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Welcome to your all-in-one destination for every NPR Music podcast. We break down the best new albums to hit streaming each week on New Music Friday; we share the latest songs worthy of your playlists on All Songs Considered; there’s off-the-rails conversations (and chisme!) about Latin music on Alt.Latino. The NPR Music channel is your hub for new records, iconic artists and cult heroes, free of algorithms and full of surprises. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org . You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening for NPR Music.

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3/28/2025

New Music Friday: The best records out March 28 artwork

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New Music Friday: The best records out March 28

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Lucy Dacus. Perfume Genius. Destroyer. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Colorado Public Radio's Alisha Sweeney of Indie 102.3 to guide you through a huge release day. Featured albums: • Lucy Dacus, 'Forever Is A Feeling' ( Stream ) • Perfume Genius, 'Glory' ( Stream ) • Great Grandpa, 'Patience, Moonbeam' ( Stream ) • Destroyer, 'Dan's Boogie' ( Stream ) • SPELLLING, 'Portrait Of My Heart' ( Stream ) Check out the long list of albums out March 28 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music . Credits Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: Alisha Sweeney, Indie 102.3 Producer: Simon Rentner Editor: Otis Hart Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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3/26/2025

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Alt.Latino: Songs To Move By

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Hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras discuss the best music Felix unearthed while moving out of his apartment. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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3/25/2025

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Saying 'goodbye' to SXSW Music

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We look at how and why SXSW, once the world's largest music festival, is being scaled back to a shell of itself, what was so special about it, and what the shift means for artists and the industry. Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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3/21/2025

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New Music Friday: The best albums out March 21

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Japanese Breakfast. My Morning Jacket. Greentea Peng. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Izzi Bavis from Baltimore public radio station WTMD to run through their favorite albums out today. Featured albums: • Japanese Breakfast, 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)' ( Stream ) • Greentea Peng, 'TELL DEM IT'S SUNNY' ( Stream ) • Tamino, 'Every Dawn's a Mountain' ( Stream ) • My Morning Jacket, 'is' ( Stream ) • YHWH Nailgun, '45 Pounds' ( Stream ) Read our long list of albums out March 21 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music . Credits: • Host: Stephen Thompson • Guest: Izzi Bavis, WTMD • Producer: Simon Rentner • Editor: Otis Hart • Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed • Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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3/18/2025

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The most anticipated spring albums

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We look ahead to the most anticipated albums due out this spring, including Rico Nasty's LETHAL , the return of Car Seat Headrest and Lucius, the existential punk rock group Pup and more. Featured artists and albums: 1. HAIM: "Relationships," from a "not yet announced fourth album" 2. Blondshell: "Two Times," from 'If You Asked For A Picture' 3. M(h)aol: "DM:AM," from 'Something Soft' 4. Car Seat Headrest: "Gethsemane," from 'The Scholars' 5. PUP: "Hallways," from 'Who Will Look After The Dogs?' 6. Kara-Lis Coverdale: "Daze," from 'From Where You Came' 7. Lucius: "Gold Rush," from 'Lucius' 8. Rico Nasty: "TEETHSUCKER (YEA3x)," from 'LETHAL' 9. Jenny Hval: "To Be A Rose," from 'Iris Silver Mist' Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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3/14/2025

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New Music Friday: The best albums out March 14

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Charley Crockett. Twin Shadow. Throwing Muses. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Matt Reilly of Austin public radio station KUTX to discuss the best new releases we heard this week. Featured albums: • Charley Crockett, Lonesome Drifter ( Stream ) • Twin Shadow, Georgie ( Stream ) • Courting, Lust for Life, Or: 'How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story ( Stream ) • Étienne de Crécy, WARM UP ( Stream ) • Throwing Muses, Moonlight Concessions ( Stream ) Check out the long list of albums out March 14 and stream our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org/music . Credits: Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: Matt Reilly, KUTX Producer: Simon Rentner Editor: Otis Hart Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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3/12/2025

Alt.Latino: A Latin Jazz survey, plus Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso artwork

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Alt.Latino: A Latin Jazz survey, plus Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso

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Alt.Latino hosts share six songs that they've had on repeat over the past month. Featured artists and songs: • Edison Machado & Boa Nova, "Naquela Base" • Michi, "Memmy (Recuerdo)" (feat. Gabriel da Rosa) • Adam O'Farrill, "Nocturno, 1932" • Vivir Quintana, "Más Libre Que En Casa" • Lucia Sarmiento, "Look Up" • Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, "#T****" Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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3/11/2025

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The Contenders, Vol. 6: The songs we can't stop playing this week

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We've got just what you need for that stubborn case of existential dread in a looming dystopia as we update our running list of the year's best songs, with new ones from yeule, Raveena and more. Also, we continue to celebrate the 25th anniversary of All Songs Considered by looking back at our number one songs from each year. On this episode: the songs that take us back to 2005 Featured artists and songs: 01. Everything Is Recorded: "Never Felt Better (feat. Sampha, Florence + The Machine)," from 'Temporary' 02. yeule: "Skullcrusher," from 'Evangelic Girls Is A Gun' 03. Raveena: "You're So Good To Me," from 'Where the Butterflies Go in the Rain (Deluxe)' 04. Gordi: "Alien Cowboy," from 'Like Plasticine' 05. Whatever The Weather: "12°C," from 'Whatever The Weather II' Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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3/7/2025

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New Music Friday: The best albums out March 7

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Lady Gaga. Jason Isbell. Newcomer Annie DiRusso. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Celia Gregory from Nashville public radio station WNXP to discuss these records and much more. Featured albums: • Annie DiRusso, 'Super Pedestrian' ( Stream ) • Jason Isbell, 'Foxes in the Snow' ( Stream ) • Sasami, 'Blood on the Silver Screen' ( Stream ) • Divorce, 'Drive To Goldenhammer' ( Stream ) • ASTROPICAL (Bomba Estéreo + Rawayana), 'ASTROPICAL' ( Stream ) Read our feature on 'ASTROPICAL' here . Check out our long list of albums out March 7 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music . Credits: • Host: Stephen Thompson • Guest: Celia Gregory, WNXP • Producer: Simon Rentner • Editor: Otis Hart • Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed • Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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3/5/2025

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Alt.Latino: New Music + Violeta Parra

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This week Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre balance their passion for new discoveries with reissued music from an iconic Latin American songwriter. Featured artists and songs: • Ezra Collective, "Body Language" (feat. Sasha Keable) • Patti LaBelle, "Teach me Tonight (Me Gusta Tu Baile)" • Teri Gender Bender, "SANAR" • Kevin Kaarl, "recuérdame x siempre" • Violeta Parra, "Cantores Que Reflexionan" • Ben Aler, "Honest" • Jose Luiz Martins, "Cravo e Canela" See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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