All Songs Considered

Ethel Cain. Charley Crockett. J.I.D. Plug in to the week's top new releases with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and guest DeShun Nance of WJSU's The Sipp in Jackson, Miss.

The Starting 5:

• J.I.D, 'God Does Like Ugly' (Stream)

• Ethel Cain, 'Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You' (Stream)

• Amaarae, 'BLACK STAR' (Stream)

• Charley Crockett, 'Dollar a Day' (Stream)

• Gordi, 'Like Plasticine' (Stream)

The Lightning Round:

• Hayes Carll, 'We're Only Human'

• Big Freedia, 'Pressing Onward'

• Ashley Monroe, 'Tennessee Lightning'

• Bryson Tiller, 'The Vices'

• Ada Lea, 'when i paint my masterpiece'

See our long list of albums out Aug. 8 and sample more than 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlist on the All Songs Considered blog.

Credits

Host: Stephen Thompson

Guest: DeShun Nance (WJSU's The Sipp)

Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell

Digital Producer: Elle Mannion

Production Assistant: Dora Levite

Editor: Otis Hart

Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed


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Some might call it whiplash, the way we sometimes zip from one genre of Latin music to another in our New Music shows. But I like to think of it as an expression of the richness and vitality of all music made under what is known as Latin music.

This week's selections reinforce the idea that trying to identify this music under one heading is impossible. Let's just call it Good Music.

Featured artists and songs:

Harold Lopez-Nussa, “Niña Con Violin”

Sofia Kourtesis, "Canela Pura” and "Ballumbrosio"

Lucrecia Dalt, “caes” and “cosa rara”

goodtoknow (paula prieto, benjamin walker, sir hope), "Mareas,” "October," and "I’ll stay"

Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet, “Panabe”

Natanael Cano, “Presidente” and “El Juez”

Gabito Ballesteros and Carin Leon, “Regalo de Dios”

The audio for this episode was produced by Noah Caldwell. Suraya Mohamed is the Executive Producer of NPR Music and the madrina of Alt.Latino.


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We update our list of the year’s best songs with new obsessions from The Antlers, polymath Keaton Henson, pianist Julia Hamos, Estonian composer Arvo Pärt and more.

Featured artists and songs:
1. Julia Hamos: “Ellis Island,” from Ellis Island
2. The Antlers: “Carnage,” from Blight
3. Gabriela Ortiz: “El olo del Jaguar,” from Yanga
4. Keaton Henson: “Lazy Magician (feat. Julia Steiner)” (single)
5. Arvo Pärt: “Nunc dimittis,” from And I heard a voice

All Songs Considered 25th anniversary segment: Our No. 1 songs from 2023 

Weekly reset: Crows in a D.C. suburb on a summer afternoon. 

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Newcomer Emily Hines. Hardcore collective The Armed. A Susumu Yokota boxset. WDET's Liz Warner joins NPR Music's Stephen Thompson to dive into their favorite albums out this week.

The Starting 5:

• Emily Hines, 'These Days'

• The Armed, 'THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED'

• Mal Devisa, 'Palimpsesa'

• Caimin Gilmore, 'BlackGate'

• Susumu Yokota, 'Skintone Edition Volume 1' (box set)

The Lightning Round:

• Buddy Guy, 'Ain't Done With The Blues'

• René Najera, 'Painted Life'

• Hieroglyphic Being, 'The Sound Of Something Ending'

• Spafford Campbell, 'Tomorrow Held'

See our long list of albums out August 1 and sample dozens of new records via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.

Credits:
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Liz Warner, WDET
Audio producer: Noah Caldwell
Editor: Otis Hart
Executive producer: Suraya Mohamed

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Global superstar Bad Bunny is hosting an unprecedented 30 concert residency in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Fans are calling it a defining cultural moment for the island. Anamaria Sayre attended two recent shows and shared her reflections.

Music featured in this episode:

• Bad Bunny, "Callaita"
• Bad Bunny, "Baile Inolvidable"
• Los Pleneros de la Cresta, "Los de la Isla"
• Gilberto Santa Rosa,"La Agarro Bajando"
• Bad Bunny, "Lo Que Le Paso A Hawaii"

Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Noah Caldwell. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed.

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