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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...
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Alt.Latino: Electrónica rising in Mexico
Mexico isn't the first place you think of as the cutting edge of experimental electronic music. But two new projects show that might be changing. LATI...
Weezer, Colin Stetson, Jlin, Meredith Monk more
On this week’s show, Weezer gives the people what they want, plus a breathless “dirt dance” from saxophonist Colin Stetson and bagpiper Brìghde Chaimb...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 14
Phoebe Bridgers. Jungle. Hovvdy. It's a surprisingly stacked Summer Friday this week, and you can hear all about it with New Music Friday host Stephen...
Alt.Latino: Why Harry Styles and The xx love Latin America
Harry Styles just finished a 5-night run in Mexico City. You know who else had a 5-night run in Mexico City? Michael Jackson in 1993.
Mai...
Cover songs that are better than the originals
Sometimes a cover song is so good, so singular that it completely eclipses the original version. Think Sinéad O'Connor doing Prince’s “Nothing Compar...
The Ripple Effect: Deadheads share their stories
At the outset of The Ripple Effect, NPR Music’s series on the Grateful Dead, we asked fans to share stories about how they fell in love with the band....
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 7
Ravyn Lenae. Margaret Glaspy. Overmono. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Liz Warner from WDET in Detroit about their favorite albums out Friday, Augus...
Alt.Latino: Ana's summer playlist
To celebrate Ana's world premiere as a DJ -- a gig playing for 5,000 people in Central Park, which she definitely, absolutely prepared for -- this wee...
Slayyyter's new single, King Princess covers Neil Young
We open this week’s show by reflecting on the loss of Glen Hansard, an artist who was critical to shaping the sound and spirit of All Songs Considered...
What's next for the Grateful Dead's legacy?
Death never stopped the Grateful Dead before.
Since Jerry Garcia's death in 1995, a sprawling collection of musicians and fans across gen...
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 31
The Durutti Column. Arca. MOLIY. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Olive Kimoto of member station KCRW in Los Angeles about their favorite albums out F...
Alt.Latino: Is Bill Evans techno?
Bill Evans might not be techno. But in this week's episode, the slow-building angst and tension of electronic producer Debit's new music reminded Ana...
How to love the Grateful Dead
Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest places, if you look at it right. And if you get confused, just listen to the music play. This...
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 24
Charli xcx. Tyla. Shania Twain. Guest host Ann Powers chats with Nastia Voynovskaya of member station KQED in San Francisco about their favorite album...
Alt.Latino: Spain wins (at music, too)
We'll take any excuse to talk about the insane quality of music coming out of Spain these days. This week, we got one: Spain defeated Argentina on Sun...
Sylvan Esso, Phoebe Bridgers, feeble little horse, more
We share our picks for the best new tracks out now, including the laid-back dystopia of Sylvan Esso’s “Concrete Glen,” an acoustic take on Phoebe Brid...
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 17
Gracie Abrams. Nia Archives. Steve Lacy. On a release day full of catchy earworms, host Stephen Thompson chats with Tshego Letsoalo of KALW in San Fra...
Alt.Latino: Country twang, Brazilian flow
With last week's best-of show behind us, we've got a clean slate to dive into our favorite new music kicking off the second half of the year. Felix br...
beabadoobee, The Rolling Stones, Four Tet, more
On her stellar new single, “Switchblade,” beabadoobee shreds ‘90s style. The Rolling Stones have still got it on their latest album, Foreign Tongues....
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 10
Jack White. Baby Rose. Suki Waterhouse. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Maggie Brennan of WCBE in Ohio about their favorite albums out Friday, July 1...
Alt.Latino: The best Latin music of 2026 (so far)
It’s that time of the year again: a mix between Christmas and Halloween for me and Felix. We gift you our best album picks of the year so far — and th...
Summer’s simple pleasures: Roséwave
Roséwave is a feeling more than a singular sound or genre. It’s the kind of sweetness and sadness that underscores the long, languid days of summer. ...
The best albums of 2026 (so far)
On a special mid-year episode of New Music Friday, host Stephen Thompson and a lineup of NPR Music writers and critics reflect on their favorite album...
NPR Music+: “Such Great Heights” by The Postal Service
The origin story of The Postal Service is as simple (and twee) as they come: An electronic music producer (Jimmy Tamborello) and an indie rock singer-...
Alt.Latino: Mon Laferte's captivating coda
On this week’s Alt.Latino, Anamaria and I both gush about 'Femme Fatale Vol. 2,' the new album from Chilean-Mexican singer Mon Laferte, who is on one...
The year’s best songs (so far)
It's the midway point of 2026, and it's safe to say that when it comes to the best songs of the year, there's not really any consensus to be found. So...
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 26
Beth Orton. Chanel Beads. Cécile McLorin Salvant. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Ayana Contreras from KUVO in Denver about their favorite new albums...
Alt.Latino: They opened for Miles Davis and Sly Stone, then disappeared
This week's episode is a musical time machine. In the late 1960s, the band Zapata sprang out of a street gang in northwest Washington, D.C., with a so...
Beck’s ‘Odelay’ at 30, Mitski covers One Direction, more
We share our picks for the best new tracks of the week, including Mitski’s surprising cover of One Direction’s “Fireproof.” But first, we remember Bec...
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 19
Tierra Whack. The War and Treaty. A plethora of new jazz releases. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Nate Chinen from WRTI in Philadelphia about their...
Alt.Latino: The sounds of Cuban resilience
We're living in a moment when the geopolitical intersects with the personal in a profound way. The relationship between the United States and Cuba is...
Songs for any road trip
It’s the season of road trips — and nothing goes better with those long and winding roads than music.
This week we share our picks for t...
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 12
Olivia Rodrigo. Pussy Riot. Hayley Kiyoko. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco about their favorite albums...
Alt.Latino: A Tejano masterclass with El Gato Negro, Ruben Ramos
Ruben Ramos' life story mirrors the history of what we now know as Tejano music. His family's musical roots in Texas go back to 1918, and as a boy he...
11 more songs to reset your mood | All Songs Considered
NPR listeners share the songs they reach for when they need to reset the mood, their day or even their life.
This is a followup to our Ap...
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 5
Vince Staples. Zoh Amba. Death Cab for Cutie. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Laura Grant from WEXT in New York about their favorite albums out Frida...
All Songs Considered: Wet Leg, Vince Staples, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien
The best new tracks of the week include a raging, dance floor remix of Wet Leg’s “Catch These Fists,” a touch of vintage soul from rapper Vince Staple...
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 29
Boards of Canada. Kurt Vile. Iceage. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Andrew Brown of KUTX in Austin about their favorite albums out Friday, May 29. P...
Alt.Latino: New music from Japan and Hawaii - plus a tribute to Totó La Momposina
We don’t often get to discuss the ways that Latin American music made its way west across the Pacific Ocean. But this week we have two incredible proj...
What’s the defining Millennial song?
We weigh the options and attempt to pick the one song that best captures the Millennial experience, from the dizzying highs of the dot-com boom, when...