All Songs Considered podcast

All Songs Considered

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Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.

Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.

 

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 6

Ratboys. Beverly Glenn-Copeland. Caribou's club alter-ego. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music... more

06 Feb 2026

37 MINS

37:35

06 Feb 2026


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Alt.Latino: Bad Bunny makes history at the Grammys. Up next, the Super BBowl

Last Sunday, Bad Bunny's DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS became the first exclusively Spanish languag... more

04 Feb 2026

37 MINS

37:08

04 Feb 2026


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Beck, Asher White, Friko and more of the week’s best new songs

The Beck rarity “Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime” has officially hit streaming services a... more

03 Feb 2026

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47:38

03 Feb 2026


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Recapping a historic Grammys night

Enjoy Pop Culture Happy Hour's late-night recap of the 2026 Grammy Awards, featuring NPR M... more

02 Feb 2026

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02 Feb 2026


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New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 30

Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon. Emily Scott Robinson. Blood harmonies from Irish brothers Ye Vagabon... more

30 Jan 2026

38 MINS

38:07

30 Jan 2026


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Alt.Latino: Venezuelan producer Ella Bric spins songs with a 'teardrop of optimism'

This month Alt.Latino's been looking at the music of Venezuela from a lot of different ang... more

28 Jan 2026

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28 Jan 2026


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Best new songs: Mitski, Father John Misty, Kim Gordon, more

This week we're obsessing over the hilarious and harrowing “Where’s My Phone?” from Mitski... more

27 Jan 2026

43 MINS

43:52

27 Jan 2026


#293

New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 23

Lucinda Williams. Julian Lage. The debut from rising Americana star Kashus Culpepper. Step... more

23 Jan 2026

36 MINS

36:43

23 Jan 2026


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Alt.Latino: Rawayana on their new album and a changing Venezuela

Sometimes life imitates art - or at least the two can seem eerily connected. On Jan. 1, th... more

21 Jan 2026

26 MINS

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21 Jan 2026


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What are the greatest videos of MTV’s golden era?

Reports from late last year about the demise of MTV were overstated; but it got us thinkin... more

20 Jan 2026

51 MINS

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20 Jan 2026


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New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 16

Ya Tseen. The Sha La Das. A mesmerizing collaboration between Julianna Barwick and Mary La... more

16 Jan 2026

38 MINS

38:38

16 Jan 2026


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Alt.Latino: Our Love Letter to Bob Weir

Over the weekend, we lost a musician who shaped the lives of countless people: the late, g... more

14 Jan 2026

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14 Jan 2026


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

NPR’s classical critic Tom Huizenga joins host Robin Hilton for our first spin of the best... more

13 Jan 2026

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13 Jan 2026


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New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 9

Dry Cleaning. Jenny on Holiday. An introspective debut from Mon Rovîa. Stephen Thompson fr... more

09 Jan 2026

38 MINS

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09 Jan 2026


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Alt.Latino: Music as protest in Venezuela

Venezuela has a deep tradition of reflecting political change through music. This week, as... more

08 Jan 2026

26 MINS

26:27

08 Jan 2026


#285

The best 2026 albums we've heard so far

We look ahead to some of the albums we’re most excited about for the new year, from sure b... more

06 Jan 2026

37 MINS

37:39

06 Jan 2026


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New Music Friday: A roundup of December albums

It's a slow release day to start the new year, so this week NPR Music's Stephen Thompson b... more

02 Jan 2026

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07:55

02 Jan 2026


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Viking's Choice 2025: The Guitar

On the last episode of All Songs Considered for 2025, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich take... more

30 Dec 2025

40 MINS

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30 Dec 2025


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Our no. 1 songs: 2024

In our final look back at our number one songs from the past 25 years, we visit Modesto, t... more

29 Dec 2025

16 MINS

16:17

29 Dec 2025


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A very tolerable Christmas, 2025

We take a motorcycle road trip to Wisconsin in our annual search for the true spirit of th... more

23 Dec 2025

49 MINS

49:37

23 Dec 2025