All Songs Considered Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.

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Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.

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Alt.Latino's 'El Tiny' takeover is back — and this year it's all about love

'El Tiny' season at the Tiny Desk launches next week and this year it's all about love — familial and romantic, with drama fit for a telenovela. Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras preview this year's line-up, sharing a sneak peek at what 2024's 'El Tiny' has to offer.

Alt.Latino's 'El Tiny' takeover is back — and this year it's all about love

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Ganavya's Daughter of a Temple is her second album of 2024, following like the sky i've been too quiet, released in March. Carlos Cruz Sol/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 15

NPR Music's Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen are your guides to the most compelling releases out on November 15.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 15

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 10

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by KCRW's Travis Holcombe to run down their four favorite albums out today, as well as the revamped version of SZA's 'LANA' project.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 10

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Bad Bunny's 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos,' Explained

Alt.Latino hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras, and NPR reporter Isabella Gomez Sarmiento break down what exactly makes the record so Puerto Rican and why its Bad Bunny's most reflective, ambitious and ingenious album yet.

Bad Bunny's 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos,' Explained

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FKA Twigs' latest album, EUSEXUA, includes "Perfect Stranger," one of the songs we can't stop playing this week. Jordan Hemingway/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Contenders, Vol. 1: The songs we can't stop playing this week

A new year means a new running list of our favorite songs, from the transfixing voice of Anna B Savage and FKA Twigs' moody club beats to the '80s-influenced rock and pop of Sharon Van Etten and more.

The Contenders, Vol. 1: The songs we can't stop playing this week

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British soul collective SAULT officially released its latest album, Acts of Faith, on Christmas. SAULT hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best albums you missed from December

There's been some great music released since the last New Music Friday episode in late November. So, on this slow January release day, NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and WRTI's Nate Chinen catch you up on the best albums we heard in December in between "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer."

New Music Friday: The best albums you missed from December

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Castle Rat's fantasy-themed heavy metal is featured on the 2024 edition of Viking's Choice. Courtney B Hall/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Viking's Choice: The year in catharsis and calm

NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich turns us on to lesser known corners of music from 2024: blooming drone-folk, richly textured jazz, Somali garage-rock, medieval metal and a bittersweet farewell from a beloved Athens psych-pop band. You can find more adventurous music and mixtapes via Lars' newsletter, vikingschoice.org.

Viking's Choice: The year in catharsis and calm

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Songs that hit hard in 2024

We asked listeners to tell us about the one song they couldn't stop listening to in 2024 because of how it made them feel. On this episode we share some of their picks and the stories behind them.

Songs that hit hard in 2024

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Secret Santa Song Exchange

When it comes to music, December is overflowing with gifts, but we aren't quite done with the presents. This time, the NPR Music team is giving ... to each other! On this episode of All Songs Considered, our hosts, writers and editors get into a sort of chain-letter, Secret Santa-type gift exchange. The rules were simple: Pick a song from 2024 specifically for one of your colleagues, who then has to pick a song for someone else, and so on, until the gift train comes full circle.

Secret Santa Song Exchange

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Alt.Latino's 'Music We Missed In 2024'

'Alt.Latino' hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre do their best to keep up with new releases, but sometimes great music evades their radar. On this episode, the duo highlight some of the best songs they never got a chance to share during the year.

Alt.Latino's 'Music We Missed In 2024'

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