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All Songs Considered

All Songs Considered is NPR"s flagship podcast for new music, artist interviews and friendly banter about the albums and musicians you love. Plus, special episodes on topics we can all relate to, like the best roadtrip anthems or songs to calm the nerves.Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.

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43:52

The best new songs, from Mitski, Father John Misty,...

All Songs Considered ·

2026/01/27

This week we're obsessing over the hilarious and harrowing “Where’s My Phone,” from Mitski, a slightly softer solo cut from Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon, the confounding but wondrous wordplay of Father John Misty and more.NPR Music editor Hazel Cills joins host Robin Hilton.Featured songs and artists:Mitski: “Where’s My Phone,” from ‘Nothing’s About to Happen to Me’Robber Robber: “The Sound It Made,” from ‘Two Wheels Move the Soul’Tinariwen: “Sagherat Assani (feat. Sulafa Elyas),” from ‘Hoggar’Kim

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51:52

What's happening with MTV?

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2026/01/20

Reports from late last year about the demise of MTV were overstated; but it got us thinking about the network’s legacy and most memorable moments. So, on this episode, we remember the best of MTV with a list of our top 20 videos from its golden era.Support the show by leaving 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.orgTo manage podcast ad preferences, review the links

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42:32

Big Thief’s Buck Meek, Joji and more of the week's...

All Songs Considered ·

2026/01/14

NPR’s Tom Huizenga joins host Robin Hilton for our first spin of the best songs we’re hearing in 2026, including new ones from Big Thief’s Buck Meek, the genre-hopping artist Joji, “fragile hope” from composer Daniel Bjarnason and more.Featured artists and songs:Buck Meek: “Gasoline,” from ‘The Mirror’Pekka Kuusisto & Sam Amidon: "Way Go, Lily" (Arr. by Nico Muhly / Adapted for orchestra by Bernard Rofe), from ‘Willows’Joji: “Love You Less,” from ‘P*** In The Wind’Joyce DiDonato & Time for Three:

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37:39

2026 Preview

All Songs Considered ·

2026/01/06

We look ahead to some of the albums we’re most excited about for the new year, from sure bets like Dry Cleaning, Ásgeir and Beverly Glenn-Copeland to rumored releases from Noah Kahan, Robyn, The xx and more.Dry Cleaning: “Cruise Ship Designer,” from ‘Secret Love’Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore: “Perpetual Adoration,” from ‘Tragic Magic’Ásgeir: “Smoke,” from ‘Julia’Joyce Manor: “All My Friends Are So Depressed,” from ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’Beverly Glenn-Copeland: “Laughter In Summer (with

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40:42

Viking's Choice 2025: The Guitar

All Songs Considered ·

2025/12/30

On the last episode of All Songs Considered for 2025, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich takes host Robin Hilton through an exceptional year in guitar music. From Gwenifer Raymond's beautiful and brash fingerstyle to Rafael Toral's stretched-out jazz standards, not to mention William Tyler's glitched hymns and Vernon Reid's ecstatic shred, there's so much diversity to be found in six strings.Featured songs and artists: • Gwenifer Raymond: "Bleak Night in Rabbit's Wood," from 'Last Night I Heard the Dog

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16:17

Our no. 1 songs: 2024

All Songs Considered ·

2025/12/29

In our final look back at our number one songs from the past 25 years, we visit Modesto, take an existential stroll through Petco, and find it all so confusing.Note: This is a recurring series in celebration of All Songs Considered’s 25th anniversary. A shorter version of this episode ran earlier in the year.Leave us a review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts, and share this episode with a friend.Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always

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49:37

A very tolerable Christmas, 2025

All Songs Considered ·

2025/12/23

We take a motorcycle road trip to Wisconsin in our annual search for the true spirit of the season. And, of course, we meet some special guests along the way. Thanks for another amazing year, and happy holidays!Tell a friend about the show and leave us a review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.orgTo manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com for information about

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16:26

Our No. 1 songs: 2023

All Songs Considered ·

2025/12/22

We get in our fast car, drive like a red wine supernova, and run into Kristine from the 7th grade. Bad idea, right?Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.orgTo manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast

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42:49

Listener Poll: Your Favorite Albums of 2025

All Songs Considered ·

2025/12/19

We asked and you answered. Earlier this month, we opened the polls and invited All Songs Considered's listeners to tell us their top 5 records of the year. We tabulated all of the ballots, determined the top 10, and gave the results a proper countdown in this episode of All Songs. And while we usually include the albums we discuss in our episode notes, this time you'll have to listen to find out what made the list. (OK, fine, you can click here to see the top 50 vote-getters.)NPR Music critic

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39:36

Songs that hit hard in 2025

All Songs Considered ·

2025/12/16

NPR listeners share the one song that hit them the hardest this year, and tell us why they laughed, cried, or simply couldn’t stop listening to it.Featured songs and artists:1. Annie DiRusso: "Back In Town," from Super Pedestrian2. Tunde Adebimpe: "Drop," from Thee Black Boltz3. Brandi Carlile: "You Without Me," from Returning To Myself4. Bad Bunny: "DtMF," from DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS5. Of Monsters And Men: "The End," from All Is Love And Pain In The Mouse Parade6. Eph See: "Malachi The Uber Driver"

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14:30

Our No. 1 songs: 2022

All Songs Considered ·

2025/12/14

We go to college and get the “big D,” hit the dance floor and do what we want, then head back to the radio. Is this a life filled with every possibility, or is it all just devastatingly mediocre?Note: This is a recurring series in celebration of All Songs Considered’s 25th anniversary. A shorter version of this episode ran earlier in the year.Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or

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56:56

The Best Albums of 2025

All Songs Considered ·

2025/12/12

If we needed any more proof that the album isn't dead, 2025 was it. On this episode, Stephen Thompson is joined by Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen to run through the twelve dazzling albums that stuck with the NPR Music team this year. And for an even deeper exploration, check out the full lists of our critics' best albums of 2025 here.Artists and albums featured on this episode:- Rosalía, 'LUX'- Wednesday, 'Bleeds'- Nourished by Time, 'The Passionate Ones'- Daniel Caesar, 'Son of Spergy'- Dave,

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42:18

The best songs of 2025

All Songs Considered ·

2025/12/09

When the dust of 2025 settles, what songs are still in heavy rotation from the year? We look back at a dizzying amount of music and share some of our picks for the best tracks of 2025.This is an incredibly incomplete list that obviously just scratches the surface of all the incredible music that came out this year. For a more comprehensive breakdown of what we loved in 2025, check out NPR Music’s list of the 125 best songs. Artists and songs featured on this episode:Dijon: “Yamaha,” from

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