Robin Hilton http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91465290&ft=1&f=91465290 Robin Hilton is the producer and co-host for the popular NPR Music show <em>All Songs Considered</em>. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Robin Hilton http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91465290&ft=1&f=91465290 What Does It Mean To Listen? Earlier this week, we asked whether people really listen to full albums from start to finish. Most people said yes. But were they really listening to the records, or merely playing every song? Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/05/24/186451959/what-does-it-mean-to-listen?ft=1&f=91465290 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/05/24/186451959/what-does-it-mean-to-listen?ft=1&f=91465290 Earlier this week, we asked whether people really listen to full albums from start to finish. Most people said yes. But were they really listening to the records, or merely playing every song?

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]]> Do You Really Listen To Full Albums? With so many distractions and different ways to hear songs, it's getting to be pretty impossible to give full albums the attention they deserve. When was the last time you actually listened to one all the way through, without any interruptions? Mon, 20 May 2013 13:05:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/05/20/185534315/do-you-really-listen-to-full-albums?ft=1&f=91465290 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/05/20/185534315/do-you-really-listen-to-full-albums?ft=1&f=91465290 With so many distractions and different ways to hear songs, it's getting to be pretty impossible to give full albums the attention they deserve. When was the last time you actually listened to one all the way through, without any interruptions?

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]]> First Watch: Sam Amidon, 'As I Roved Out' In an absorbing and comical new video, Vermont folksinger Sam Amidon finds himself in some strange woods inhabited by the creatures of his own imagination — including a knobby, human-like tree and a bearded siren. Wed, 15 May 2013 14:34:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/05/15/184199221/first-watch-sam-amidon-as-i-roved?ft=1&f=91465290 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/05/15/184199221/first-watch-sam-amidon-as-i-roved?ft=1&f=91465290 In an absorbing and comical new video, Vermont folksinger Sam Amidon finds himself in some strange woods inhabited by the creatures of his own imagination — including a knobby, human-like tree and a bearded siren.

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]]> First Watch: Exitmusic, 'White Noise' In the band's latest video, singer Aleksa Palladino embraces and then drowns her own likeness in a dark and strange struggle with herself. The gorgeously shot short film is a transfixing exploration of rage, fear and despair. Tue, 14 May 2013 15:09:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/05/14/183953674/first-watch-exitmusic-white-noise?ft=1&f=91465290 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/05/14/183953674/first-watch-exitmusic-white-noise?ft=1&f=91465290 In the band's latest video, singer Aleksa Palladino embraces and then drowns her own likeness in a dark and strange struggle with herself. The gorgeously shot short film is a transfixing exploration of rage, fear and despair.

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]]> First Watch: Telekinesis, 'Empathetic People' The relentlessly propulsive beats and sense of urgency in the Telekinesis song "Empathetic People" strike the perfect tone as we look in on one of the last gasps of industry keeping music tethered to the physical world. Wed, 08 May 2013 15:27:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/05/08/182297250/first-watch-telekinesis-empathetic-people?ft=1&f=91465290 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/05/08/182297250/first-watch-telekinesis-empathetic-people?ft=1&f=91465290 The relentlessly propulsive beats and sense of urgency in the Telekinesis song "Empathetic People" strike the perfect tone as we look in on one of the last gasps of industry keeping music tethered to the physical world.

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]]> Question Of The Week: Do You Hear Music When You Dream? Have you jammed with The Beatles, sung with Prince or taken coffee with Elliott Smith? NPR Music's Robin Hilton has (in his ever-random, inexplicable dreams). Mon, 06 May 2013 13:43:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/05/06/181601007/question-of-the-week-do-you-hear-music-when-you-dream?ft=1&f=91465290 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/05/06/181601007/question-of-the-week-do-you-hear-music-when-you-dream?ft=1&f=91465290 Have you jammed with The Beatles, sung with Prince or taken coffee with Elliott Smith? NPR Music's Robin Hilton has (in his ever-random, inexplicable dreams).

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]]> First Listen: Eluvium, 'Nightmare Ending' Often amorphous and mostly instrumental, Matthew Cooper's songs suggest a sea of emotions: joy, sorrow, fear, love, awe. <em>Nightmare Ending</em> is a double album of hymns celebrating the majesty and wonder of life. Sun, 05 May 2013 22:30:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/05/180877593/first-listen-eluvium-nightmare-ending?ft=1&f=91465290 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/05/180877593/first-listen-eluvium-nightmare-ending?ft=1&f=91465290 Often amorphous and mostly instrumental, Matthew Cooper's songs suggest a sea of emotions: joy, sorrow, fear, love, awe. Nightmare Ending is a double album of hymns celebrating the majesty and wonder of life.

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]]> How Are Your Music Tastes Changing As You Get Older? Just about everyone's tastes in music evolve as we get older. Some find themselves turning the volume knob down and listening to quieter songs, while others go full throttle with exponentially harder music. Tell us what's happened to your own listening habits as you've gotten older. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:50:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/04/29/179825079/how-are-your-music-tastes-changing-as-you-get-older?ft=1&f=91465290 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/04/29/179825079/how-are-your-music-tastes-changing-as-you-get-older?ft=1&f=91465290 Just about everyone's tastes in music evolve as we get older. Some find themselves turning the volume knob down and listening to quieter songs, while others go full throttle with exponentially harder music. Tell us what's happened to your own listening habits as you've gotten older.

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]]> The Flaming Lips Present 'Yoshimi' Live In Concert The Flaming Lips first formed more than 30 years ago, and the group is still full of surprises. At an intimate club during the 2013 South by Southwest music festival, the band performed one of its most beloved albums, <em>Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots</em>, from start to finish. Watch a video of the full hour-long set here. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:50:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/event/music/177028655/watch-the-flaming-lips-perform-yoshimi-live?ft=1&f=91465290 http://www.npr.org/event/music/177028655/watch-the-flaming-lips-perform-yoshimi-live?ft=1&f=91465290 The Flaming Lips first formed more than 30 years ago, and the group is still full of surprises. At an intimate club during the 2013 South by Southwest music festival, the band performed one of its most beloved albums, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, from start to finish. Watch a video of the full hour-long set here.

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]]> First Watch: Yellow Red Sparks, 'A Play To End All Plays' A spectacular new video for the California-based folk-pop group Yellow Red Sparks tells the epic story of a woman who dies, quite literally, of a broken heart. What happens to the man who rejected her is another story all together. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:30:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/04/17/177597188/first-watch-yellow-red-sparks-a-play-to-end-all-plays?ft=1&f=91465290 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/04/17/177597188/first-watch-yellow-red-sparks-a-play-to-end-all-plays?ft=1&f=91465290 A spectacular new video for the California-based folk-pop group Yellow Red Sparks tells the epic story of a woman who dies, quite literally, of a broken heart. What happens to the man who rejected her is another story all together.

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]]> What Are Your Top Five Album Covers? The death of Storm Thorgerson, who created classic album covers, including Pink Floyd's <em>Dark Side of the Moon,</em> gets us thinking about our favorite album covers of all time. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:40:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/04/22/178411190/what-are-your-top-five-album-covers?ft=1&f=91465290 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/04/22/178411190/what-are-your-top-five-album-covers?ft=1&f=91465290 The death of Storm Thorgerson, who created classic album covers, including Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, gets us thinking about our favorite album covers of all time.

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]]> First Listen: Brass Bed, 'The Secret Will Keep You' A sad parade of loneliness, death, fear and madness comes to life on an oddly buoyant album. Brass Bed's dark themes are wrapped in sunny melodies and mysterious synth sounds that ultimately dissolve into glorious chaos. It's part sonic exploration, part infectious pop and part noise rock. Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:30:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/14/176591954/first-listen-brass-bed-the-secret-will-keep-you?ft=1&f=91465290 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/14/176591954/first-listen-brass-bed-the-secret-will-keep-you?ft=1&f=91465290 A sad parade of loneliness, death, fear and madness comes to life on an oddly buoyant album. Brass Bed's dark themes are wrapped in sunny melodies and mysterious synth sounds that ultimately dissolve into glorious chaos. It's part sonic exploration, part infectious pop and part noise rock.

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]]> NPR Is Relocating: What's The Best Song About Moving On? NPR Music and the rest of the network is moving from its longtime home of 635 Mass. Ave. to new digs at 1111 North Capitol in D.C. It's got us a bit reflect-y on all the time gone by. What do you think is the best song about moving on? Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:40:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/04/10/176264800/npr-is-relocating-whats-the-best-song-about-moving-on?ft=1&f=91465290 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/04/10/176264800/npr-is-relocating-whats-the-best-song-about-moving-on?ft=1&f=91465290 NPR Music and the rest of the network is moving from its longtime home of 635 Mass. Ave. to new digs at 1111 North Capitol in D.C. It's got us a bit reflect-y on all the time gone by. What do you think is the best song about moving on?

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]]> First Watch: STRFKR, 'Beach Monster' For the band's latest video, the members of STRFKR dress in matching Buddy Holly suits and glasses and play stony faced, while a smiling couple and their children frolic at the beach. But things aren't what they first appear to be, and horror is right around the corner. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/04/02/176047733/first-watch-strfkr-beach-monster?ft=1&f=91465290 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/04/02/176047733/first-watch-strfkr-beach-monster?ft=1&f=91465290 For the band's latest video, the members of STRFKR dress in matching Buddy Holly suits and glasses and play stony faced, while a smiling couple and their children frolic at the beach. But things aren't what they first appear to be, and horror is right around the corner.

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]]> Song Premiere: Emily Wells, 'Los Angeles' The singer and violinist Emily Wells is originally from Amarillo, Texas, but has since relocated to Los Angeles. On her latest album, <em>Mama Acoustic Recordings</em>, she sings a heartbreaking song about her new home and the people she loves there. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:40:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/04/04/176244396/song-premiere-emily-wells-los-angeles?ft=1&f=91465290 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/04/04/176244396/song-premiere-emily-wells-los-angeles?ft=1&f=91465290 The singer and violinist Emily Wells is originally from Amarillo, Texas, but has since relocated to Los Angeles. On her latest album, Mama Acoustic Recordings, she sings a heartbreaking song about her new home and the people she loves there.

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