All Songs Considered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We look ahead to the most anticipated albums due out this spring, including Rico Nasty's LETHAL, the return of Car Seat Headrest and Lucius, the existential punk rock group Pup and more. Featured artists and albums: 1. HAIM: "Relationships," from a "not yet announced fourth album" 2. Blondshell: "Two Times," from 'If You Asked For A Picture' 3. M(h)aol: "DM:AM," from 'Something Soft' 4. Car Seat Headrest: "Gethsemane," from 'The Scholars' 5. PUP: "Hallways," from 'Who Will Look After The Dogs?' 6. Kara-Lis Coverdale: "Daze," from 'From Where You Came' 7. Lucius: "Gold Rush," from 'Lucius' 8. Rico Nasty: "TEETHSUCKER (YEA3x)," from 'LETHAL' 9. Jenny Hval: "To Be A Rose," from 'Iris Silver Mist' Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Charley Crockett. Twin Shadow. Throwing Muses. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Matt Reilly of Austin public radio station KUTX to discuss the best new releases we heard this week. Featured albums: • Charley Crockett, 'Lonesome Drifter' • Twin Shadow, 'Georgie' • Courting, 'Lust for Life, Or: 'How To Thread The Needle • And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story' • Étienne de Crécy, 'WARM UP' • Throwing Muses, 'Moonlight Concessions' Check out our long list of albums out March 14 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music. Credits: • Host: Stephen Thompson • Guest: Matt Reilly, KUTX • Producer: Simon Rentner • Editor: Otis Hart • Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed • Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Alt.Latino hosts share six songs that they've had on repeat over the past month. Featured artists and songs: • Edison Machado & Boa Nova, "Naquela Base" • Michi, "Memmy (Recuerdo)" (feat. Gabriel da Rosa) • Adam O'Farrill, "Nocturno, 1932" • Vivir Quintana, "Más Libre Que En Casa" • Lucia Sarmiento, "Look Up" • Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, "#T****" Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

We've got just what you need for that stubborn case of existential dread in a looming dystopia as we update our running list of the year's best songs, with new ones from yeule, Raveena and more. Also, we continue to celebrate the 25th anniversary of All Songs Considered by looking back at our number one songs from each year. On this episode: the songs that take us back to 2005 Featured artists and songs: 01. Everything Is Recorded: "Never Felt Better (feat. Sampha, Florence + The Machine)," from 'Temporary' 02. yeule: "Skullcrusher," from 'Evangelic Girls Is A Gun' 03. Raveena: "You're So Good To Me," from 'Where the Butterflies Go in the Rain (Deluxe)' 04. Gordi: "Alien Cowboy," from 'Like Plasticine' 05. Whatever The Weather: "12°C," from 'Whatever The Weather II' Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Lady Gaga. Jason Isbell. Newcomer Annie DiRusso. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Celia Gregory from Nashville public radio station WNXP to discuss these records and much more. Featured albums: • Annie DiRusso, 'Super Pedestrian' • Jason Isbell, 'Foxes in the Snow' • Sasami, 'Blood on the Silver Screen' • Divorce, 'Drive To Goldenhammer' • ASTROPICAL (Bomba Estéreo + Rawayana), 'ASTROPICAL' Read our feature on 'ASTROPICAL' here. Check out our long list of albums out March 7 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music. Credits: • Host: Stephen Thompson • Guest: Celia Gregory, WNXP • Producer: Simon Rentner • Editor: Otis Hart • Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed • Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

This week Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre balance their passion for new discoveries with reissued music from an iconic Latin American songwriter. Featured artists and songs: • Ezra Collective, "Body Language" (feat. Sasha Keable) • Patti LaBelle, "Teach me Tonight (Me Gusta Tu Baile)" • Teri Gender Bender, "SANAR" • Kevin Kaarl, "recuérdame x siempre" • Violeta Parra, "Cantores Que Reflexionan" • Ben Aler, "Honest" • Jose Luiz Martins, "Cravo e Canela" Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

As we celebrate a quarter century of music nerdom and buffoonery, we remember the songs that shaped the show and our lives, with 25 No. 1 tracks from our first 25 years (and whatever else we can manage to recall). We aren't going to ruin the fun with a tracklist — listen along as All Songs Considered host Robin Hilton and New Music Friday's Stephen Thompson try to guess each other's favorite cuts. Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Animal Collective's Panda Bear. Nicolás Jaar's DARKSIDE. Newcomer Hope Tala. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson discusses these albums and more with KCRW's Travis Holcombe. Featured albums: • Panda Bear, 'Sinister Grift' • Mdou Moctar, 'Tears of Injustice' • DARKSIDE, 'Nothing' • Hope Tala, 'Hope Handwritten' • Marie Davidson, 'City of Clowns' Check out the longer list of albums out Feb. 28 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music. Credits: • Host: Stephen Thompson • Guest: Travis Holcombe, KCRW • Producer: Simon Rentner • Editor: Otis Hart • Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed • Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras speaks with Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican saxophonist Miguel Zenón about the Afro-Latino legacy on the island. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

We update our running list of the year's best songs with the cinematic pop of Oklou, Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir, the experimental hip-hop group clipping. and more. Featured artists and songs: 1. Oklou: "family and friends," from 'choke enough' 2. Anna Thorvaldsdottir: "Part V" and "Part VIII," from 'UBIQUE' 3. clipping.: "Keep Pushing," from 'Dead Channel Sky' 4. Sandbox Percussion: "Don't Look Down," from 'Cerrone: Don't Look Down' 5. Lucrecia Dalt: "cosa rara (feat. David Sylvian)" (single) 6. Anouar Brahem: "The Eternal Olive Tree," from 'After the Last Sky' Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear the songs in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Sam Fender. The Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood. The newcomer Jesse Welles. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson discussed this week's new albums with country star Kathy Mattea, who hosts NPR's weekly show 'Mountain Stage.' Featured albums: • Sam Fender, 'People Watching' • Patterson Hood (of The Drive-By Truckers), Exploding Trees & Airplane Scream • Jesse Welles, 'Middle' • Sunny War, 'Armageddon In A Summer Dress' • Saya Gray, 'SAYA' Check out the long list of albums out Feb. 21 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music. Credits: • Host: Stephen Thompson • Guest: Kathy Mattea, Mountain Stage • Producer: Simon Rentner • Editor: Otis Hart • Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed • Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

With Oscar season here, we review the nominees for Original Song and Original Score, prognosticate who will win the statues on March 2, and look at the Academy's biggest snubs. Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear the songs in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy