All Songs Considered

We’ve got two of the most-talked-about albums of the year, the return of electro-folk wonder Juana Molina, guitar rock from Alien Boy, Agriculture and more.  NPR Music’s Dora Levite joins host Robin Hilton as we update our running list of the year’s best songs.

Featured artists and songs:
1. Geese: “Islands of Men,” from ‘Getting Killed’
2. Juana Molina: “Siestas ahí,” from ‘DOGA’
3. Dijon: “Yamaha,” from ‘Baby’
4. Devin Shaffer: “All My Dreams Are Coming True,” from ‘Patience’
5. Agriculture: “Hallelujah,” from ‘The Spiritual Sound’
6. Alien Boy: “Cold Air,” from ‘You Wanna Fade?’

Weekly reset: A pixilated afternoon in the Minecraft universe.

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A country music makeover, an electro-pop crooner inspired by Sam Cooke, the stomp-clap era continues, and more.


Note: This is a recurring feature in celebration of All Songs Considered’s 25th anniversary. A shorter version of this episode ran earlier in the year.

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Madi Diaz. Madison Cunningham. The return of Mobb Deep. Guest host Rodney Carmichael chats with Celia Gregory from WNXP in Nashville about their favorite albums out Friday, Oct. 10.

Intro:

- Patti Smith, 'Horses (50th Anniversary)'


The Starting 5:

- Madi Diaz, 'Fatal Optimist' (Stream)

- Princess Nokia, 'Girls' (Stream)

- Madison Cunningham, 'Ace' (Stream)

- Makaya McCraven, 'Off The Record' (Stream the singles)

- Mobb Deep, 'Infinite' (Stream)


The Lightning Round:

- NoSo, 'When Are You Leaving?'

- Jay Som, 'Belong'

- Amber Mark, 'Pretty Idea'

- Black Eyes, 'Hostile Design'

- Gabriel Kahane, 'Heirloom'


See the long list of albums out Oct. 10 and sample dozens of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.


Credits:

Host: Rodney Carmichael

Guest: Celia Gregory, WNXP

Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell

Digital Producer: Elle Mannion

Editor: Otis Hart

Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed

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The flood gates open to K-Pop, plus a feel-good rock anthem (from a band that hasn’t released anything since), a pop juggernaut that became the year’s “song of summer,” and more.

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Gloria Estefan is one of those musicians whose work and mere presence in the record industry deserves without question platitudes like ‘pioneering’ or ‘ground breaking.’ In fact, we have often mentioned her in that light throughout the fifteen years of Alt.Latino. So it was a thrill to invite her to chat with us once again, this time immediately after a stunning Tiny Desk performance that will publish on October 13th. She gives serious Favorite Tiá vibes, and since she and Felix are close in age, it felt like a conversation with a good friend with a fascinating life story - who just happens to have one of the richest song catalogs in Latin music history.

This podcast episode was produced by Noah Caldwell. The executive producer of NPR Music is Suraya Mohamed.

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