First Watch: Tom Brosseau, 'You Can't Stop'
Singer Tom Brosseau's latest video, for hew new song "You Can't Stop," is both beautiful and surreal, built from seemingly mundane moments that shiver with a strange unease. Like the unsettling...
View ArticleNew Mix: Solange, Gillian Welch, Cuddle Magic, More
Do you ever want to hear another rock guitar solo again? That's where the fight began. Robin played a song with a lot of guitar wankery by the band Major Stars. He loved it and I frankly couldn't wait...
View ArticleHear Laura Marling's Gorgeous New Song 'Wild Fire'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EUdZFcq-QE Laura Marling's latest taste from what may be her best album so far is "Wild Fire," a beautiful, breezy reflection on the universal search for identity and...
View ArticleSharon Van Etten On The Real-Life Inspiration Behind Her Role On 'The OA'
On this week's +1 podcast, singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten talks about how and why she made the surprising decision to take an acting role on the Netflix series The OA . In the summer of 2015, after...
View ArticleWho Needs A Drink? Gillian Welch (and Her Stop-Motion Friends)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IYRCcq897c The music of Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings has always been rooted in wry storytelling, with tales of dusty backroads and the colorful, good-natured...
View ArticleFirst Watch: Laura Marling, 'Next Time'
"I don't want to be the kind / struck by fear, to run and hide / I'll do better next time." The more I hear from Laura Marling 's upcoming album, Semper Femina , the more I'm convinced, over a career...
View ArticleNew Mix: Lana Del Rey, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Colin Stetson, Penguin Cafe, More
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-NTv0CdFCk On this week's show: Music to cleanse the brain! Over the long holiday weekend I made the grave mistake of joking with my five-year old about " Sailing ," the...
View ArticleNew Mix: alt-J, Elliott Smith, The New Pornographers, Girlpool, More
When Bob Boilen and I sat down to record this week's podcast, we were a little bleary-eyed after staying up late the night before to see the The Flaming Lips ' show at the 9:30 Club here in Washington,...
View ArticleThe All Songs Considered SXSW Preview, 2017
For music lovers, South By Southwest can feel like Christmas, Mardi Gras, Spring Break and March Madness rolled into one. Spread out over five days and nights in Austin, Texas, it's a thrilling and...
View ArticleKevin Morby Announces New Album, Shares The Elegiac Love Letter 'Come To Me Now'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLL3AmFnhL8 Singer Kevin Morby is back with a followup to last year's much beloved full-length Singing Saw . The new album is called City Music and is due out June 16 on...
View ArticleNew Mix: San Fermin, Andrew Combs, Puddles Pity Party, More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bfPwtUTP4k We've often joked on the show about the virtual circus that's endlessly unfolding in Bob Boilen's brain, where his childlike imagination dances to the sound...
View ArticleNew Mix: Kendrick Lamar, Weed, Adam Torres, More
So I took last Friday off to clean out my garage and ended up using the time to listen to the new Kendrick record, DAMN. over and over again. It was a glorious, uninterrupted stretch of several hours,...
View ArticleNew Mix: Shakey Graves, The War On Drugs, The Mountain Goats, More
For this week's show, Bob Boilen and I throw open the studio door to welcome a parade of guests from the NPR Music team, each sharing their favorite April releases. This includes Jake Witz, one of our...
View ArticleA Mother's Day Mix: Songs That Remind You Of Mom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEKGWNHH_fo Grab your hanky — you're gonna need it for this week's episode of All Songs Considered . Bob Boilen and I certainly did while reading and listening to all of...
View ArticleA Strangely Beautiful Video For Fleet Foxes' Newest, 'Fool's Errand'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5hMBxYqq5c The latest Fleet Foxes video, for a new song called "Fool's Errand," is eerie and elementally beautiful. Directed by frontman Robin Pecknold's brother Sean,...
View ArticleJolie Holland, Samantha Parton Of The Be Good Tanyas Reunite For New Album
Back in 2001, not long after All Songs Considered started, Bob Boilen and I made what was one of the show's first-ever musical discoveries, a then-new band called The Be Good Tanyas . The trio of young...
View ArticleRobert Plant Announces New Album, 'Carry Fire'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OPKSZyRPFQ Robert Plant continues to explore his love of the blues and global music on a beautiful new single called "The May Queen." The track, which will appear on a...
View ArticleSteve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers: Tiny Desk Concert
It's hard to think of an artist who's brought more joy to more people, across more generations — and in more ways — than Steve Martin. In the 1970s, he won the hearts of young children for his playful...
View ArticleHow Composer Daniel Hart Brought 'A Ghost Story' To Life
The best film scores walk a delicate line: They help propel the story, guide an audience's emotions and are also often a distinct character, with a role and voice as important as any actor's — but they...
View ArticleFirst Watch: Caroline Says, 'Sweet Home Alabama'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avkG3AFMses Caroline Says , the musical project of Austin-based Caroline Sallee, makes songs that are delicate and breezy, with slyly subtle undercurrents that suggest a...
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