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The Best Music Of May: NPR Staff Picks

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All Songs Considered

The Best Music Of May: NPR Staff Picks

In May, we swooned to Olivia Rodrigo's Sour, marveled at Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen, went back to the '90s with The Zolas, bathed in the opulent luxury of Sinéad Harnett's voice, got lost in Bill Laurance's piano universe, and jazz group Sound Prints expanded its possibilities.

The Best Music Of May: NPR Staff Picks

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New Mix: Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen, Mdou Moctar, Angélique Kidjo, More

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New Mix: Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen, Mdou Moctar, Angélique Kidjo, More

This weeks All Songs Considered features a striking collaboration between Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen. I also share a conversation and music with Angélique Kidjo, psych-guitar from Mdou Moctar and more.

New Mix: Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen, Mdou Moctar, Angélique Kidjo, More

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out Aug. 28

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out Aug. 28

NPR Music picks the best new albums out this week, including unadorned records from Angel Olsen and The Avett Brothers, the genre-bending Georgia Anne Muldrow and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out Aug. 28

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New Mix: Angel Olsen, Folk Legend Shirley Collins, More

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New Mix: Angel Olsen, Folk Legend Shirley Collins, More

This week's All Songs Considered features Angel Olsen's first album made without a backing band in eight years, 85-year old British folk legend Shirley Collins and a bunch of wonderful new discoveries.

New Mix: Angel Olsen, Folk Legend Shirley Collins, More

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Poll Results: NPR Listeners Pick The Top Albums Of 2019

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Poll Results: NPR Listeners Pick The Top Albums Of 2019

All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton count down the top 20 albums of the year as selected by NPR listeners in our annual poll. The clear message in 2019? Love rules.

Poll Results: NPR Listeners Pick The Top Albums Of 2019

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Angel Olsen On Her Spectacular Sonic Evolution

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Angel Olsen On Her Spectacular Sonic Evolution

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"I needed to take a minute away from the way that MY WOMAN and previous records had been done because this one just didn't require the same feeling," Olsen says.

Angel Olsen On World Cafe

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All Songs Considered: The Year In Music 2019

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All Songs Considered: The Year In Music 2019

Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X dominated the headlines this year, but 2019 was much more than that. We look back at the music we'll remember most and the marks it left on our cultural landscape.

ASC Year in Review 2019

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Angel Olsen And John Congleton On How They Made 'All Mirrors'

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Angel Olsen And John Congleton On How They Made 'All Mirrors'

Angel Olsen has reimagined her sound. On this edition of All Songs Considered, she and her co-producer, John Congleton reveal how they did it, with the help of a 14-piece string section.

Angel Olsen And John Congleton On How They Made 'All Mirrors'

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On Oct. 4

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On Oct. 4

It's a packed release week, with new albums from R&B singer Summer Walker, The Avett Brothers, Angel Olsen, Wilco, Danny Brown and more. Host Robin Hilton is joined by NPR Music's Lyndsey McKenna, Rodney Carmichael, Sidney Madden and Stephen Thompson as they share their picks for the week's best new albums.

New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On Oct. 4

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