nature's 19 Naughty III, Gracie Abrams' Goo...
New Mix: Lana Del Rey, Sidney Gish, beabadoobee, more
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's Marissa Lorusso and Hazel Cills join Bob Boilen to share their favorite new tracks, including an epic new song from Lana Del Rey and a lov...
How Son Lux scored 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Son Lux frontman Ryan Lott reveals how the band was able to keep pace with the frenetic, shape-shifting storytelling of Everything Everywhere All At O...
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Feb. 17
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new ones from Caroline Polachek, UK producer, rapper and filmmaker Wesley Joseph, P!NK, th...