All Songs Considered
Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.
Episodes
May 9, 2025 • 52 mins
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes WXPN's John Morrison to discuss billy woods, Thom Yorke, PinkPantheress and more.
Featured albums:
• billy woods, GOLLIWOG (Stream)
• Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke, Tall Tales (Stream)
• PinkPantheress, Fancy That (Stream)
• MIKE & Tony Seltzer, Pinball II (Stream)
• mclusky, the world is still here and so are we (Stream)
See our lon...
Featured albums:
• billy woods, GOLLIWOG (Stream)
• Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke, Tall Tales (Stream)
• PinkPantheress, Fancy That (Stream)
• MIKE & Tony Seltzer, Pinball II (Stream)
• mclusky, the world is still here and so are we (Stream)
See our lon...
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May 7, 2025 • 28 mins
The music this week comes from a variety of countries and genres, some of it sounds like music you've heard ... while others sound like nothing you've heard before.
Featured artists and songs:
• Natalia Bernal, "Más Allá"
• Jaze, "mil procedimientos"
• Jaze & Susana Baca, "jomalón"
• Jaze, "boomeran'"
• The Mars Volta, "Fin"
• The Mars Volta, "Enlazan las tinieblas"
Featured artists and songs:
• Natalia Bernal, "Más Allá"
• Jaze, "mil procedimientos"
• Jaze & Susana Baca, "jomalón"
• Jaze, "boomeran'"
• The Mars Volta, "Fin"
• The Mars Volta, "Enlazan las tinieblas"
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May 6, 2025 • 60 mins
Whether you prefer solitude, get-togethers with family or friends, or steeling yourself for the week to come, we've got the perfect album to score your early Sunday hours.
Featured artists and albums:
1. Miles Davis: 'Kind of Blue'
2. Astrud Gilberto: 'The Astrud Gilberto Album'
3. The Congos: 'Heart of the Congos'
4. Madredeus: 'O Espírito da Paz'
5. Laurie Spiegel: 'The Expanding Universe'
6. BAD OPERA...
Featured artists and albums:
1. Miles Davis: 'Kind of Blue'
2. Astrud Gilberto: 'The Astrud Gilberto Album'
3. The Congos: 'Heart of the Congos'
4. Madredeus: 'O Espírito da Paz'
5. Laurie Spiegel: 'The Expanding Universe'
6. BAD OPERA...
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May 2, 2025 • 38 mins
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Julie Bee of Marfa Public Radio to talk through the best albums released on May 2.
Featured albums:
• Car Seat Headrest, 'The Scholars' (Stream)
• Samantha Crain, 'Gumshoe' (Stream)
• PUP, 'Who Will Look After The Dogs?' (Stream)
• Jenny Hval, 'Iris Silver Mist' (Stream)
• Jolie Laide, 'Creatures' (Stream)
See the long list of a...
Featured albums:
• Car Seat Headrest, 'The Scholars' (Stream)
• Samantha Crain, 'Gumshoe' (Stream)
• PUP, 'Who Will Look After The Dogs?' (Stream)
• Jenny Hval, 'Iris Silver Mist' (Stream)
• Jolie Laide, 'Creatures' (Stream)
See the long list of a...
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May 1, 2025 • 31 mins
Anamaria Sayre talks about the history of Puerto Rican hip-hop with rapper PJ Sin Suela.
Featured artists and songs:
• PJ Sin Suela & Chuwi, "Escúchame "
• PJ Sin Suela, "Es La Hora"
• Nuff Ced & Tek 1, "Metrópolis"
• PJ Sin Suela, Siete Nueve & Messy Deprat , "Illegal 2.0"
• E.A. Flow, "D'Aqui"
• Intifada, Luis Diaz & Yallzee "Albizu"
• Los Pleneros de La Cre...
Featured artists and songs:
• PJ Sin Suela & Chuwi, "Escúchame "
• PJ Sin Suela, "Es La Hora"
• Nuff Ced & Tek 1, "Metrópolis"
• PJ Sin Suela, Siete Nueve & Messy Deprat , "Illegal 2.0"
• E.A. Flow, "D'Aqui"
• Intifada, Luis Diaz & Yallzee "Albizu"
• Los Pleneros de La Cre...
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April 29, 2025 • 49 mins
We update our running list of the year's best songs with a staggering cut from the new 'Sinners' film, hyperpop from Jane Remover, the return of Foxwarren and more.
Featured artists and songs:
1. Miles Caton: "I Lied to You," from 'Sinners'
2. Foxwarren: "Yvonne," from '2'
3. Jane Remover: "Dancing with your eyes closed," from 'Revengeseekerz'
4. Mal Blum: "I'm So Bored," from 'The Villain'
5. Men I Trust: "...
Featured artists and songs:
1. Miles Caton: "I Lied to You," from 'Sinners'
2. Foxwarren: "Yvonne," from '2'
3. Jane Remover: "Dancing with your eyes closed," from 'Revengeseekerz'
4. Mal Blum: "I'm So Bored," from 'The Villain'
5. Men I Trust: "...
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April 25, 2025 • 40 mins
Coco Jones. Samia. Fly Anakin. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Ayana Contreras from Denver public radio stations KUVO Jazz and The Drop to discuss the best new albums they heard this week.
Featured albums:
• Coco Jones, 'Why Not More' (Stream)
• Samia, 'Bloodless' (Stream)
• Emma-Jean Thackray, 'Weirdo' (Stream)
• David Murray, 'Birdly Serenade' (Stream)
• Fly Anakin, '(Th...
Featured albums:
• Coco Jones, 'Why Not More' (Stream)
• Samia, 'Bloodless' (Stream)
• Emma-Jean Thackray, 'Weirdo' (Stream)
• David Murray, 'Birdly Serenade' (Stream)
• Fly Anakin, '(Th...
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April 23, 2025 • 27 mins
Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre talk artistic growth and precocious talent.
Featured artists and songs:
• Natalia Lafourcade, "Cancionera"
• Natalia Lafourcade & El David Aguilar, "Como Quisiera Quererte"
• Natalia Lafourcade & Hermanos Gutierrez, "Luna Creciente"
• Irene Diaz, "Anything For You"
• Eladio Carrión & Myke Towers, "Vetements"
• Eladio C...
Featured artists and songs:
• Natalia Lafourcade, "Cancionera"
• Natalia Lafourcade & El David Aguilar, "Como Quisiera Quererte"
• Natalia Lafourcade & Hermanos Gutierrez, "Luna Creciente"
• Irene Diaz, "Anything For You"
• Eladio Carrión & Myke Towers, "Vetements"
• Eladio C...
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April 22, 2025 • 54 mins
We asked listeners to tell us about the one song they couldn't stop listening to because of how it made them feel. On this episode we share some of their picks and the stories behind them.
Note: This episode originally aired in Dec. 2024
Weekly reset: Mochi street vendor, Japan
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Questions, comm...
Note: This episode originally aired in Dec. 2024
Weekly reset: Mochi street vendor, Japan
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April 18, 2025 • 46 mins
Julien Baker & Torres. Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson. TV On The Radio's Tunde Adebimpe. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Brian Burns of North Carolina public radio station WUNC to the show to discuss the best albums out today.
Featured Albums:
• Torres & Julien Baker, 'Send a Prayer My Way' (Stream)
• Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson, 'What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow' (Stream)
...
Featured Albums:
• Torres & Julien Baker, 'Send a Prayer My Way' (Stream)
• Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson, 'What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow' (Stream)
...
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April 16, 2025 • 24 mins
Anamaria continues to impress Felix with new female voices, while he shares more jazz and Puerto Rican bomba fusion.
Featured artists and songs:
• Queralt Lahoz, "LA FE"
• Bardo, "Renacer" (feat. Combo Chimbita)
• Vanessa Zamora, "GRAVEDAD" (feat. Çantamarta)
• BEATrio, "Archipelago"
• Mon Laferte, "Otra Noche de Llorar"
• El Laberinto del Coco, "Todo Se Nubla"
Featured artists and songs:
• Queralt Lahoz, "LA FE"
• Bardo, "Renacer" (feat. Combo Chimbita)
• Vanessa Zamora, "GRAVEDAD" (feat. Çantamarta)
• BEATrio, "Archipelago"
• Mon Laferte, "Otra Noche de Llorar"
• El Laberinto del Coco, "Todo Se Nubla"
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April 15, 2025 • 44 mins
Stereolab is back with its first new music in 15 years. We give it a spin on this week's show, along with the scorched rock of feeble little horse, a relentlessly catchy earworm from Yaeji and more.
Featured artists and songs:
1. Stereolab: "Aerial Troubles," from 'Instant Holograms On Metal Film'
2. Yaeji & E Wata: "Pondeggi" (single)
3. Snuggle: "Dust" (single)
4. feeble little horse: "This Is Real" (single)<...
Featured artists and songs:
1. Stereolab: "Aerial Troubles," from 'Instant Holograms On Metal Film'
2. Yaeji & E Wata: "Pondeggi" (single)
3. Snuggle: "Dust" (single)
4. feeble little horse: "This Is Real" (single)<...
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April 11, 2025 • 41 mins
Bon Iver returns. Valerie June branches out. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Erin Wolf of Radio Milwaukee's 88Nine to the show for a quick run-through of the best new albums out April 11.
Featured albums:
• Bon Iver, 'SABLE, fABLE' (Stream)
• Valerie June, 'Owls, Omens, and Oracles' (Stream)
• Gerald Clayton, 'Ones & Twos' (Stream)
• Real Lies, 'We Will Annihilate Our Enemies' (Str...
Featured albums:
• Bon Iver, 'SABLE, fABLE' (Stream)
• Valerie June, 'Owls, Omens, and Oracles' (Stream)
• Gerald Clayton, 'Ones & Twos' (Stream)
• Real Lies, 'We Will Annihilate Our Enemies' (Str...
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April 9, 2025 • 33 mins
Bad Bunny's Tiny Desk concert was the most watched premiere in the series' history. In this episode, Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre speaks with the superstar at the Desk and takes you behind the scenes of the performance. NPR reporter Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, who also was in the audience, sits in for Felix Contreras this week.
Featured artists and songs:
• Bad Bunny, "PIToRRO DE COCO" (Tiny Desk Version)
• ...
Featured artists and songs:
• Bad Bunny, "PIToRRO DE COCO" (Tiny Desk Version)
• ...
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April 8, 2025 • 54 mins
Our third installment of calming songs includes Max Richter's tribute to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ambient sounds from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Brazilian jazz from Wayne Shorter and more.
Featured artists and songs:
01. The Choir: "You Don't Have To Smile," from 'Translucent'
02. Orbitalpatterns: "Cant Tell If Im Awake," from 'Extended Impostor Syndrome'
03. alva noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto: "Logic Moon," fr...
Featured artists and songs:
01. The Choir: "You Don't Have To Smile," from 'Translucent'
02. Orbitalpatterns: "Cant Tell If Im Awake," from 'Extended Impostor Syndrome'
03. alva noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto: "Logic Moon," fr...
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April 4, 2025 • 43 mins
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' (Stream)
• Momma, 'Welcome to My Blue Sky' (Stream)
• Lily Seabird, 'Trash Mountain' (Stream)
• duendita, 'a strong desire t...
Featured albums:
• Craig Finn, 'Always Been' (Stream)
• Momma, 'Welcome to My Blue Sky' (Stream)
• Lily Seabird, 'Trash Mountain' (Stream)
• duendita, 'a strong desire t...
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April 2, 2025 • 32 mins
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"
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"
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April 1, 2025 • 60 mins
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)," ...
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)," ...
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April 1, 2025 • 53 secs
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March 28, 2025 • 40 mins
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' (Stream)
• Perfume Genius, 'Glory' (Stream)
• Great Grandpa, 'Patience, Moonbeam' (Stream)
• Destroyer, 'Dan's Boogie' (Stream)
• SPELLLING, 'Portrait Of M...
Featured albums:
• Lucy Dacus, 'Forever Is A Feeling' (Stream)
• Perfume Genius, 'Glory' (Stream)
• Great Grandpa, 'Patience, Moonbeam' (Stream)
• Destroyer, 'Dan's Boogie' (Stream)
• SPELLLING, 'Portrait Of M...
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