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...
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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.,...
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 re...
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 ab...
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 an...
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 the p...
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 favori...
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...
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 April...
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...
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 Vi...
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,...
Alt.Latino: The Vaqueros of Hawaii
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 incre...
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 b...
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 22
Aja Monet. Jack Antonoff's Bleachers. Radiohead's Ed O'Brien. Guest host Ann Powers chats with Aurora McGuckin of MVY Radio in Massachusetts...
Alt.Latino: Gipsy Kings are back, Julieta Venegas' norteña roots and more
Two different pioneers - from two different continents - are at the heart of this episode of new music. Since the late 80s, Gipsy Kings have...
All Songs Considered: Gracie Abrams hits a wall, more best new songs
Our latest mix of the week’s best new songs includes a moody reflection on burnout from Gracie Abrams, rising L.A. duo Evening Elephants, th...
Interview: Isaiah Rashad is ready to bare his soul
It’s been five years since we last heard music from Isaiah Rashad. And four years since he largely disappeared from the public eye after two...
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 15
Jobi Riccio. Dua Saleh. Tank and the Bangas. Plus, others not named Drake! NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with J oe Kendrick of WNCW in...
Alt.Latino: Our favorite Latin Tiny Desk Contest entries
Since 2014, we've been hitting bands up to send in their videos for the opportunity to win the Tiny Desk Contest. And almost from the beginn...