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All Songs Considered is NPR's flagship podcast for new music, artist interviews and friendly banter about the albums and musicians you love. Plus, special episodes on topics we can all relate to, like the best roadtrip anthems or songs to calm the nerves.Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.
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- 4 days ago54 min
Why does everything in music feel fake?
It’s been an unprecedented year for arguing about “fake” music, and it’s not just AI. From bot-powered ticket sales and social media campaigns to manufactured artist identities and an endless wave of complaints against nepo babies, 2026 feels like a turning point in the timeless debate about authenticity in music.This week on All Songs Considered, NPR Music’s Ann Powers and Isabella Gomez Sarmiento join host Robin Hilton to break down how we’ve reached this point, what it means, and where we go from here.Tell us what you think with a review on Apple or Spotify wherever you listen to podcasts.Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.orgSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.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
- 1 weeks ago58 min
The rapturous, heartbreaking story of Elephant 6
With the arrival of the first new Olivia Tremor Control album in nearly 30 years, we attempt to make sense of the sprawling, enigmatic collective behind it known as Elephant 6.NPR Music’s Lars Gotrich joins host Robin Hilton.Special thanks to Greenwich Entertainment, C.B. Stockfleth and Rob Hatch-Miller for use of audio featured in the 2022 documentary, The Elephant 6 Recording Co. Featured artists and songs: Intro with “A New Day” by The Olivia Tremor Control The Elephant 6 story in 60 seconds with “Black Foliage (Animation 2)” by The Olivia Tremor Control The Apples In Stereo: “Tidal Wave” Robert Schneider on the creative process, from the documentary ‘The Elephant 6 Recording Co.’ The Olivia Tremor Control: “Love Athena” The Apples In Stereo: “Glowworm” Neutral Milk Hotel: “Ghost” Elf Power: “Embrace The Crimson Tide” of Montreal: “Gallery Piece” The Gerbils: “Glue” The Instruments: “Song for Thomas” Beulah: “Score From Augusta” Great Lakes: “A Little Touched” Dressy Bessy: “I’m Still Here” The Olivia Tremor Control: “Meeting Ourselves” The Olivia Tremor Control: “Path of the Parallels VI - Last Occupants” The Olivia Tremor Control: “Leaf” The Olivia Tremor Control: “Begin Now!”Tell us what you think with a review on Apple or Spotify wherever you listen to podcasts.Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.orgSee 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
- 2 weeks ago51 min
A new canon of Halloween music
Who’s the Mariah Carey of Halloween? Labels and artists are trying to capitalize on spooky season, but these are the songs that belong in the creepy canon, from the truly terrifying to simply seasonal and nostalgic.Note: An earlier version of this episode appeared on All Songs Considered in 2025.Tell us what you think with a review on Apple or Spotify wherever you listen to podcasts.Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.orgFeatured artists and songs:Phoebe Bridgers: “Killer” from ‘Stranger in the Alps’Fever Ray: “If I Had A Heart,” from ‘Fever Ray’Sufjan Stevens: “John Wayne Gacy, Jr” from ‘Illinois’Jack Lenz: “Goosebumps” (theme from the TV show)Disneyland Records: “Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House”Alice Cooper: “Welcome to My Nightmare,” from ‘Welcome to My Nightmare’Oksana Linde: “Horizontes lejanos,” from ‘Travesias’Florence + the Machine: “Everybody Scream,” from ‘Everybody Scream’Ethel Cain: “Housofpsychoticwomn,” from ‘Perverts’girl in red: “We Fell In Love In October” (single)Mimicking Birds: “Bloodlines,” from ‘EONS’Van Morrison: “Moondance,” from ‘Moondance’The Cramps: “I Was A Teenage Werewolf,” from ‘Songs the Lord Taught Us’Dead Man’s Bones: “My Bodies a Zombie for You,” from ‘Dead Man’s Bones’Vince Guaraldi: “The Great Pumpkin Waltz,” from ‘The Great Pumpkin’Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.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
- 3 weeks ago41 min
How The Beatles made 'Rubber Soul' and broke up with their past
A super deluxe box set of The Beatles' legendary 1965 album Rubber Soul has just been released with brand new mixes, demos and outtakes that show The Beatles breaking up with the past, their fans and everything people knew and loved about the band. In this conversation with All Songs Considered host Robin Hilton, Giles Martin, the producer behind the new mixes and son of late Beatles producer George Martin, talks about why Rubber Soul was such a pivotal album for the band, how the music was changing, and why it sounds “reasonably bleak.” Martin also explains how the AI tools he used to update the mixes work, how he preserved the original spirit of Rubber Soul and more.Tell us what you think with a review on Apple or Spotify wherever you listen to podcasts.Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.orgSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.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
- Sep 29, 202639 min
Phoebe Bridgers, Gilla Band, Wednesday, and more of the week’s best songs
We get big and loud this week with a surprise drop from Phoebe Bridgers and her song “On Video,” from the Primetime soundtrack; the monstrously disjointed “Placeholder” from Gilla Band; widescreened shoegaze from the Danish artist Trentemøller and more. NPR Music’s Dora Levite joins host Robin Hilton as they share their picks for the best new songs out now.Tell us what you think with a review on Apple or Spotify wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.orgFeatured artists and songs: Intro Phoebe Bridgers: “On Video” Gilla Band: “Placeholder” Trentemøller: “Swerve” Wednesday: “Carolina Murder Suicide (Avey Tare Remix)” serpentwithfeet: “sentinel” Lily Konigsberg: “Free Byrd”Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.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
- Sep 22, 202644 min
Lizzy McAlpine, Víkingur Ólafsson plays Bach, and more of the week's best songs
Our latest mix of the week’s best new songs swings from the shoegaze rock of rising LA band untitled (halo) to Bach’s “Air on the G String” performed by pianist Víkingur Ólafsson. We’ve also got singer Lizzy McAlpine’s breathtaking ode to her late father, the laid-back grooves of polymath Sen Morimoto, the extraordinary voice of Scottish singer Beth Taylor and more.NPR Music’s Tom Huizenga joins host Robin Hilton.Tell us what you think with a review on Apple or Spotify wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.orgFeatured artists and songs: Intro Sen Morimoto: “Chewing Gum” Víkingur Ólafsson: “Air on the G String” (Johann Sebastian Bach) Lizzy McAlpine: “The Crowd” Beth Taylor: “My Lagan Love” untitled (halo): “easy rider” inti figgis-vizueta: “Samara (Maple Seed) Mvmt. III - Find Roots”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
- Sep 15, 202642 min
M83, Shygirl, FKJ, Asher White, more
We’re back with another round of the best new songs out now, including the universe-splitting “Blister Sunrise” from M83, Shygirl’s bone-rattling and euphoric “Alyse,” subversive funk from Asher White and more.NRP Music writer and editor Sheldon Pearce joins host Robin Hilton.Leave us a review on Apple or Spotify wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.orgFeatured artists and songs: Intro M83: “Blister Sunrise” Shygirl: “Alyse” FKJ & Labrinth: “Little Little Voice” Renny Conti: “Leaving the Zoo” Asher White: “My Day at the Casino” Rachel Chinouriri: “Make Believe”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
- Sep 8, 202647 min
More cover songs that are better than the originals
We share more reimagined and reinterpreted songs that rival the originals, including Janis Joplin’s iconic take on Kris Kristofferson’s “Me and Bobby McGee,” a reggae version of The Beatles song “Don’t Let Me Down,” and more.NPR Music’s Dora Levite and Lars Gotrich rejoin host Robin Hilton for another round.Leave us a review on Apple or Spotify wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.orgFeatured artists and songs: Intro Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris: Neil Young’s “After the Goldrush” Frodus: Devo’s “Explosions” Janis Joplin: Kris Kristofferson’s “Me and Bobby McGee” Jai Paul: Jennifer Paige’s “Crush” Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey: Lionel Richie & Diana Ross's “Endless Love” Nico: Jackson Browne’s “These Days” Tricky: Public Enemy’s “Black Steel and the Hour of Chaos” Cassandra Wilson: Neil Young’s “Harvest Moon” Phoebe Bridgers: The Cure’s “Friday I’m In Love” Marcia Griffiths: The Beatles’s “Don’t Let Me Down”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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