NPR: All Songs Considered
In NPR Music's All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen brings you an eclectic mix of fresh music by emerging and breakout bands and musical icons.
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The xx, Dan Deacon, Frank Ocean, Passion Pit, More
On this edition of All Songs Considered, hear the first ...
On this edition of All Songs Considered, hear the first new song from The xx since the group's stunning debut in 2009. "Angels" is a sensitive love song, and fantastically sparse in instrumentation, aside from a booming bass. Also on the show: a masterfully restrained song from Frank Ocean's first full-length studio album; a premiere of the song "Counter Charm" from the Brooklyn-based duo, She Keeps Bees; euphoric electro-pop from Passion Pit; the wildly infectious artist Dan Deacon and his ecstatic new album,America; Iranian-Canadian producer Amirali; Canadian country singer Corb Lund; and singer Cate Le Bon channels Nico. The xx - Angels Frank Ocean - Pilot Jones Passion Pit - Carried Away Dan Deacon - Lots Corb Lund - Dig Gravedigger Dig Cate Le Bon - What Is Worse Amirali - Harmonious Song She Keeps Bees - Counter Charm
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Dinosaur Jr. Returns, Metal From Baroness, Son Lux And More
On this week's All Songs Considered, listen to what happens ...
On this week's All Songs Considered, listen to what happens when Robin takes a chance on an album based solely on its cover art, and when Bob brings on a surprise guest who makes our ears bleed. The forthcoming album from Taken By Trees, the solo project of Victoria Bergsman, was inspired by a recent trip to Hawaii. Premiering here, "Dreams" is a tropical, slightly sultry song. Also inspired by landscapes, Son Lux (also known as Ryan Lott) created the song "Resound" for a compilation album of musical vignettes inspired by the remote countryside of Iceland. Lott used samples of My Brightest Diamond vocalist Shara Worden's voice and the sound of a piano shattered by a baseball bat to create an ethereal song. Also on the show, Bob Boilen schools Robin Hilton on their bet from last week by twisting the numbers a bit, but the search for the Albums Everyone Can Love is far from over. You can hear the entire discussion above and listen to each track discussed below. Dinosaur Jr. Album: I Bet On Sky Song: Watch The Corners Young Rapids Album: Day Light Savings Song: Discussion Woodpecker! Album: Thanks Anyway Song: Paperbacks With Paragraphs Underlined Taken By Trees Album: Dreams Song: Dreams (Album Version) Son Lux Album: Outliers, Vol. I: Iceland Song: Son Lux - Resound Baroness Album: Yellow & Green Song: Take My Bones Away Ponderosa Album: Pool Party Song: Get A Gun
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George Harrison's Son, Dhani And Thenewno2, Rapper El-P, Lawrence Arabia, More
In 12 years of recording All Songs Considered, co-host Robin ...
In 12 years of recording All Songs Considered, co-host Robin Hilton has never seen Bob Boilen boogie in the studio quite like he did while making this week's show. Listen and you'll hear why. We also find out which song Sean Rowe's "Horses" reminded Bob of on our summer music preview. After a month of guest DJs, previews and other special shows, Bob and Robin are back with a good ol' fashioned mix of picks for this week's essential listening. Hear a new song from New Zealand's Lawrence Arabia and a cut from Robin's favorite new discovery, the French-Finnish duo, The Dø. Plus, an entrancing track by George Harrison's son Dhani Harrison and his band Thenewno2, and some melodic slide guitar in a new cut from the band Delicate Steve. Finally, Bob and Robin discuss some of the surprises in the ongoing summer search for The Albums Everyone Can Love, and make confident predictions about how this week's poll will turn out. NEW MIX: DELICATE STEVE, EL-P, LAWRENCE ARABIA AND MORE Lawrence Arabia Artist: Lawrence Arabia Album: Sparrow Thenewno2 Artist: Thenewno2 Album: Thefearofmissingout Song: Station (featuring Holly Marilyn) Delicate Steve Artist: Delicate Steve Album: Positive Force Song: Afria Talks To You The Dø Artist: The Dø Album: Both Ways Open Jaws Extended Song: The Wicked & the Blind El-P Artist: El-P Album: Cancer4Cure Song: For My Upstairs Neighbor (Mums the Word) Jaill Artist: Jaill Album: Traps Song: Madness Nick Drake Artist: Nick Drake Album: Pink Moon Song: Pink Moon The White Stripes Artist: The White Stripes Album: White Blood Cells Song: Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
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Summer Music Preview 2012 :Premieres From Cat Power, Avett Brothers, The Antlers And More
This week on All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and ...
This week on All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton offer sneak previews of some of the summer's most anticipated releases. The show opens with JEFF The Brotherhood's roll-down-the-windows jam, "Country Life," followed by the new Spoon/Wolf Parade/New Bomb Turks supergroup Divine Fits and their effortlessly cool, "Would That Not Be Nice?". English singer-songwriter Bill Fay returns with his first new album in 40 years, while Cat Power returns after a six-year hiatus with what may be her best album ever. A year after releasing a spectacular full-length record, The Antlers are back with a surprise EP of pure sonic bliss. Later on the show, Bob and Robin are joined by resident hip-hop expert Frannie Kelley of The Record who selects, as Robin says, a "dope" track from Nas; and Patrick Jarenwattananon of A Blog Supreme picks jazz trumpeter (and coincidentally nephew of Nas collaborator and saxophonist Donald Harrison), Christian Scott. The show ends with Lars Gotrich's pick, the crushing and explosive "Even If You Knew" from Six Organs of Admittance. Jeff the Brotherhood Album: Hypnotic Nights Song: Country Life Hypnotic Nights will be released on July 17th on Warner Bros. Records. Divine Fits Album: A Thing Called the Divine Fits Song: Would That Not Be Nice A Thing Called The Divine Fits will be released on Aug 28th on Merge Records. Grizzly Bear Album: TBD Song: Sleeping Ute The as-yet-unnamed album will be released on September 18th on Warp Records. Cat Power Album: Sun Song: Cherokee Note: This song can be heard in the full version of All Songs Considered. Click the link at the top of the page to "Hear The Discussion." You can also hear the new Cat Power single, "Ruin," on the All Songs Considered blog. Nas Album: Life Is Good Song: Accident Murderers feat. Rick Ross (Produced by No I.D.) You can hear this song on the artist's SoundCloud page. Life is Good will be released on July 17th on Island Def Jam. Christian Scott Album: Christian aTunde Adjuah Song: Spy Boy/Flag Boy Christian aTunde Adjuah will be released on July 31st on Concord. The Very Best Album: MTMTMK Song: We OK MTMTMK will be released on July 17th on Moshi Moshi and Cooperative Records. Bill Fay Album: Life Is People Song: Never Ending Happening Life Is People will be released on August 21st on Dead Oceans. Avett Brothers Album: The Carpenter Song: Live and Die The Carpenter will be released on September 11th on Universal Records. Ivan & Alyosha Album: All The Times We Had Song: Be Your Man All The Times We Had will be released on August 7th on Missing Piece Records. Sean Rowe Album: The Salesman and the Shark Song: Horses The Salesman and the Shark will be released on August 28th on ANTI-. The Antlers Album: Undersea Song: Crest Undersea will be released on July 24th on ANTI-. \Six Organs of Admittance Album: Ascent Song: Even If You Knew Ascent will be released on August 21st on Drag City.
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Guest DJ Patti Smith
On this edition of All Songs Considered, poet and singer ...
On this edition of All Songs Considered, poet and singer Patti Smith joins host Bob Boilen to talk about her musical passions, including doing fancy dance steps with her siblings in South Jersey. She talks about meeting Jimi Hendrix as a young journalist and later recording in his dream studio Electric Lady Studios, where she and her band made their latest album, Banga. Smith connects her South Jersey drawl with the sounds of Hank Williams, and plays the songs that make her want to leap out of her seat. "It's my one regret in all of my work," Smith says. "I don't know if I was ever successful to give the people a song where they had to leap up," But Bob immediately proves her wrong with her 1976 rocker, "Ask the Angels." As Bob and Patti Smith play songs from the album, she talks about what influenced Banga, why she loves singing and playing Neil Young's songs, and what inspired her to write songs as disparate as a prayer to the Japanese people and Amy Winehouse. Listen to Smith tell stories about seeing a young Stevie Wonder join Smokey Robinson live on stage, and going to her very first rock concert: The Rolling Stones. Maureen Gray Artist: Maureen Gray Album: Best of Philly Soul, Vol. 3 Song: Today's the Day Patti Smith Group Artist: Patti Smith Group Album: Radio Ethiopia Song: Ask the Angels Hank Williams Artist: Hank Williams Album: 40 Greatest Hits Song: I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Neil Young & Crazy Horse Artist: Neil Young & Crazy Horse Album: Americana Song: Jesus' Chariot Patti Smith Artist: Patti Smith Album: Banga Song: Fuji-san Patti Smith Artist: Patti Smith Album: Banga Song: After the Gold Rush Patti Smith Artist: Patti Smith Album: Banga Song: This Is the Girl The Jimi Hendrix Experience Artist: The Jimi Hendrix Experience Album: Electric Ladyland Song: 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)
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Our Favorite Music Of The Year (So Far)
This week on All Songs Considered, Co-Hosts Bob Boilen and ...
This week on All Songs Considered, Co-Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are joined by NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Ann Powers to take a step back, catch their breaths and consider the past six months of music. They share their favorite new artists, biggest surprises, favorite albums and songs of 2012, so far. This week's show features a batch of poptimistic, feel-good songs (along with a few tracks better heard alone in a dark, quiet room.) These favorite songs of the year are not necessarily the most delicately crafted, but the "awesomeist" songs. Kishi Bashi Album: 151A Song: Bright Whites Now, Now Album: Threads Song: Thread Hurray For The Riff Raff Album: Look Out Mama Song: Born to Win (Part One) Japandroids Album: Celebration Rock Song: Fire's Highway Sinead O'Connor Album: How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? Song: I Had A Baby Fiona Apple Album: The Idler Wheel... Song: Hot Knife Icona Pop Album: I Love It (Single) Song: I Love It Spiritualized Album: Sweet Heart Sweet Light Song: Hey Jane Exitmusic Album: Passage Song: City Regina Spektor Album: What We Saw From The Cheap Seats Song: Small Town Moon Bobby Womack Album: The Bravest Man In The Universe Song: Please Forgive My Heart Carly Rae Jepsen Album: Call Me Maybe [Single] Song: Call Me Maybe Patrick Watson Album: Adventures In Your Own Backyard Song: Adventures In Your Own Backyard Simone White Album: Silver Silver Song: Big Dreams and the Headlines Best Coast Album: The Only Place Song: The Only Place
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Remembering Mom And Dad's Record Collection
If you grew up with parents who love music, chances ...
If you grew up with parents who love music, chances are you raided their record collection at some point. What did you find? Was there an artist or album or song that shaped your tastes in music today, or something you still carry around with you years later? On this edition of All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton reflect on their own parents' record collections and share stories from NPR Music listeners. One thing they learned: The music people discovered wasn't always great, but it always made a lasting impact. Throughout the summer, All Things Considered is asking people to share memories of their mom and dad's record collections. They launched the series with a story from singer and actress Audra McDonald, who described how she discovered and fell in love with the song "Edelweiss." Share your own memories of your parents' record collection in the comments section or on the All Songs Considered blog.
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Dancing While The Sun Comes Up: Detroit Electronic Music Festival, 2012 Recap
Last week, about a hundred DJs and bands played to ...
Last week, about a hundred DJs and bands played to more than a 100-thousand lovers of electronic dance music. They all came together for one reason: to dance, and that's what they did 24-7, for three days. Now in its thirteenth year, Movement: Detroit's Electronic Music Festival has featured an enormously diverse group of electronic producers and DJs from around the world. Detroit is the birthplace of Techno and after all these years of being more popular nearly everywhere but Detroit, there was a feeling at this year's festival that it's all coming back home. In fact, Detroit's mayor declared it "Detroit Techno Week." Fresh off the plane from Detroit, NPR's Sami Yenigun and U Street Music Hall promotions director Morgan Tepper talk to host Bob Boilen about the music they heard at the festival's parties, the after-parties and the after-after-parties. The Bells Artist: Jeff MillsAlbum: Kat Moda Learn more about this release on Beatport. Deez Nuts Artist: Maceo Plex Album: Ellum Sleazy Riders Collection Corinne (Benoit & Sergio Cover) Artist: Metronomy Album: English Riviera: Unreleased Remixes Tourist Trap (Jamie Jones 'Miss X' Remix) Artist: 11:11 Album: Tourist Trap (Jamie Jones 'Miss X' Remix) LTD Artist: Till von Sein Album: #LTD Sunrise BCN Artist: Audiofly, Matthew Dekay & Lee Burridge Album: All Day I Dream Single
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It's Gonna Get Sweaty: A Maryland Deathfest Preview
Once a year, we pull out our skull goblets, prepare ...
Once a year, we pull out our skull goblets, prepare various sacrifices and get ourselves ready for Maryland Deathfest. Now in its tenth year, Maryland Deathfest is the largest metal festival in the United States. On this episode, host Bob Boilen is joined by NPR Music's resident metal fiend and Viking berserker, Lars Gotrich, and metal writer Kim Kelly to preview some of the doom, black metal and crust punk artists performing on this year's stages. With band names like Autopsy, Infernal Stronghold and Dragged Into Sunlight, it's going to be a dark, twisted and awesome time. Be sure to follow our two metal scribes at MDF this week as they document four days of sweaty mosh, sometimes questionable hygiene and so, so many black t-shirts. You'll find interviews and photos on Lars' Tumblr and @totalvibration, plus more coverage from @grimkim. See you in the pit. Eyehategood Album: Southern Discomfort Song: Southern Discomfort Autopsy Album: Macabre Eternal Song: Always About to Die Dragged Into Sunlight Album: Hatred for Mankind Song: Volcanic Birth Saint Vitus Album: Lillie: F-65 Song: Bleeding Ground Infernal Stronghold Album: Godless Noise Song: Snorting the Ruins of Sodom Coke Bust Album: Lines in the Sand Song: Forced to Live Extermination Angel Album: Demo 2009 a?.?k?.?a. "Advancement Into Obscurity" Song: Whirlwind Killing Spree Hellbastard Album: Natural OrderSong: I Beg in Blood Learn more about this release on the band's website. Electric Wizard Album: Black Masses Song: Black Mass
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Can't We All Just Get Along? Our Search For The Albums Everyone Loves
When the NPR Music team started talking about the 25th ...
When the NPR Music team started talking about the 25th anniversary of Paul Simon's Graceland, we soon realized everyone on staff agreed it was one of the all-time great records. That doesn't happen very often, especially in a group of people with such divergent tastes in music. Vote For The Albums Everyone Can Love This discovery got us thinking: Is it possible to form a top ten list of records everyone can agree on? The kinds of records that, if you put them on at a party, everyone would say, "turn it up!" So we need you to vote. We've started by nominating 20 albums that we think will be loved by everyone who listens to them, and we want you to tell us whether YOU feel that love. To keep this running through the summer, we'll need more suggestions for albums that might fit the bill. Keep voting, and by August we hope to have a final list we can agree on. A big quest like this one needs a big kickoff, so for this week's show Bob and Robin play a few selections they and the rest of the NPR Music team think everyone will love. Bob and Robin are also joined by folk singer Glen Hansard, who throws Bob Marley's Exodus into the ring. We don't even scratch the surface of the surface with this show. But we hope to get the discussion going by fitting in as much in as possible, from quiet, emotional folk, and psychedelic funk, to high-strutting, head-banging rock. SONGS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE Paul Simon Album: Graceland Song: Graceland Shuggie Otis Album: Inspiration Information Song: Strawberry Letter 23 Pink Floyd Album: The Dark Side of the Moon Song: Speak to Me/Breathe Ramones Album: Rocket to Russia Song: Rockaway Beach AC/DC Album: Back in Black Song: Back in Black Billie Holiday Album: Ultimate Collection Song: Solitude Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova Album: Once (Soundtrack) Song: Falling Slowly Bob Marley & the Wailers Album: Exodus [Bonus Tracks] Song: Turn Your Lights Down Low The Beatles Album: The Beatles [White Album] Song: Back in the U.S.S.R. Boston Album: Boston Song: More Than a Feeling De La Soul Album: 3 Feet High and Rising Song: Magic Number
