Roséwave is a feeling more than a singular sound or genre. It?s the kind of sweetness and sadness that underscores the long, languid days of summer.  Long drives with old friends, watching your kids at the pool, backyard barbecues while the sun slowly sets.  On this episode we share a mix of songs that offer the perfect soundtrack for your roséwave days and nights, from Linda Ronstadt?s ?How Do I Make You? and Marvin Gaye?s ?Ain?t That Peculiar,? to Katie Gavin?s ?Aftertaste,? Waxahatchee?s ?Much Ado About Nothing? and more.

NPR Music?s Lars Gotrich and contributor Marissa Lorusso join host Robin Hilton.

Featured artists and songs:

(00:00) Intro and ?Summertime, Summertime? by The Jamies

(01:57) Wednesday: "Elderberry Wine"

(04:34) The Lijadu Sisters: "Come on Home"

(07:35) Katie Gavin: "Aftertaste?

(12:17) Marvin Gaye: "Ain't That Peculiar"

(15:46) Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra: ?Gayane Ballet Suite: Adagio?

(17:02) Haku.: "Looking Through My Subtle Double Eyelids"

(19:46) Labi Siffre: "My Song"

(22:45) Azymuth: "Faça de Conta"

(25:09) Waxahatchee: "Much Ado About Nothing"

(27:35) Linda Ronstadt: "How Do I Make You"

(30:29) Addison Rae: "Diet Pepsi," from 'Addison'

(34:56) Amerie: "Why Don't We Fall in Love"

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Consensus has been hard to find in 2026, but we?ve assembled our top-ten list of the most memorable songs of the year at this midway point, from the outlaw country of Charley Crockett to the glam rock of Friko, Lana Del Rey?s twisted ode to love, Vince Staples? ?White Flag? and more.

NPR Music?s Sheldon Pearce joins host Robin Hilton.

Featured artists and songs:

(00:00) Intro

(01:38) Mandy, Indiana: ?try saying?

(05:09) Aldous Harding: ?Coats?

(09:28) Vince Staples: ?White Flag?

(14:25) Yebba: ?Yellow Eyes?

(18:04) Friko: ?Seven Degrees?

(22:01) Charley Crockett: ?Kentucky Too Long?

(26:03) Lana Del Rey: ?White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter?

(32:07) Baby Rose: ?Friends Again (feat. Leon Thomas)?

(37:59) Mumford & Sons: ?Rubber Band Man (with Hozier)?

(42:58) Irreversible Entanglements: ?Don?t Lose Your Head (feat. MOTHERBOARD)?

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We share our picks for the best new tracks of the week, including Mitski?s surprising cover of One Direction?s ?Fireproof.? But first, we remember Beck?s still-mind-blowing Odelay, which just celebrated its 30th anniversary. 

NPR Music?s Lars Gotrich joins host Robin Hilton.

Featured artists and songs:

(00:00) Beck?s Odelay at 30

(03:39) Perennial: ?What?s New On The Beat Scene?

(08:55) Mitski: ?Fireproof?

(13:50) Sarah Davachi: ?Songs of the Smile?s Fig: III. Follies?

(21:56) Shearwater: ?Daydream Unbeliever?

(32:33) Sleep: ?Have Spacesuit Will Travel?

(41:39) L?Rain: ?soulless cycle?

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It?s the season of road trips -- and nothing goes better with those long and winding roads than music.  This week we share our picks for the perfect playlist, breakdown what works best when, and consider some ground rules -- does the driver always have the final say?

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Featured artists and songs:

(00:00) Eric Burdon and War: ?Spill the Wine?
(03:09) Stromae: ?Santé?
(04:57) Broadway Cast: ?Alexander Hamilton?
(07:53) Joe Iconis / Broadway Cast: ?Michael in the Bathroom?
(10:14) Abiotic: ?Vermosapien?
(12:02) Wipers: ?Mystery?
(13:36) Steely Dan: ?My Old School?
(17:28) Tunde Olaniran: ?Namesake?
(19:54) Shania Twain: ?Man, I Feel Like a Woman!?
(22:37) Pat Travers: ?Amgwanna Kick Booty?
(26:27) Anthrax & Public Enemy: ?Bring The Noise?
(27:49) Unwed Sailor: ?Monster Collecting?
(29:46) The Allman Brothers Band: ?Midnight Rider? and ?Southbound?
(33:12) Lakestreet Dive: ?You Go Down Smooth?
(35:41) Black Sabbath: ?Turn Up The Night?
(37:19) Simple Minds: ?Don?t You (Forget About Me)?

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NPR listeners share the songs they reach for when they need to reset the mood, their day or even their life.

This is a followup to our April episode on songs for starting over.  NPR?s Dora Levite joins host Robin Hilton.

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Featured artists and songs:

(00:00) Intro

(01:13) Quincy Jones: ?Dead End?

(02:12) Bill Withers: ?Lovely Day?

(04:51) Florence + the Machine: ?Shake It Out?

(08:06) Jacob Collier: ?Something Heavy?

(11:24) Des?ree: ?You Gotta Be?

(16:32) Peter Gabriel: ?Washing Of The Water?

(19:57) Cat Power: ?Nothin But Time?

(23:02) John Denver: ?Sweet Surrender?

(27:46) Isley Brothers: ?Summer Breeze?

(31:22) Green Day: ?Still Breathing?

(34:10) Vienna Teng: ?Level Up?


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Our latest picks for the best new tracks of the week include a raging, dancefloor remix of Wet Leg?s ?Catch These Fists,? a touch of vintage soul from rapper and singer Vince Staples, Radiohead guitarist Ed O?Brien channels Kentucky poet Wendell Berry who says, ?to know the dark, go dark,? and more.

NPR Music?s Tom Huizenga joins host Robin Hilton.

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Featured artists and songs:

(00:00) Intro

(01:03) Wet Leg: ?catch these fists (FDC DJs remix)? from moisturizer deluxe

(07:05) Katie & Marielle Labèque: ?The Somnambulist?  (Phillip Glass) from 55

(15:23) Balming Tiger: ?Home? from Gongbu

(22:42) Wild Up: ?No. 8, Always Making New Inversions? from Julius Eastman Vol. 5: Gay Guerrilla

(31:00) Vince Staples: ?White Flag? from Cry Baby

(36:06) Ed O?Brien: ?Blue Morpho? from Blue Morpho


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We weigh the options and attempt to pick the one song that best captures the Millennial generation's experience, from the dizzying highs of the dot-com boom, when anything seemed possible, to the post-9-11 bust, the hope of the Obama years, and prolonged period of generational disillusionment.

NPR Music millennials Hazel Cills and Sheldon Pearce join host Robin Hilton.

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Our latest mix of the week?s best new songs includes a moody reflection on burnout from Gracie Abrams, rising L.A. duo Evening Elephants, the elusive electronic collagists Ear and more.  

NPR Music?s Dora Levite joins host Robin Hilton.

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Featured artists and songs:

(00:00) Intro
(01:45) Gracie Abrams: ?Hit the Wall?
(08:10) Zoh Amba: ?Eyes Full"
(14:18) Jazmin Bean: ?Darling?
(21:57) Ear: ?Ne Plus Ultra?
(27:46) Evening Elephants: ?A Digital Touch?
(33:07) Knats: ?Carpet Doctor (feat. Geordie Greep)?


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Our latest mix of the best new tracks this week includes a massive eye-roll from Charli xcx, the first-ever solo music from Mike D of the Beastie Boys, another surprise drop from electronic music icons Boards of Canada, and more.


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Featured artists and songs:

(00:00) Intro

(01:18) Charli xcx: ?Rock Music? (Single)

(07:30) Starflyer 59: ?I?m Disappointed? from Disappointed EP

(12:22) Mike D: ?Switch Up? (Single)

(19:53) Black Swan Network: ?The Shell? from The Early Music, Vol. 1

(25:30) Hannah Cohen: ?Golden Chain? (Single)

(31:55) Boards of Canada: ?Introit/Prophecy At 1420 MHz? from Inferno

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With Mother?s Day nearing, listeners share the songs that remind them of their moms and the deeply moving stories behind them.

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Featured artists and songs:

(00:00) Intro / ?Stardust Memories? by Hoagey Carmichael

(01:52) Christina Aguilera: ?Beautiful?

(06:06) Jeannie C. Riley: ?Harper Valley P.T.A.?

(10:09) Kermit the Frog: ?Rainbow Connection?

(13:50) Phyllis Hyman: ?You Know How To Love Me?

(17:16) MILCK: ?Oh, Mother?

(21:58) Christina Perri: ?You Are My Sunshine?

(25:33) The Tokens: ?The Lion Sleeps Tonight?

(29:16) Four Tops: ?Reach Out I?ll Be There?

(33:43) Sweet Honey In The Rock: ?Wanting Memories?


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Our latest picks for the week?s best new songs include Olivia Rodrigo?s head-over-heels earworm ?Drop Dead,? a stunning bonus cut from Rosalía?s LUX album, a surprising pop turn from Peter Gabriel, twisted dance beats from Nine Inch Nails, Rostam and more.

NPR Music?s Hazel Cills joins host Robin Hiton.

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Featured artists and songs:

(00:00) Intro

(01:49) Olivia Rodrigo: ?drop dead? from you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love

(09:50) Peter Gabriel: ?Till Your Mind Is Shining (Bright-Side Mix)? from o\i

(20:23) Nine Inch Nails, Boys Noize: ?Heresy? from Nine Inch Noize

(28:47) Rosalía: ?Focu ?Ranni? from LUX (Complete Works)

(36:21) Rostam: ?Like a Spark? from American Stories

(42:51) Gregory Uhlmann: ?Days? from Extra Stars


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Our latest mix of the best new songs out now includes a scorching new cut from Jack White, a surprise (and breathtaking) return of electronic legends Boards of Canada, outlaw country from Charley Crockett and more.  

NPR Music?s Sheldon Pearce joins host Robin Hilton.

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Featured artists and songs:

(00:00) Intro

(01:22) Jack White: ?G.O.D. and the Broken Ribs? (Single)

(08:38) Kelela: ?idea 1? (Single)

(16:13) mary in the junkyard: ?Crash Landing? from Role Model Hermit

(24:59) Charley Crockett: ?Kentucky Too Long? from Age of the Ram

(32:33) Boards of Canada: ?Tape 05? (Single)

(40:09) Purity Ring: ?lemonlime? (Single)


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We talk with Beck about his gauzy new song, "Ride Lonesome," what he?s been up to since releasing his last album seven years ago, and what he (maybe?) has planned for the coming year.

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We celebrate spring and new beginnings with a perfect mix of songs for starting over.  This can take many forms: songs that spark a good, cleansing cry; songs that offer wisdom, or just a sure-fire jolt of adrenaline. But in the end, all of the tracks can help reconfigure your mood, your day or even your life.   

Host Robin Hilton is joined by NPR Music?s Noah Caldwell and Dora Levite.

Featured artists and songs:

(00:00) Intro

(02:05) Nina Simone: ?Feelin? Good? from I Put a Spell on You

(06:02) Cassandra Jenkins: ?Hard Drive? from An Overview of Phenomenal Nature

(10:29) Cajmere: ?Brighter Days? from Brighter Days

(15:42) Beastie Boys: ?Sabotage? from Ill Communication

(18:54) Wednesday: ?Reality TV Argument Bleeds? from Bleeds

(22:43) Gregory Alan Isakov: ?Second Chances? from The Weatherman

(27:09) Bob Marley: ?Three Little Birds? from Exodus

(30:56) LCD Soundsystem: ?Oh Baby? from American Dream

(35:18) Ryuichi Sakamoto: ?Zure? from async

(41:02) Amy Shark: ?Amy Shark? from Cry Forever

(45:26) Sluice: ?Beadie? from Companion

(50:05) The Allman Brothers Band: ?Ain?t Wastin? Time No More? from Eat a Peach

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The British act Jungle had a big hit with ?Back on 74? ? and its unforgettable dance video ? in 2023. Now, the group is back with ?Carry On,? a breezy, sun-dappled song about surviving a broken heart. We give it a spin to open the show, along with a study on optimism from one of José González?s best albums, a celestial ambient cut from throat singer Tanya Tagaq and more.

NPR classical critic Tom Huizenga joins host Robin Hilton as they update their running list of the year?s best songs.

(00:00) Intro

(01:03) Jungle: ?Carry On? from ?SUNSHINE?

(07:42) Gabriel Kahane & Roomful of Teeth: ?Not Even the Dead? from ?Elevator Songs?

(14:23) Quiet Light: ?Self Tape? from ?Blue Angel Sparkling Silver 2?

(23:34) Tanya Tagaq: ?Imiq? from ?Saputjiji?

(31:13) José González: ?Etyd? from ?Against the Dying of the Light?

(37:49) Giya Kancheli: ?Middelheim? from ?Kancheli: Ex contrario, Middelheim & Tsutisopeli?


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More than 6,000 artists entered this year?s Tiny Desk Contest, hoping to win their very own performance behind the actual Desk. We?ll announce the winner soon, but in the meantime, we?re sharing some of our favorite entries, from the riff-rock group Pump Action, to soul singer Les Greene, loop artist Jackie Marchal, singer-songwriter Yuri Shin and more.

Tiny Desk series producer Bobby Carter joins All Songs Considered host Robin Hilton. (They?re also the two lead judges for the Contest.)

Featured entries:

(00:00) Intro

(00:51) Pump Action: ?Supernova?

(03:34) Lily Talmers: ?Big Idea?

(07:18) Walker Burroughs: ?Open Skies?

(10:53) Les Greene and the Swayzees: "Long Story Short"

(14:08) Nicolosi: ?Are You Coming To The Ivy??

(17:20) Jackie Marchal: ?Excavate The Girl?

(21:43) the King will come: ?welcome?

(24:33) Yuri Shin: ?Falling Rabbit?

(27:54) Lauren Frihauf: ?One Thing Always Leads To Another?

(31:41) Meira: ?Make Me Go?

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Our latest mix of the best new songs out now includes a stunning live version of Bon Iver?s ?Heavenly Father,? a track the band originally wrote for the 2014 film Wish I Was Here, but never made available to stream before now. We?ve also got a stirring new ballad from Tori Amos, Luxembourg indie rocker Francis of Delirium (who assures us this is, in fact, a beautiful life), the long-awaited (if complicated) return of influential metal band Neurosis and more.

NPR Music?s Lars Gotrich joins host Robin Hilton.

(00:00) Intro

(01:41) Bon Iver: ?Heavenly Father? from VOLUMES: ONE (SELECTIONS FROM MUSIC CONCERTS 2019-2023)

(08:25) Souled American: ?Freeing Wheels? from Sanctions

(13:58) Francis of Delirium: ?It?s a Beautiful Life? from Run, Run Pure Beauty

(20:28) Tara Clerkin Trio: ?Somewhere Good? from Somewhere Good

(28:58) Tori Amos: ?Stronger Together? from In Times of Dragons

(35:36) Neurosis: ?Untethered? from An Undying Love for a Burning World

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We check back in with our running list of the best songs of the week, including Olivia Rodrigo?s cover of The Magnetic Fields classic ?The Book of Love,? Noah Kahan?s anthemic new single ?Porch Light,? one of Aldous Harding?s boldest songs to date and more. 

NPR Music?s Dora Levite joins host Robin Hilton.

(00:00) Intro

(01:29) Noah Kahan: ?Porch Light? from ?The Great Divide?

(09:09) Olivia Rodrigo: ?The Book of Love? from ?Help (2)?

(16:48) Ages and Ages: ?Feel Amazing? from ?Fine Thanks and You?

(24:30) Aldous Harding: ?One Stop? from ?Train on the Island?

(31:23) Ryan Lott: ?Discontent? from ?Marathon? 

(38:20) underscores: ?Tell Me (U Want It)? from ?U?

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Will this finally be Diane Warren?s year at the Oscars, when she goes up against ?Golden? from KPop Demon Hunters and ?I Lied to You? from Sinners? (Probably not.)


Host Robin Hilton is joined by New Music Friday?s Stephen Thompson to cruelly rank those nominees along with ?Train Dreams? from Train Dreams and ?Sweet Dreams of Joy? from Viva Verdi!.


(00:00) Intro

(02:37) Fifth place

(08:45) Fourth place

(16:55) Third place

(24:25) Second place

(33:31) First place and our pick to win the Oscar

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This week we're obsessing over the hilarious and harrowing ?Where?s My Phone,? from Mitski, a slightly softer solo cut from Sonic Youth?s Kim Gordon, the confounding but wondrous wordplay of Father John Misty and more.

NPR Music editor Hazel Cills joins host Robin Hilton.

Featured songs and artists:

Mitski: ?Where?s My Phone,? from ?Nothing?s About to Happen to Me?

Robber Robber: ?The Sound It Made,? from ?Two Wheels Move the Soul?

Tinariwen: ?Sagherat Assani (feat. Sulafa Elyas),? from ?Hoggar?

Kim Gordon: ?NOT TODAY,? from ?PLAY ME?

Father John Misty: ?The Old Law? (single)

Vero: ?100 Calls,? from ?Razor Tongue?

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