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entries to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. Tune in to watch the videos with us and hear about what made them stand out from the thousands of entries we received this year.
Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 8 Featuring KEXP's Kevin Cole
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Sep 13, 2021
Announcing The Winner Of The 2021 Tiny Desk Contest
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Picking one Tiny Desk Contest winner from the thousands of amazing entries we received this year wasn't easy. Over the past few months, we've…
Jul 27, 2021
Sipping And Sprinting: 24 Songs For Your Roséwave Fun Run
Enlarge this image Lace up and hit play. Kara Frame/NPR hide captiontoggle caption Kara Frame/NPR
Jul 13, 2021
Stay Or Go? 31 Chill Songs, No Matter Your RSVP
Enlarge this image Not sure if you want to hit the function or stay home? This one's
Jul 07, 2021
The Best 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Viking's Choice Edition
Enlarge this image Jordan Sand submitted the song "Palm to Chest" to the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest.
Jun 23, 2021
The Best 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 5
Enlarge this image Rotem Sivan submitted the song "Far From Shore" to the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest.
Jun 22, 2021
Young, Sexy And Black: 32 Songs For Unapologetic Confidence
Enlarge this image Whether you're a tote bag or Telfie babe, the spirit of roséwave lives in
Jun 16, 2021
The Best 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 4
Enlarge this image Calvin The II entered the song "Black" into the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest.
Jun 14, 2021
Brandi Carlile Joined NPR Music's Listening Party For Joni Mitchell's 'Blue'
YouTube Recommended Reading: Blue is an inquiry into personal storytelling, a document of the process of sharing heartache that changes every time…
Jun 09, 2021
The Best 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 3
Enlarge this image Raine Stern entered the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Touchin' Don't Feel
Jun 08, 2021
Roséwave: Back 2 Basic
Enlarge this image It's not a genre; it's a lifestyle. Kara Frame/NPR hide captiontoggle caption Kara
Jun 02, 2021
The Best 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 2
Enlarge this image Allison Mahal entered the Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Superego." YouTube/NPR hide
May 26, 2021
The Best 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 1
Enlarge this image MikeyyAustin & The Soulcial Club entered the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest with the song
May 16, 2021
Winning Isn't Everything: Tiny Desk Concerts From Standout Contest Entrants
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May 16, 2021
Winning Isn't Everything: Tiny Desks From Standout Contest Entrants
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May 11, 2021
Watch The First Entry To The 2021 Tiny Desk Contest
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The Tiny Desk Contest — our annual search for the next great undiscovered artist to play a Tiny Desk concert — opened for entries yesterday.…
Apr 11, 2021
Rhiannon Giddens On The Many Meanings of 'Home'
Enlarge this image Rhiannon Giddens recorded her new album, They're Calling Me Home, with her collaborator Francesco
Mar 29, 2021
Couch By Couchwest: Real Discoveries From A Virtual SXSW
Enlarge this image Bob Boilen "attends" the South by Southwest music festival from home. The 2021 event, which usually takes over Austin,
Mar 21, 2021
NPR Music's Listening Party For Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders' 'Promises'
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The Listening Party has ended, but you can watch the album stream and conversation for the next 72 hours.
Join us in an online listening…
Dec 29, 2020
Roséwave: Lost Summer
Enlarge this image We danced in kitchens, took long drives, caught up in backyards or on video chat, watched weddings from our
Dec 28, 2020
Bob Boilen's Top 10 Albums Of 2020
Enlarge this image Bob Boilen's top 10 albums of 2020 Courtesy of the artists / Photo illustration by Bob Boilen /
Dec 25, 2020
The All Songs Considered Takes a Journey to the North Pole – Sunday at 3:30pm
Kacey Musgraves, Conor Oberst and more special guests join All Songs hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton on a steam engine to the North Pole. Hear All…
Dec 11, 2020
Yusuf Cat Stevens On Remaking 'Tea For The Tillerman' 50 Years Later on All Songs Considered – Sunday at 3:30pm
Fifty years ago, Cat Stevens released Tea for the Tillerman. It was a groundbreaking album for its intimacy and profound philosophy, as well as its…
Dec 08, 2020
Bob Boilen's 40 Favorite Songs Of 2020
Enlarge this image From left, Bob Dylan, Shamir and Sylvan Esso. Getty Images / Girlie Action / Shore Fire Media hide
Oct 10, 2020
'Dust Off Your Wings': Tiny Desk Contestant Britton Smith On Pride And Potential
Enlarge this image Britton Smith was a standout entrant to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. Hannah Sider for Boys by Girls/Courtesy
Sep 26, 2020
'Medicating With Music': How One Tiny Desk Contest Entrant Heals Through Song
Enlarge this image Meaghan Maples, aka Mama Haze, was one of the standout artists in the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. Courtesy
Sep 04, 2020
Tiny Desk Contestant Danielle Ponder On Telling Stories That Matter Through Music
Enlarge this image Danielle Ponder's song "Poor Man's Pain" was a standout Tiny Desk Contest entry this year. Courtesy of the
Aug 22, 2020
Meet Lauren Eylise, A Standout Performer From The 2020 Tiny Desk Contest
Enlarge this image "I've always loved music," says Lauren Eylise. "It's my second language." Her song "Peaks and Valleys" caught the attention
Aug 17, 2020
Bright Eyes Will Join NPR Music's Listening Party For 'Down In The Weeds...'
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This Friday at 4 p.m. ET, join us for an online listening party for Bright Eyes' new album, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was,…
Aug 03, 2020
Meet Linda Diaz, The Winner Of The 2020 Tiny Desk Contest
Enlarge this image Linda Diaz is the winner of the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption
Jul 22, 2020
Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 7 Featuring WFUV's Rita Houston
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Today at 3 p.m. ET, NPR Music's Bob Boilen and WFUV's program director Rita Houston will be live on YouTube to talk about their favorites…
Jul 20, 2020
Tiny Desk Contest 2020: Entries Public Radio Loves
Enlarge this image Charles Turner & Uptown Swing entered the Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Harlem Harlem Harlem." YouTube/NPR hide
Jul 15, 2020
Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 6 Featuring Gina Chavez
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On Thursday, July 16, Bob Boilen was joined by Tiny Desk Contest judge and Tiny Desk alumna Gina Chavez for episode six of Tiny Desk Contest…
Jul 08, 2020
Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 5 Featuring Tarik Moody
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Today at 3 p.m. ET, NPR Music's Bob Boilen and Radio Milwaukee's Tarik Moody will be live on YouTube to talk about their favorites entries to…
Jul 07, 2020
The Airborne Toxic Event's Mikel Jollett, Live Interview and Performance
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Jul 01, 2020
Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 4 Featuring Quinn Christopherson
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Today at 3 p.m. ET, NPR Music's Bob Boilen and Quinn Christopherson, winner of the 2019 Tiny Desk Contest, will watch their favorites entries…
Jun 29, 2020
Heat Check: Underrated And Elevating
Enlarge this image cupcakKe switches her flow up so many times that "Discounts" is a raunchy and hilarious three-minute shopper bargain.
Jun 24, 2020
Hear 'I'm So Happy I Cry,' Fantastic Negrito's New Song With Tarriona 'Tank' Ball
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"Get ready for Oakland to meet New Orleans!" Fantastic Negrito, aka Xavier Dphrepaulezz, teased on Twitter. It's an apt description of "I'm…
Jun 24, 2020
Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 3 Featuring Raina Douris Of World Cafe
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Today at 3 p.m. ET, NPR Music's Bob Boilen and Raina Douris will be live on YouTube to talk about their favorites entries to the 2020 Tiny…
Jun 22, 2020
Heat Check: Can't Get It For Free
Enlarge this image Miami duo City Girls returns with their second full-length album, City on Lock. Prince Williams/WireImage/Getty Images hide…
Jun 17, 2020
Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 2 Featuring Brittany Howard
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Today at 3 p.m. ET, NPR Music's Bob Boilen and Brittany Howard will be live on YouTube to talk about their favorites entries to the 2020 Tiny…
Jun 15, 2020
Heat Check: Bigger Picture
Enlarge this image Lil Baby's "The Bigger Picture" is a conscious trap anthem for the Black Lives Matter movement. Matthew Geovany
Jun 10, 2020
Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 1 Featuring Bobby Carter
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Today at 3 p.m. ET, NPR Music's Bob Boilen and Bobby Carter will be live on YouTube to talk about their favorites entries to the 2020 Tiny…
Jun 08, 2020
Meet The 2020 Tiny Desk Contest Community
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Each year, we receive thousands of entries to the Tiny Desk Contest, and the Contest team watches every single one. We get to hear songs from…
Jun 07, 2020
Heat Check: Reportin' Live From The Other Side
Enlarge this image Meek Mill's "Other Side of America" is a poignant snapshot of a life he was never expected to get
May 31, 2020
Heat Check: 'Black Joy Is Radical'
Enlarge this image Nubya Garcia's latest single "Pace" is all about diving into the many layers of joy. Adama Jalloh/Courtesy of
May 28, 2020
The 9:30 Club Is 40 Years Old. It's Closed. It Matters More Than Ever
Enlarge this image Tiny Desk Unit - 9:30 Club circa 1980 (Michael Barron, Terry Baker, Susan Mumford, Lorenzo "Pee Wee" Jones, Bob
May 28, 2020
Stream Over 100 Shows From The 9:30 Club
Sylvan Esso, performing live at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on June 13, 2014. Zac Visco for NPR hide captiontoggle
May 27, 2020
Tiny Desk Contest: Celebrating The Artists Who Keep Coming Back
Enlarge this image Justin Trawick and The Common Good entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Goodbye." YouTube/NPR hide
May 25, 2020
Heat Check: Got A Big Ego
Enlarge this image Amaarae cuts it up better than a moon-walking Samurai on "Body Count." Philip Boakye/Courtesy of the artist hide
May 17, 2020
Heat Check: Tiny Desk Contest 2020 Edition
Enlarge this image Lauren Eylise entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Peaks and Valleys." YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption
May 13, 2020
The Best 2020 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 8
Enlarge this image The Bengsons entered the song "Pulls Out" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption YouTube/NPR
May 10, 2020
Heat Check: Shook Up, Shook Down, Shook Out
Enlarge this image Jenevieve collides with BENZIBOY for a bossa nova update to Groove Theory's "Tell Me." Viven Sainz/Courtesy of the
May 06, 2020
The Best 2020 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 7
Enlarge this image Darling Din entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Velvet." YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide captiontoggle caption
May 03, 2020
Heat Check: Hippocampus Two-Steps
Enlarge this image Dreya Mac spits bars at a level far beyond a novice on her debut track "Skippin." Clara Setian/Courtesy
Apr 29, 2020
Tiny Desk Contest 2020: Entries That Help Us Feel Connected
Enlarge this image Alisa Amador entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Together." YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption YouTube/NPR
Apr 26, 2020
Heat Check: Shake Your Senses
Enlarge this image Rooted in languid rhythm, Octavian's "Poison" featuring Santi with OBONGJAYAR sounds like nothing else out. Crowns & Owls/Courtesy…
Apr 22, 2020
The Best 2020 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 6
Enlarge this image Danielle Ponder submitted the song "Poor Man's Pain" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption…
Apr 19, 2020
Heat Check: Double My W's
Enlarge this image Kenny Mason unveils his debut project Angelic Hoodrat with a cool-under-pressure, low-lid resolve. Nasser Boulaich/Courtesy of the…
Apr 15, 2020
Tiny Desk Contest: Celebrating Creative 2020 Entries Filmed In Quarantine
Enlarge this image Stacey Joy entered the song "Can't Be Found" for the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption YouTube/NPR
Apr 12, 2020
Heat Check: Money In My Hand
Enlarge this image Don't play with Kari Faux. Play with your kids. Quil Lemons /Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption Quil
Apr 08, 2020
The Best 2020 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 5
Enlarge this image Stone & Snow submitted its entry "Cruel" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption YouTube/NPR
Apr 05, 2020
Heat Check: I Feel Void
Enlarge this image Empress Of's "Void" feels like a euphoric cross-genre culture clash, a dance party in a summer storm. Dorian Lopez/Courtesy
Apr 01, 2020
Tiny Tech Tips: Recording Your Tiny Desk Contest Entry At Home
Enlarge this image You don't need a nice home studio — like Bob Boilen has here — to record a great Tiny Desk
Mar 29, 2020
Heat Check: Teleport And Transform
Enlarge this image Bongeziwe Mabandla's "masiziyekelele" sends you racing through the streets of Johannesburg. Justice Mukheli/Courtesy of the artist…
Mar 27, 2020
Roger And Brian Eno Reveal How They Made Their Tranquil New Album Together on All Songs Considered - Sunday at 3:30pm
Brothers Brian and Roger Eno have just released their first-ever album together. Truth be told, the timing couldn't be better because the album,…
Mar 26, 2020
A List Of The Songs Named In Bob Dylan's 'Murder Most Foul'
Enlarge this image Bob Dylan's new single, "Murder Most Foul," is 17 minutes long and references more than 70 songs. We made a
Mar 25, 2020
The Best 2020 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 4
Enlarge this image Linda Diaz submitted the song "Green Tea Ice Cream" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption
Mar 23, 2020
Viking's Choice: Raging Black Metal, Burly Math Rock, Escapist Shoegaze
Enlarge this image Serpent Column's new EP is called Endless Detainment — quite the 2020 mood. Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle
Mar 22, 2020
Heat Check: Make It Make Sense
Enlarge this image Alex Isley's "Gone" perfects the art of subtle, fear-inducing seduction. Lauren Desberg /Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle…
Mar 18, 2020
Hear From SXSW Artists Who Entered The 2020 Tiny Desk Contest
Enlarge this image The Kraken Quartet entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest with its entry "Chance the Dog (The Song)" YouTube/NPR hide
Mar 15, 2020
Heat Check: Socially Distanced, Emotionally Here
Enlarge this image BIRTHH's angelic ascension will help you temporarily escape reality. Sha Ribeiro/Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption…
Mar 11, 2020
The Best 2020 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 3
Enlarge this image Asher Jaffe entered the Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Alphabet Soup." YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption YouTube/NPR
Mar 09, 2020
Viking's Choice: Next-Level Metal, Gothic Post-Punk, Celestial Noise
Enlarge this image On its new album Underneath, Code Orange just wants to crack open metal's skull and suck the marrow. Courtesy
Mar 08, 2020
Heat Check: Homecoming
Enlarge this image The laboriously-delayed Eternal Atake finally delivered big time for Lil Uzi Vert fans. Erika Goldring/FilmMagic/Getty Images hide…
Mar 04, 2020
The Best 2020 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 2
Enlarge this image Sofia Camille entered the Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Sideways." YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption YouTube/NPR
Mar 02, 2020
Heat Check: Being Productive With The Pressure
Enlarge this image Young Nudy's "Blue Cheese Salad" is a smooth, slimey addition to his steadfast sleeper hits. Julian Burgueno/Courtesy of the
Mar 02, 2020
Viking's Choice: Buzzsaw Punk, Aquatic Doom, Phantasmal Ambient
Enlarge this image This is the single artwork for "Eraser III." We can't even print the acronym of the Toronto punk band it's
Feb 26, 2020
The Best 2020 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 1
Enlarge this image Malena Cadiz submitted the song "Call It A Night" to the Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide captiontoggle
Feb 25, 2020
NPR Music's TINY DESK Concert Contest is back!
The Tiny Desk Contest is back! Unsigned musicians: Enter the Contest by sending NPR Music a video of you playing an original song behind a desk by…
Feb 24, 2020
Viking's Choice: Elyse Weinberg Remembered, Tasmanian Post-Punk, Lunar Ambient
Enlarge this image Elyse Weinberg rolled with Neil Young and Joni Mitchell in the late '60s, and released only one LP before leaving
Feb 23, 2020
Heat Check: Caught Up And Curious
Enlarge this image Linda Diaz's "Magic" swirls in the watercolor pools of a quirky, young love. Jonah Zorn Koplin/Courtesy of the artist
Feb 19, 2020
From Their Desks To Ours: Tiny Desk Concerts From Our 5 Tiny Desk Contest Winners
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Feb 17, 2020
Viking's Choice: Ancient Metal, Soft Synths, The Perfect Choogle
Enlarge this image The Kraken Quartet collaborates with Hikes singer/guitarist Nay Wilkins on a lily-pad-jumping post-rock EP. Courtesy of the artist…
Feb 17, 2020
Heat Check: Répéter, Répéter
Enlarge this image Arlo Parks' "Eugene" spins a stinging reminder of getting left for convention. Charlie Cummings/Courtesy of the artist hide…
Feb 11, 2020
Watch The First Entry To The 2020 Tiny Desk Contest
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Last week, we launched the sixth Tiny Desk Contest, our annual search for great, undiscovered musical talent. We started accepting entries…
Feb 10, 2020
Viking's Choice: Calypso Help, Glacial Ambient, Youth Crew Hardcore
Enlarge this image "Lord Invader will never surrender / Me one alone," the calypso singer boasts on 1960's Calypso Travels. Courtesy of
Feb 09, 2020
Heat Check: Going All Out
Enlarge this image Victoria Monét melds fantasy with reality for her latest, "Moment." Dana Trippe/Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption…
Feb 03, 2020
Viking's Choice: Skull-Melting Feedback, Free-Jazz Psych, Experimental Lute
Enlarge this image Goblinsmoker's grubby artwork really just sets the vibe, you know? Adam C Design/Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption
Feb 03, 2020
The Tiny Desk Contest Is Back For 2020
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In the past year, we've had some pretty big names come perform at the Tiny Desk: Lizzo, Jimmy Eat World and Taylor Swift, to name a few.
Jan 27, 2020
Viking's Choice: Sean Reinert's Celestial Voyage, Dream-Pop Bliss And Grindcore
Enlarge this image Traced in Air not only reinvigorated but reinvented Cynic, a metal band co-founded by guitarist Paul Masvidal and drummer Sean…
Jan 13, 2020
Viking's Choice: Polvo Reissues, Speed Punk, Apocalyptic Rebetika
Enlarge this image Today's Active Lifestyles, Polvo's second album from 1993, gets a slight makeover from its original, puke yellow-and-green color…
Jan 06, 2020
Viking's Choice: Razor-Wire Hardcore, Vocal Music From The Void
Enlarge this image A ripping track from Nosebleed's Outside Looking In 7-inch single is featured on this week's playlist. Courtesy of the
Dec 26, 2019
Bob Boilen's Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts Of 2019
Enlarge this image Bob Boilen says that the Japanese pop punk band CHAI performed one of his Tiny Desk Concerts of 2019: "My face
Dec 17, 2019
Viking's Choice: Burger Punk, Hard-Swung Free Jazz, Bioluminescent Ambient
Enlarge this image NEON's debut album spirals through some brain-rewiring punk. Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption Courtesy of the…
Dec 17, 2019
Bob Boilen's Top 20 Albums For 2019
Big Thief released two of Bob Boilen's favorite albums in 2019: U.F.O.F. and Two Hands. Michael Buishas hide captiontoggle caption Michael Buishas
Dec 16, 2019
Heat Check: Favorite Discoveries Of 2019
Enlarge this image Kirby, Odunsi (The Engine) and Hope Tala Courtney Loo & David Karp/Folarin Omolayole/Freddie Stisted/Courtesy of the artists hide…
Dec 09, 2019
Viking's Choice: Tender Ambient, Blossom Punk, Fist-Pumping Shred
Enlarge this image Eilean Records was always built to end. The French label was conceived as an elaborate art project, based on a
Dec 09, 2019
Viking's Choice: Tender Ambient, Blossom Punk, Fist-Pumping Shred
Enlarge this image Eilean Records was always built to end. The French label was conceived as an elaborate art project, based on a
Dec 04, 2019
Viking's Choice: The House That Jack Rose Built
Enlarge this image Jack Rose's ramblin' ragas, sun-drenched drones and hiccuping blues were guitar-picked with a big dang heart and even bigger hands.
Dec 04, 2019
Viking's Choice: The House That Jack Rose Built
Enlarge this image Jack Rose's ramblin' ragas, sun-drenched drones and hiccuping blues were guitar-picked with a big dang heart and even bigger hands.
Dec 01, 2019
Heat Check: Ode To The Cap
Enlarge this image Kilo Kish's glitchy, pithy "SPARK" sets fire to procrastination, pushing you to keep creating. Kish Robinson/Courtesy of the artist
Nov 24, 2019
Heat Check: Thankful For Cross-Genre Discovery
Enlarge this image As one of the few bilingual tracks off Girl Ultra's debut album, Nuevos Aires, "f***him" reminds us to be thankful
Nov 18, 2019
Viking's Choice: Cosmic Death Metal, Blackened String Music, Russian Straight-Edge
Enlarge this image Blood Incantation's Hidden History of the Human Race features artwork by science fiction and fantasy painter Bruce Pennington.…
Nov 18, 2019
Viking's Choice: Cosmic Death Metal, Blackened String Music, Russian Straight-Edge
Enlarge this image Blood Incantation's Hidden History of the Human Race features artwork by science fiction and fantasy painter Bruce Pennington.…
Nov 17, 2019
Poll: Your Favorite Songs Of The 2010s
Oivind Hovland/Getty Images/Ikon Images What are your favorite songs of the past decade? These are tracks released between 2010 and 2019. We know
Nov 17, 2019
Heat Check: Charge The Haters Interest
Enlarge this image Denzel Curry's Super Saiyan energy offsets Glass Animals' eerie, horn-submerged production on "Tokyo Drifting." Elliot Arndt…
Nov 14, 2019
Sugar, Spice & Rosé On Ice: 30 Introspective Songs For Autumn
Enlarge this image The world is changing in hues of amber and maroon. Do you have the appropriate soundtrack? Mint Images/Getty Images
Nov 11, 2019
Viking's Choice: Neoclassical Ambient, Glitchy Metal, Psychedelic Japanese Groove
Enlarge this image Kajsa Lindgren's neoclassical ambient album Everyone is here is featured on this week's Viking's Choice. Courtesy of the artist
Nov 11, 2019
Viking's Choice: Neoclassical Ambient, Glitchy Metal, Psychedelic Japanese Groove
Enlarge this image Kajsa Lindgren's neoclassical ambient album Everyone is here is featured on this week's Viking's Choice. Courtesy of the artist
Nov 10, 2019
Heat Check: Lived-In R&B, Rap And Ragga
Enlarge this image With rich, cascading runs, Ayoni's "September" is a stand-out on this week's Heat Check. Caleb Griffin/Courtesy of the artist
Nov 10, 2019
Heat Check: Lived-In R&B, Rap And Ragga
Enlarge this image With rich, cascading runs, Ayoni's "September" is a stand-out on this week's Heat Check. Caleb Griffin/Courtesy of the artist
Nov 04, 2019
Viking's Choice: Turntable Noise, Metallic Hardcore, Hobbitwave
Enlarge this image Maria Chávez's Plays is sourced completely from a soundless, locked-groove double LP. Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle…
Nov 04, 2019
Viking's Choice: Turntable Noise, Metallic Hardcore, Hobbitwave
Enlarge this image Maria Chávez's Plays is sourced completely from a soundless, locked-groove double LP. Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle…
Nov 01, 2019
New Mix: Torres, Julien Baker, Illuminati Hotties, and More on All Songs Considered – Sunday at 3:30pm
This show has indeed finally gone to the dogs. Lyndsey McKenna and Marissa Lorusso kick off this week's episode playing "Full Blown Meltdown." It's…
Oct 29, 2019
Viking's Choice: Sound-Foraging Ambient, Dank Drone And Spanish Dance-Pop
Enlarge this image M. Sage's Bias Folklore was just released in the final batch of cassette tapes from Patient Sounds. Courtesy of
Oct 29, 2019
Viking's Choice: Sound-Foraging Ambient, Dank Drone And Spanish Dance-Pop
Enlarge this image M. Sage's Bias Folklore was just released in the final batch of cassette tapes from Patient Sounds. Courtesy of
Oct 27, 2019
Heat Check: Candy-Coated Sludge And Sticky, African Alt-Soul
Enlarge this image Ness Nite subverts hip-hop tropes with "Gucciprada." Enmi Yang/Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption Enmi…
Oct 21, 2019
Viking's Choice: New Sounds Now, New Sounds Forever
Enlarge this image Tauba Auerbach's sculptures adorn the artwork for Meara O'Reilly's Hockets for Two Voices. Tauba Auerbach/Courtesy of the artist…
Oct 20, 2019
Heat Check: Getting Lost, Giving In
Enlarge this image TeaMarrr's mesmerizing new single "Kinda Love" is the type of daydream to put into action. Tyren Redd/Courtesy of the
Oct 14, 2019
Viking's Choice: From Christian Punk To 2 Live Crew, Music Podcasts For Your Commute
Enlarge this image Blenderhead is featured on an episode of the Labeled podcast about the '90s Christian punk movement. Courtesy of Tooth
Oct 11, 2019
A Conversation with Jeff Tweedy of Wilco on All Songs Considered – Sunday at 3:30pm
Jeff Tweedy has been on a roll. He put out three solo albums in the past two years, and two of those, Warm and Warmer, within six months of each…
Oct 07, 2019
Viking's Choice: Minimalist Rock And Roll, Sahrawi Folk Music, Motorcycle Synth
Enlarge this image Real Life Rock & Roll Band applies minimalist techniques to rumbling, dueling guitar histrionics on its debut album, Hollerin'…
Oct 06, 2019
Heat Check: Songs That Let It All Out
Enlarge this image The Pendletons provide a jazzy, dancing-in-your-living-room soundtrack to self-care. Ivan Noble/Courtesy of the artist hide…
Oct 04, 2019
'Abbey Road' Remixed: A Conversation With Giles Martin on All Songs Considered – Sunday at 3:30pm
Fifty years ago, The Beatles returned to the EMI Recording Studios (later renamed Abbey Road) and made their last album together. To celebrate this…
Sep 30, 2019
Viking's Choice: Desert Death Metal, Heavy Pink Psych And Japanese Grindcore
Enlarge this image Gatecreeper's Deserted keeps old-school death metal bangin' on. Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption Courtesy of the…
Sep 29, 2019
Heat Check: Euphoric Shuffle Play
Enlarge this image Daniela Andrade's "Ayayai" (single artwork pictured here) shows off the artist's linguistic versatility. Yi-Shuan Lee/Courtesy of…
Sep 27, 2019
New Mix: Soccer Mommy, Chastity Belt, Leonard Cohen, and More on All Songs Considered – Saturday at 6pm
This week's All Songs Considered includes an all-new song from the late Leonard Cohen, lyrically devastating work from (Sandy) Alex G, a battle of…
Sep 23, 2019
Viking's Choice: Japanese Prog-Rock, Heavy Shoegaze, Demented Dancehall
Enlarge this image Koenjihyakkei's 2005 album Angherr Shisspa, just recently reissued,makes progressive music simultaneously challenging and fun.…
Sep 23, 2019
New Mix: Soccer Mommy, Chastity Belt, Leonard Cohen, (Sandy) Alex G, More
Clockwise from upper left: (Sandy) Alex G, Leonard Cohen, Soccer Mommy, Fran, Chastity Belt Courtesy of the artists hide caption toggle caption…
Sep 20, 2019
Hobo Johnson's Journey From Homelessness To A Major Label on All Songs Considered – Saturday at 6pm
Like almost 6,000 other artists, Hobo Johnson entered the Tiny Desk Contest in 2018. But unlike the other entries, his video, for the song "Peach…
Sep 19, 2019
New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out Sep. 20
Tove Lo. Her latest full-length, Sunshine Kitty, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out Sep. 20. Moni Hayworth/Courtesy of
Sep 19, 2019
New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out Sept. 20
Tove Lo. Her latest full-length, Sunshine Kitty, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out Sept. 20. Moni Hayworth/Courtesy of
Sep 16, 2019
Viking's Choice: Cracked Music From The Nurse With Wound List, Hypercolor Rave, More
Enlarge this image Be it prog-rock, free jazz, musique concrète, Krautrock, deranged punk or psych-rock, the experimental music found on the Nurse…
Sep 16, 2019
Wilco Shares New Song, Video For 'Everyone Hides'
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Wilco has always had a gift for pairing sunny day reflections with late-night jitters, shifting subtly over the course of a single track from…
Sep 16, 2019
Hobo Johnson's Journey From Homelessness To A Major Label Contract
Hobo Johnson is otherwise known as Frank Lopes Jr. His new album, out now on Warner Records, is The Fall of Hobo Johnson.
Sep 15, 2019
Heat Check: Future Nostalgia
Enlarge this image KIRBY's "Kool Aid" injects just the right doses of doo-wop and soul. Courtney Loo & David Karp/Courtesy of the
Sep 13, 2019
New Mix: Thom Yorke, Wynton Marsalis, Ride, Overcoats, and More on All Songs Considered – Saturday at 6pm
There's a cinematic theme in the songs on this edition of All Songs Considered, including a new track from Thom Yorke called "Daily Battles" and an…
Sep 12, 2019
New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out On Sept. 13
Charli XCX. Her latest release, Charli, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Sept. 13. Courtesy of the
Sep 09, 2019
Viking's Choice: What I Learned From Aquarius Records, A Record Store For Big Ears
Enlarge this image San Francisco's Aquarius Records wrote over 500 New Arrivals lists from 1995 until the store closed in 2016. Courtesy
Sep 09, 2019
New Mix: Thom Yorke, Wynton Marsalis, Ride, Overcoats, More
Clockwise from upper left: Arthur Moon, Overcoats, Wynton Marsalis, Thom Yorke, Ride Courtesy of the artists hide captiontoggle caption Courtesy of…
Sep 08, 2019
Heat Check: Motivators And Hater-Slayers
Enlarge this image Pusha T performs at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival in April 2019. Push's latest single, "Coming Home"
Sep 08, 2019
The 2010s: What Defines The Past Decade In Music?
Mat Hayward/Getty Images The 2010s are almost over, so we want to know: Which albums, songs
Sep 06, 2019
New Mix: Pinegrove, Sudan Archives, Anna Meredith And 4 Mellotrons on All Songs Considered – Saturday at 6pm
This week’s new mix features Pinegrove, Sudan Archives, Anna Meredith And 4 Mellotrons. Hear All Songs Considered Saturday evenings at 6:00 pm on…
Sep 05, 2019
Hear An Early Outtake Of The Beatles' 'Oh! Darling'
The band, photographed in 1969. The photo is just one of the images included in the upcoming 50th anniversary edition of Abbey Road.
Sep 05, 2019
New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out Sep. 6
British R&B singer Mahalia. Her debut full-length Love and Compromise is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Sep. 6.
Sep 03, 2019
Viking's Choice: Psychedelic Cumbia, String Drone, Afghan Noise
Enlarge this image Yes, the apocalyptic cover of Historia Natural does accurately portray the warped whims of Los Pirañas' cumbia. hide…
Sep 02, 2019
Heat Check: Friends Of Friends Of Friends
Enlarge this image Sudan Archives' "Confessions" is included in this week's Heat Check. Alex Black/Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption…
Sep 02, 2019
New Mix: Pinegrove, Sudan Archives, Anna Meredith And 4 Mellotrons
Clockwise from upper left: Jenny Hval, Sudan Archives, Anna Meredith, Mellotron Variations (Robby Grant, Jonathan Kirkscey, John Medeski, Pat…
Aug 29, 2019
New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out Aug. 30
Lana Del Rey. Her latest release, Norman F****** Rockwell, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Aug. 30.
Aug 23, 2019
New Mix: Brittany Howard, Big Thief, The Messthetics, and More on All Songs Considered – Saturday at 6pm
This week's essential mix includes stirring solo work from Alabama Shakes singer Brittany Howard, a surprise release from Big Thief, a cathartic…
Aug 09, 2019
All Songs Rewind: The Worst Songs Of All Time? – Saturday at 6pm
Guitarist, actor, writer (and former Monitor Mix blogger) Carrie Brownstein joins us, along with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson, to do something we…
Jul 26, 2019
Newport Folk Festival Preview 2019 on All Songs Considered – Saturday at 6pm
This month marks 60 years since the very first Newport Folk Festival. NPR has been covering the event since its rebirth in 2008. Jay Sweet, now the…
Jul 19, 2019
New Mix: Bon Iver, Brian Eno, Wilco, Khruangbin, and More on All Songs Considered – Saturday at 6pm
Host Bob Boilen goes solo for this week's essential new mix, with defiant joy from Wilco, the atmospherics of Brian Eno and more. Hear All Songs…
Jul 12, 2019
New Mix: Joseph, Strange Ranger, Bad Heaven Ltd., Asia, and More on All Songs Considered – Saturday at 6pm
To be clear, sad songs make up the majority of this week's All Songs Considered. So, if you have a love for the type of music you might hear from…
Jul 05, 2019
The Songs That Define Us, From NPR's 'American Anthem' Series on All Songs Considered – Saturday at 6pm
For the past year, NPR has been taking a deep look at American anthems and all the forms they can take. These are the songs that unite us, inspire us…
Jun 28, 2019
Why the Seattle Music Scene Is A Glimpse at The Future on All Songs Considered – Saturday at 6pm
The Seattle Music Scene… Most cities tend to have a voice, but few quite as loud or interesting as Seattle's. This is a city that gave us Jimi…
Jun 21, 2019
Poll Results: The Best New Artists Of 2019 (So Far) – All Songs Considered, Saturday at 6pm
Your picks for the best new artists of 2019 (so far) include a lot of bands and musicians we've been following for a while – Maggie Rogers, Stella…
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