Robin Hilton

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All Songs +1: 'Baltimore'

Friday, May 01, 2015

When we asked listeners to tell us about a song they turned to this week — one that spoke in some way to weighty events unfolding around the world and how they felt — we weren't sure what we'd get. Would it be mostly songs of solace? Songs ...

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Drum Fill Friday, For May 1

Friday, May 01, 2015

Last week's Drum Fill Friday was a tough one: I'd give it four out of five stars for difficulty. One thing that's nice about the tougher games is that they can turn you on to some great songs and bands you've never heard before. That said, I tamed this ...

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All Songs At 15: Stephin Merritt Writes And Records A Song In Two Days

Thursday, April 30, 2015

This past week we held a listening party in Denver, and one of the songs we played for the crowd was Stephin Merrit's "Book Of Love," from his album 69 Love Songs, by The Magnetic Fields. Our panelist, Amelia Mason, writer for WBUR's The ...

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What Song Did You Turn To This Week?

Thursday, April 30, 2015

All Songs is a music podcast, and we like to have fun. But music can speak to significant political, cultural and social events that can be challenging to process on their own. Songs can spark a protest or offer peace of mind, or just be close companions.

Over recent weeks, ...

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First Watch: Benjamin Clementine, 'Nemesis'

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

After surviving homelessness, poverty and years of busking to get noticed, Paris-based singer Benjamin Clementine has come to appreciate life's golden rule. "Treat others the way you want to be treated," he sings on his stirring piano ballad "Nemesis." "Remember your days are full in number."

The song, which comes ...

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Drum Fill Friday, With Cayetana's Kelly Olsen

Friday, April 24, 2015

This week's guest Quizmaster is Kelly Olsen, drummer for the Philadelphia-based rock trio Cayetana. This is one of our favorite new bands of the past year. We featured Cayetana in a live concert webcast from New York during last fall's CMJ music festival, and most recently for their ...

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All Songs Plus One: Why We Like The Music We Like

Friday, April 24, 2015

What goes on in your brain when you hear a new song? Is there a formula for what makes a perfect pop song? What's better, something brand new, or something familiar? It's nearly impossible to completely explain or understand why we like the music we like. But Susan Rogers, a ...

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All Songs At 15: From 2008, Songs Of Hope And Change

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Every Thursday this year we're celebrating All Songs Considered's 15th birthday with personal memories and highlights from the show's decade and a half online and on the air. If you have a story about the show you'd like to share, drop us an email: allsongs@npr.org.

If you spend ...

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NEEDS, 'We Forgot The Records To Our Record Release Show'

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

I love this band. For its chaotic, full-throttle rock. For its world view — a mix of sweet idealism and brooding cynicism — and for its self-deprecating sense of humor. You can hear it all in the NEEDS song, "We Forgot The Records To Our Record Release Show," from the ...

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All Songs Considered: Hear Brand New My Morning Jacket, More

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

On today's All Songs Considered, we're hitting you with several premieres, beginning a heavy cut from My Morning Jacket's latest studio album, The Waterfall. On "Believe (Nobody Knows)," front man Jim James seeks meaning and truth in an uncertain world, while hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton consider a life ...

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All Songs Plus One: Our Record Store Day Must-Haves

Friday, April 17, 2015

Record Store Day is that magical day each spring (this year it's Saturday, April 18) when geeks like us line up outside their favorite music shops to get their hands on a bunch of vinyl exclusives. These are the albums, EPs and singles bands and labels put out just to ...

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Drum Fill Friday, With Jess Gowrie Of Happy Fangs

Friday, April 17, 2015

This week's guest Quizmaster is Jess Gowrie, drummer with the San Francisco-based band Happy Fangs. Earlier this year the group released its debut full-length, Capricorn, a collection of lean, raw and noisy guitar rock cuts anchored by Gowrie's bone-breaking beats. Given her love of power-hitters, some of the fills she ...

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Songs We Love: Wolf Alice, 'Bros'

Thursday, April 16, 2015

The North London rock group Wolf Alice has been picking up steam this year with a potent mix of vintage '90s rock, electronics and moody atmospherics. It's a sound that both shimmers and glowers - part The Sundays, part Smashing Pumpkins.

Wolf Alice dances along this line memorably on "Bros," ...

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First Watch: Chris Staples, 'Dark Side Of The Moon'

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Singer-songwriter Chris Staples put out the most beautiful song of 2014, the heart-rending "Dark Side Of The Moon." Now he's back with a fantastically understated video for the track. Conceived and directed by filmmaker Spencer Gentz, the video uses archival footage of the Apollo moon landing, mixed with scenes ...

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New Mix: Built To Spill, The Milk Carton Kids, Brown Bird, Protomartyr

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Idaho's Built to Spill were one of the most beloved rock acts of the '90s and now the indie rock pioneers are back with a new rhythm section and the band's first album since 2009. This week on All Songs Considered, we bring you a new track from upcoming album ...

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Your Song Of The Week: Kendrick Lamar's 'King Kunta'

Friday, April 10, 2015

Bob Boilen and I thought we'd try something new this week: a second All Songs Considered, a mini-podcast. We start with a ten-minute conversation about a song our listeners say they couldn't stop playing this week: Kendrick Lamar's "King Kunta," a track that is both insanely catchy and profound.

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Drum Fill Friday, With The Vaccines' Pete Robertson

Friday, April 10, 2015

This week's guest Quizmaster is Pete Robertson, drummer for the English rock group The Vaccines. The band recently announced a new full-length, English Graffiti, due out May 26. It's their first ever recorded in the U.S.

For his drum fill quiz, Pete went with a surprising mix of ...

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All Songs At 15: What A Life Of Rock And Roll Will Do To You

Thursday, April 09, 2015

Every Thursday this year we're celebrating All Songs Considered's 15th birthday with personal memories and highlights from the show's decade and a half online and on the air. If you have a story about the show you'd like to share, drop us an email: allsongs@npr.org.

This week's Throwback ...

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What's Your Favorite Song This Week?

Wednesday, April 08, 2015

This week's survey has closed. Thanks and follow us on Twitter (or check back later) for more!

On any given week there's usually a new (or fairly recent) song I can't stop listening to. And sometimes, if it's a really, really good cut, I'm still listening to it, nonstop, ...

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New Mix: Passion Pit, Franz Ferdinand With Sparks, Killer Mike & MNDR, More

Tuesday, April 07, 2015

On this week's All Songs Considered we talk about the secrets to being happy and how they relate to a euphoric new track from the electro-pop group Passion Pit. We'll hear the first song from Franz Ferdinand's collaboration with one of Bob Boilen's favorite bands from the early ...

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