The rapper-turned-country star Jelly Roll, who has had a major breakthrough in Nashville in the last couple of years, leads the pack of the most exciting albums out on Friday, October 11. As NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and WRTI's Nate Chinen discuss, his new album Beautifully Broken is a powerful (and sometimes overwhelming) portrait of recovery and empathy for those grappling with addiction. Also on the show this week: The second album from punk teens The Linda Lindas feels like confirmation of a promising career; Samara Joy and Immanuel Wilkins put two different approaches to the modern ..read more

Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre are back with a new music show, featuring Rosalía, Helado Negro, Wyatt Flores and more. Songs featured in this episode: • Twanguero, "Rumba #2" • Twanguero, "La Leyenda de Cañaveral" • Rosalía, "Omega (feat. Ralphie Choo)" • Wyatt Flores, "Oh Susanna" • Helado Negro, pablopablo, "Lejos De Más" • Troker, "El Novio (Versión Mariachi)" • Los Sufridos, Bad Gyal, "Duro de Verdad pt. 2" Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Editorial support from Hazel Cills. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer ..read more

Reflections on regret from beabadoobee and Bon Iver, deep sonic meditations from Nala Sinephro and Jill Fraser, and more updates to our running list of the year's best songs. Featured songs and artists: 1. beabadoobee: "California," from This is How Tomorrow Moves 2. Bon Iver: "S P E Y S I D E," from SABLE 3. Mabe Fratti: "Kravitz," from Sentir que no sabe 4. Jem: "Come On Closer," from Finally Woken (20th Anniversary Remastered Edition) 5. Nala Sinephro: "Continuum 3," from Endlessness 6. Jill Fraser: "Beautiful Summer," from Earthly Pleasures Enjoy the show? Tell a friend and leave us a re ..read more

We update our running list of the year's best songs with the shapeshifting rock of Caleb Landry Jones, Angélica Garcia's dystopian grooves, a searing look at infidelity from Damien Jurado and more. Featured songs and artists: 1. Caleb Landry Jones: "Hey Dawn," from Hey Gary, Hey Dawn 2. Angélica Garcia: "El Que," from Gemelo 3. Damien Jurado & The Fremont Abbeye: "Sheets ('24)," from Sheets ('24) 4. Laura Marling: "Patterns," from Patterns In Repeat 5. Carlos Ares: "Cigarra," from Peregrino 6. Melt-Banana: "Stopgap," from 3+5 Feedback, questions, comments or suggestions always welcome: a ..read more

Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre run through their favorite new music, including new work from Venezuelan artist Danny Ocean in the midst of the country's political crisis, Girl Ultra leaning into her techno side, funky, electro-cumbia from Superfónicos and more. Songs featured in this episode: •Superfónicos, "Renaceré" •Girl Ultra, "lalala" •Fuerza Regida, "TUQLO" •Danny Ocean, "por la pequeña Venecia" •Lisa Morales, "Hermanitas in the Rain" •Jazz Orishas, "Deniye" Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Taylor Haney, with editorial support from Hazel Cills. Our proj ..read more

NPR Music's Lars Gotrich and Sheldon Pearce round up the most exciting albums out this Friday, and reflect on the history of instrumental music as protest. Featured albums: • The Smile, 'Cutouts' • Blood Incantation, 'Absolute Elsewhere' • Half Waif, 'Meet Me at the Maypole' • Darius Jones, 'Legend of e'Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye)' • Yasmin Williams, 'Acadia' • Godspeed You! Black Emperor, 'NO​ ​TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28​,​340 DEAD' For a longer list of new albums out Oct. 4 and to stream our New Music Friday playlist, visit https://npr.org/music. Learn more about sponsor message choi ..read more

Alt.Latino is usually all about sharing new music across Latin America, but what about the older cuts Ana and Felix are obsessed with? On this episode, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras share the music they've been playing on repeat, from beloved classics by greats like Ella Fitzgerald to surprising new discoveries out of Mexico like Paloma Morphy. Songs featured in this episode: •Paloma Morphy, "me faltas tú" •George Shearing Quintet, "Juana Palangana" •Carin León and Bolela, "Aviso importante" •Chick Corea Trio, "Spain" •Alex Ferreira, "Un Cariñito" •Alex Ferreira, "Un Cariñito (Versión ..read more

How Women Made Music, a new book out now from NPR, considers what the canon of popular music would look like without men. On this episode, we dig into the book and talk about the greatest albums and songs by women and other marginalized voices, with NPR Music's Ann Powers, contributor Marissa Lorusso and host Robin Hilton. Questions, comments, suggestions and feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy ..read more

As NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers discuss on this week's episode, there's a thread of loss running through some of the most notable, thrilling albums out on September 27. From the self-titled, posthumous album by the Scottish electronic producer SOPHIE to the harsh, alien sounds created by Alan Sparhawk on White Roses, My God, his first solo album following the death of his wife Mimi Parker, who was also his musical partner for decades in the great band Low, tributes to loved ones lost and voices from the beyond abound. Plus: The star-studded debut album from Toronto poet and s ..read more

Wait a minute — does Alt.Latino actually agree with a lot of the Latin Recording Academy's nominations this year? Felix Contreras, Anamaria Sayre and reporter Isabella Gomez Sarmiento run through as many of the whopping 58 categories as they can in this episode dissecting the nominations for the upcoming ceremony. Songs featured in this episode: •Grupo Frontera, "CANSADO DE SUFRIR" •Grupo Frontera and Yahritza y Su Esencia, "LAS FLORES" •Grupo Frontera and Christian Nodal, "Ya Pedo Quién Sabe" •Dayme Arocena, "A fuego lento" •Hamilton de Holanda, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, "Saudade, Saudade" •Kali ..read more