All Songs Considered

A Pulitzer Prize-winning hip-hop album, a crushing elegy to a lost love, a reevaluation of... more

Mavis Staples. Young Miko. A jaw-dropping project from Rosalía. NPR Music's Stephen Thomps... more

Ever since I heard the Argentine saxophonist Gato Barbieri back in the Seventies, I’ve bee... more

Our fourth installment of music to slow the blood is a mix of all-new releases from this y... more

It was a year of staggering losses, from David Bowie and Prince to Leonard Cohen and Georg... more

A Waxahatchee side project. Guided By Voices. keiyaA. Marfa Public Radio's Julie Bee joins... more

Not to sound like a broken record, but I'll say it again: the variety of creative expressi... more

It’s a week of surprises as we update our running list of the year’s best music, with a mi... more

Guitar rock comes roaring back, a monumental tear-jerker wrecks legions of fans, hip-hop h... more

Brandi Carlile. Miguel. Tortoise. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Ayana Contreras from [K... more

This is the first episode of a new series on All Songs Considered, hosted by NPR Music cri... more

The past month has been a whirlwind. The El Tiny takeover of the Tiny Desk... interviews w... more

Who’s the Mariah Carey of Halloween? Labels and artists are trying to capitalize on spooky... more

A new synth-pop duo comes out of the gate with a perfect song and country gets metaphysica... more

Tame Impala. Silvana Estrada. Soulwax! Guest host Anamaria Sayre is joined by [Travis Holc... more

There is no question that Mexican vocalist and composer Silvana Estrada is special to Alt.... more

We’ve got two of the most-talked-about albums of the year, the return of electro-folk wond... more

A country music makeover, an electro-pop crooner inspired by Sam Cooke, the stomp-clap era... more

Madi Diaz. Madison Cunningham. The return of Mobb Deep. Guest host Rodney Carmichael chats... more

The flood gates open to K-Pop, plus a feel-good rock anthem (from a band that hasn’t relea... more