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Welcome to your all-in-one destination for every NPR Music podcast. We break down the best new albums to hit streaming each week on New Music Friday; we share the latest songs worthy of your playlists on All Songs Considered; there’s off-the-rails conversations (and chisme!) about Latin music on Alt.Latino. The NPR Music channel is your hub for new records, iconic artists and cult heroes, free of algorithms and full of surprises.

  1. All Songs Considered: U2 meets the moment, Lana Del Rey goes 'True Detective,' James Blake croons

    46 MIN AGO

    All Songs Considered: U2 meets the moment, Lana Del Rey goes 'True Detective,' James Blake croons

    This week on All Songs Considered: U2 surprise-dropped a new EP that opens with a scorching critique of the government crackdown on immigration; Lana Del Rey inched closer toward releasing her long-awaited album with a haunting and strange ode to love and obsession, while singer Arlo Parks takes a bold step out onto the dance floor. All that and more as host Robin Hilton and NPR Music’s Sheldon Pearce share their picks for the best new songs of the week. Featured artists and songs: (00:00) Intro (01:50) U2: “American Obituary,” from ‘Days Of Ash’ (10:24) Arlo Parks: “Heaven,” from ‘Ambiguous Desire’ (17:37) Lana Del Rey: “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter” (Single) (25:22) Baby Rose & Leon Thomas: “Friends Again” (Single) (31:58) James Blake: “I Had a Dream She Took My Hand,” from ‘Trying Times’ (39:08) Bella Kay: “Steady,” from ‘a couple minutes out’ And here's a link to Sheldon's piece on Jill Scott and Brent Faiyaz that was discussed during the show's intro: https://www.npr.org/2026/02/19/nx-s1-5713600/jill-scott-brent-faiyaz-rnb-review Support the show with a review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And tell a friend! Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    44 min

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    Host Robin Hilton shares an update about some cosmetic changes coming to the 'All Songs Considered' podcast feed. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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  3. New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 20

    4 DAYS AGO

    New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 20

    WILLOW. Altin Gün. Fugazi alumni smashing punk into jazz. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Evan Miller from WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio to chat about their favorite albums out Friday, Feb. 20. The Starting 5 (00:00) Introduction & WILLOW, 'petal rock black'(03:29) Pekka Kuusisto, 'Willows'(08:59) Manu Delago & Max ZT, 'Deuce'(16:21) The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis, 'Deface The Currency'(21:29) Hen Ogledd, 'DISCOMBOBULATED'(27:19) Altin Gün, 'Garip' (32:41) The Lightning Round - Megan Moroney, 'Cloud 9'- Chris Forsyth's WHAT IS NOW, 'Both / And'- Choker, 'Heaven Ain't Sold'- MX LONELY, 'ALL MONSTERS'- Mumford & Sons, 'Prizefighter' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist on NPR.org/allsongs Credits: Host: Stephen ThompsonGuest: Evan Miller, WYSOAudio Producer: Noah CaldwellDigital Producer: Dora LeviteEditors: Otis Hart, Elle MannionExecutive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    39 min
  4. Alt.Latino: A Brazilian summer and a lost Mexican masterpiece

    6 DAYS AGO

    Alt.Latino: A Brazilian summer and a lost Mexican masterpiece

    So, I was away for a bit and the new music just piled up during the holidays, and while we were watching Bad Bunny make headlines at the Grammys and the Super Bowl. Our first new music episode of the new year has quite a variety of styles from lots of different countries. We could say that about just about every new music show we produce. But what are we to do when the amount of creativity that comes our way pretty much overwhelms us? Jump in for a summertime journey through the many sounds of Brazil, a fusion of indigenous and contemporary styles, and a lost relic of Mexican rock from the 1970s.  - Felix  Artists and albums: (00:00) Introduction(01:20) Amaro Freitas, Criolo, and Dino D'Santiago, 'CRIOLO, AMARO E DINO'(09:19) Javier Jara, 'Our Rhythms, Our Voices'(13:19) Infinito Latente, 'Sem Início Nem Fim'(19:19) Ernan Roch Con Las Voces Frescas, 'La Onda Pesada'(24:52) João Menezes &  Paulo Novaes, 'Coisa Híbrida'(30:02) Líber Terán, 'Canciones Del Desierto' This podcast episode was produced by Noah Caldwell. The executive producer of NPR Music is Suraya Mohamed. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    33 min
  5. Andrew Bird on ‘The Pitt,’ Gia Margaret and more of the best new songs

    17 FEB

    Andrew Bird on ‘The Pitt,’ Gia Margaret and more of the best new songs

    If you watch HBO’s The Pitt, you might have heard the gorgeous new song called “Need Someone” that Andrew Bird wrote for a recent episode. We’ve got that on this week’s show along with reflections on fitting in by letting go, from Gia Margaret and Ratboys; shoegaze from Draag, the twitchy glitchy sounds of Mandy, Indiana and more. NPR Music’s Dora Levite joins host Robin Hilton to share the best new songs they’re obsessing over this week. Featured songs and artists: (00:00) Intro (02:18) Draag: “Finding Fear,” from ‘Miracle Drug’ (09:35) Mandy, Indiana: “Try Saying,” from ‘Urgh’ (14:59) Andrew Bird: “Need Someone” (single as featured in ‘The Pitt’) (20:38) Ratboys: “Open Up,” from ‘Singin’ To An Empty Chair’ (28:49) Gia Margaret: “Everyone Around Me Dancing,” from ‘Singing’ (35:30) By Storm: “Can I Have You For Myself,” from ‘My Ghost Go Ghost’ Support the show with a review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And tell a friend! Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    45 min
  6. New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 13

    13 FEB

    New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 13

    August Ponthier. Brent Faiyaz. Jill Scott's first album in more than a decade. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco to chat about their favorite albums out Friday, Feb. 13. The Starting 5 (00:00) Introduction & Charli xcx, 'Wuthering Heights'(03:06) August Ponthier, 'Everywhere Isn't Texas'(09:38) Brent Faiyaz, 'Icon'(15:29) Jill Scott, 'To Whom This May Concern'(21:09) STAYC, 'Stay Alive'(25:57) The Paranoid Style, 'Known Associates' (32:01) The Lightning Round: - The Olympians, 'In Search of a Revival'- Hemlocke Springs, 'the apple tree under the sea'- Neba Solo & Benego Diakité, 'A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking (The Complete Sessions)'- Aaron Shaw, 'And So It Is'- Ásgeir, 'Julia' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist on NPR.org/allsongs Credits:Host: Stephen ThompsonGuest: Nastia Voynovskaya, KQEDAudio Producer: Noah CaldwellDigital Producer: Dora LeviteEditors: Otis Hart, Elle MannionExecutive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    38 min
  7. All Songs+: "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac

    12 FEB · BONUS • NPR MUSIC+ ONLY

    All Songs+: "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac

    More than 50 years after first being released, and thanks to a little show called “Stranger Things,” this song managed to reemerge on the Billboard charts earlier this year, yet again. How does this song and this band continue to remain relevant after so long?  This week, NPR Music critic Ann Powers and editor Daoud Tyler-Ameen discuss Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” from 1975, a meditation on aging that’s found youth over and over again.  To access this episode and every episode in this series, plus get sponsor-free listening for every episode of All Songs Considered and Alt.Latino, sign up for NPR Music+ at plus.npr.org/nprmusic. NPR Music+ is a new way to support NPR and public radio. Follow NPR Music coverage and the Tiny Desk Concerts at npr.org/music

    38 min
  8. Alt.Latino: Puerto Rico takes the field at the Bad Bunny Super Bowl

    11 FEB

    Alt.Latino: Puerto Rico takes the field at the Bad Bunny Super Bowl

    Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was many things: a time-traveling journey through the history of Puerto Rico, a statement of pan-American unity, and a masterpiece of cultural expression. This week, co-hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre are joined by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento — who brings on-the-ground reporting from San Juan — to unpack the symbolism embedded in Bad Bunny's performance. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    33 min
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Welcome to your all-in-one destination for every NPR Music podcast. We break down the best new albums to hit streaming each week on New Music Friday; we share the latest songs worthy of your playlists on All Songs Considered; there’s off-the-rails conversations (and chisme!) about Latin music on Alt.Latino. The NPR Music channel is your hub for new records, iconic artists and cult heroes, free of algorithms and full of surprises.

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