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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. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening for NPR Music.

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Schweddy Balls

Jul 29

Tom J Bombadil

Hi! Long-time listener, first-time caller. Have always dug REALLY dug you, BUT, have you listened to yourselves recently? If I hear one more artist described as "mature" or "emotionally mature," I may be ill. If I'd gone to sleep 15 years ago when I first started listening, and woken up today, I might have thought I was hearing an SNL Schweddy Balls parody. Might you tone down the rhetoric just a bit and let us judge—and feel—the awesome music you select a bit more? With humble thanks.
What is “chunky” music?

Sep 18

Oldmanyells@cloud

I try to enjoy New Music Friday but the next time Stephen describes a piece of music as “chunky” I’m done. Every. Single. Episode. Please make it stop.
Stephen is done

Aug 30

Sticks McGeee

Please retire Stephen. His time is done. No matter how many “kind of” and “sort of” he tries to add to his speaking, it won’t make him younger. He needs to just stop already. Either that or just accept that he is a relatively smart and capable podcaster and start speaking like it.
So pretentious

Aug 2

Aaaaaacrash

I gave up on this podcast. It’s never about music I care about, and the hosts are sooo annoying.

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. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening for NPR Music.