All Songs Considered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We get in our fast car, drive like a red wine supernova, and run into Kristine from the 7t... more

We asked and you answered. Earlier this month, we opened the polls and invited All Songs C... more

The sheer volume and variety of Spanish-language music released every year is breathtaking... more

NPR listeners share the one song that hit them the hardest this year, and tell us why they... more

We go to college and get the “big D,” hit the dance floor and do what we want, then head b... more