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  1. Dahi, Kendrick and Amber Mark, Dominic Fike, more

    After nearly two decades of producing works by other musicians, including Kendrick Lamar and Vampire Weekend, the artist known as Dahi has just released his debut solo album. He describes it as “African Radiohead,” with kaleidoscopic sounds

  2. New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 28

    Alabama Shakes. Mike D. Interpol. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Sean Carolan of WBJB in New Jersey (https://www.wbjb.org/people/sean-carolan) about their favorite albums out Friday, August 28. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and cri

  3. Alt.Latino: Cypress Hill en español

    Latin identity has been at the core of Cypress Hill's music from the very beginning -- their 1991 track "Latin Lingo" gave voice to the Latin roots of hip hop with its funky Spanglish callouts. But it took the band thirty-five more years to

  4. Dolly Parton in her own words

    Dolly Parton was more than just a country music superstar. She was a songwriter for others, a philanthropist, a businesswoman, an actress and more. As a pop icon across seven decades, Parton sat down with a number of NPR hosts to tell the s

  5. The best Sunday morning albums

    Is Sunday morning the best time for music? Whether you prefer solitude, get-togethers with family or friends, or steeling yourself for the week to come, we’ve got the perfect album to score your early hours. NPR Music’s Hazel Cills and Lars

  6. New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 21

    Brennan Wedl. Jorja Smith. Brandon Flowers. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Celia Gregory from WNXP in Nashville (https://wnxp.org/people/celia-gregory/) about their favorite albums out Friday, August 21. Plus, a handful of NPR Music write

  7. Alt.Latino: Electrónica rising in Mexico

    Mexico isn't the first place you think of as the cutting edge of experimental electronic music. But two new projects show that might be changing. LATIN MAFIA recently teamed up with British producer Fred again.. to make a bold new album fea

  8. Weezer, Colin Stetson, Jlin, Meredith Monk more

    On this week’s show, Weezer gives the people what they want, plus a breathless “dirt dance” from saxophonist Colin Stetson and bagpiper Brìghde Chaimbeul, the scruffy cello-pop of yeemz, works by composer and vocalist Meredith Monk, electro

  9. New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 14

    Phoebe Bridgers. Jungle. Hovvdy. It's a surprisingly stacked Summer Friday this week, and you can hear all about it with New Music Friday host Stephen Thompson and guest Samantha Hval from WMNF in Tampa, Fla. Plus, a handful of NPR Music wr

  10. Alt.Latino: Why Harry Styles and The xx love Latin America

    Harry Styles just finished a 5-night run in Mexico City. You know who else had a 5-night run in Mexico City? Michael Jackson in 1993. Mainstream artists have a long history of being enticed by the energy of performing for a Latin American c

  11. Cover songs that are better than the originals

    Sometimes a cover song is so good, so singular that it completely eclipses the original version. Think Sinéad O'Connor doing Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Jimmy Hendrix lighting up Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” or, of course, Wh

  12. The Ripple Effect: Deadheads share their stories

    At the outset of The Ripple Effect, NPR Music’s series on the Grateful Dead, we asked fans to share stories about how they fell in love with the band. The response was overwhelming: wry, emotional and personal. It was overflowing with share

  13. New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 7

    Ravyn Lenae. Margaret Glaspy. Overmono. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Liz Warner from WDET in Detroit (https://wdet.org/author/lwarner/) about their favorite albums out Friday, August 7. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics o

  14. Alt.Latino: Ana's summer playlist

    To celebrate Ana's world premiere as a DJ -- a gig playing for 5,000 people in Central Park, which she definitely, absolutely prepared for -- this week we present her summer playlist. We've got song of the summer contenders (Aitana's "SUPER

  15. Slayyyter's new single, King Princess covers Neil Young

    We open this week’s show by reflecting on the loss of Glen Hansard, an artist who was critical to shaping the sound and spirit of All Songs Considered in its earliest days. We then share some of our favorite new tracks of the week, includin

  16. What's next for the Grateful Dead's legacy?

    Death never stopped the Grateful Dead before. Since Jerry Garcia's death in 1995, a sprawling collection of musicians and fans across generations have kept the band’s legacy alive in different ways. But without members Phil Lesh and Bob Wei

  17. New Music Friday: The best albums out July 31

    The Durutti Column. Arca. MOLIY. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Olive Kimoto of member station KCRW in Los Angeles (https://www.kcrw.com/shows/olive-kimoto/latest) about their favorite albums out Friday, July 31. Plus, a handful of NPR Mu

  18. Alt.Latino: Is Bill Evans techno?

    Bill Evans might not be techno. But in this week's episode, the slow-building angst and tension of electronic producer Debit's new music reminded Ana of the beloved jazz piano master. And that kind of genre cross-pollination is everywhere i

  19. How to love the Grateful Dead

    Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest places, if you look at it right. And if you get confused, just listen to the music play. This week, resident Deadheads Isabella Gomez Sarmiento and Felix Contreras help host Robin Hil

  20. New Music Friday: The best albums out July 24

    Charli xcx. Tyla. Shania Twain. Guest host Ann Powers chats with Nastia Voynovskaya of member station KQED in San Francisco (https://www.kqed.org/author/nvoynovskaya) about their favorite albums out Friday, July 24. Plus, some NPR Music wri

  21. Alt.Latino: Spain wins (at music, too)

    We'll take any excuse to talk about the insane quality of music coming out of Spain these days. This week, we got one: Spain defeated Argentina on Sunday to win the 2026 World Cup Final. So, this episode is a celebration of the multitude of

  22. Sylvan Esso, Phoebe Bridgers, feeble little horse, more

    We share our picks for the best new tracks out now, including the laid-back dystopia of Sylvan Esso’s “Concrete Glen,” an acoustic take on Phoebe Bridgers’ “Lost Boys,” the glitched-out chaos of feeble little horse and more. NPR Music’s Dor

  23. New Music Friday: The best albums out July 17

    Gracie Abrams. Nia Archives. Steve Lacy. On a release day full of catchy earworms, host Stephen Thompson chats with Tshego Letsoalo of KALW in San Francisco (https://www.kalw.org/people/tshego-letsoalo) about their favorite albums out Frida

  24. Alt.Latino: Country twang, Brazilian flow

    With last week's best-of show behind us, we've got a clean slate to dive into our favorite new music kicking off the second half of the year. Felix brings a batch of country tracks, while Ana -- to absolutely no one's surprise -- continues

  25. beabadoobee, The Rolling Stones, Four Tet, more

    On her stellar new single, “Switchblade,” beabadoobee shreds ‘90s style. The Rolling Stones have still got it on their latest album, Foreign Tongues. And Four Tet surprises us with a new “wingdings” project. We’ve got all that and more as w

  26. New Music Friday: The best albums out July 10

    Jack White. Baby Rose. Suki Waterhouse. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Maggie Brennan of WCBE in Ohio (https://www.wcbe.org/people/maggie-brennan) about their favorite albums out Friday, July 10. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and c

  27. Alt.Latino: The best Latin music of 2026 (so far)

    It’s that time of the year again: a mix between Christmas and Halloween for me and Felix. We gift you our best album picks of the year so far — and there’s nothing spookier for us than having to choose. So here it is, the music we’ve loved

  28. Summer’s simple pleasures: Roséwave

    Roséwave is a feeling more than a singular sound or genre. It’s the kind of sweetness and sadness that underscores the long, languid days of summer. Long drives with old friends, watching your kids at the pool, backyard barbecues while the

  29. The best albums of 2026 (so far)

    On a special mid-year episode of New Music Friday, host Stephen Thompson and a lineup of NPR Music writers and critics reflect on their favorite albums of the year so far. Albums featured in this episode: (01:14) Album No. 1 - Noah Kahan, '

  30. Over and Over: “Such Great Heights” by The Postal Service (NPR+)

    The origin story of The Postal Service is as simple (and twee) as they come: An electronic music producer (Jimmy Tamborello) and an indie rock singer-songwriter (Ben Gibbard) decide to collaborate on a few songs, sending each other music vi

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