All Songs Considered
This Week's Show
All Songs Considered previews 20 discoveries from this year's South by Southwest festival.
SXSW 2010
Mark Linkous, A Flawed Hero
All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton reflects on the loss of Mark Linkous, the imaginative mind and voice behind the music of Sparklehorse. Linkous killed himself this past weekend, two months after the loss of another artist to suicide, Vic Chesnutt.
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Mountain Goats: Tiny Desk Concert
Laura Veirs: Tiny Desk Concert
The songs on Laura Veirs' latest album, July Flame orbit around her acoustic-guitar playing and voice. But it's her idiosyncratic lyrics and melodic flourishes that imbue her music with sun-dappled warmth.
The 50 Most Important Recordings: A-C
We begin our 50 most important recordings of the decade with composer John Adams.
Weekly Show Archive
Monday, March 01, 2010
March 1, 2010 We celebrate Chopin's 200th with an impromptu, plus music from Owen Pallett, Pantha du Prince, more.
Monday, February 22, 2010
February 22, 2010 All Songs Considered's latest episode features Fela Kuti, Toumani Diabate, Ali Farka Toure and more.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
February 10, 2010 The hosts of All Songs Considered acknowledge Valentine's Day with their favorite breakup songs.
Monday, February 01, 2010
February 1, 2010 The latest All Songs Considered mix features music from The Preservation Hall Jazz Band and more.
