Robin Hilton

How does half•alive, known for funky earworms and synchronized dancing, translate to such a cozy space? Have the dancers sit.

Carrie Brownstein joins the All Songs gang to chat about relentless earworms, annoying novelty songs and other songs our hosts think of as quite possibly the worst of all time

Our list of the week's best albums includes Cuco's highly anticipated Para Mí, a Spoon greatest hits compilation, rapper YBN Cordae's debut LP, devotional music from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and more.

The best new albums out this week include the latest from psych-pop mainstays The Flaming Lips, singer Freya Ridings' stunning debut full-length, Houston rapper Maxo Kream and more.

The album, Ode to Joy, is a defiantly hopeful collection of songs for dark days.

This week's edition of New Music Friday includes a features-heavy flex from Ed Sheeran, new efforts from Big K.R.I.T and Blood Orange, the return of Imperial Teen, K.Flay and more.

On this special episode of All Songs Considered we share highlights from NPR's American Anthem series, celebrating the songs that unite and inspire us.

Our list for this week's best new albums includes a solo release from Thom Yorke, the return of garage rock stalwarts They Black Keys, a new project from Freddie Gibbs and Madlib and more.

The Alabama Shakes singer will release Jaime later this summer. The first single, "History Repeats," is a punch-drunk and funk rumination on humanity's inevitable arc toward self-defeat.

The comical rap-rock group from Sacramento — and former Tiny Desk Contest contender — is back with a summer anthem for all the people who never got invited to the party.

It's another packed release week; Lil Nas X's debut EP is finally here, along with a posthumous release from Prince, a solo album from producer Mark Ronson, the return of The Raconteurs and more.

The video finds the singer-songwriter wandering the streets alone in an empty city as she reflects on the universal fallibility of humans.

The new track, the band's first since 2017, comes ahead of a best-of collection due out July 26 on Matador Records.

On this week's All Songs Considered we share NPR Music listeners' picks for the top new artists from the first half of the year.

Friday's the day when most new albums come out. This is your guide to cut through the noise and hear the most essential releases.

A weekly playlist of songs heard on the popular NPR music discovery podcast.

It's a crazy-packed day for singles, with everyone from Sleater-Kinney and Burial to Freddie Gibbs and Gucci Mane dropping new tracks. Here are the ones you should stream now.

Our list of the week's best new albums includes Bruce Springsteen's wistful ode to orchestral pop, the rock artistry of Baroness, DMV rapper Goldlink, the spoken-word artist Kate Tempest and more.

The band decided to release the 18 hours of raw audio after frontman Thom Yorke's personal library of minidiscs was reportedly stolen and leaked online.

Tell us your favorite new artist of the year so far. We'll share the top ten picks, along with some of our own favorites, on an upcoming episode of All Songs Considered.