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Best Music Of 2020

The 100 Best Songs Of 2020

December 3, 2020 • The great songs of 2020 were as abundant as the rest of the year was a drag. Think of these 100 jams as a silver linings playlist for the worst year of our collective lives.

"Simmer," the first single from Paramore singer Hayley Williams' solo album, is one of the best songs of the month. Lindsey Byrnes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Best Music Of 2020

NPR Music's Top 20 Songs Of January

January 31, 2020 • Phony Ppl and Megan Thee Stallion finally released the studio version of their Tiny Desk premiere. Hear that, plus Thundercat and Paramore's Hayley Williams on a playlist of the month's best tracks.

Ultraísta: Radiohead's Knob-Twister Takes Off

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Music Interviews

Ultraísta: Radiohead's Knob-Twister Takes Off

October 6, 2012 • Nigel Godrich is often called the sixth member of Radiohead — he's been the envelope-pushing producer behind the band's albums since 1997. Ultraísta is his new experimental trio, formed with an old ally and a new recruit.

Ultraísta: Radiohead's Knob-Twister Takes Off

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First Listen

First Listen: Ultraísta, 'Ultraísta'

September 26, 2012 • The latest project from producer Nigel Godrich takes its inspiration from a group of writers in the early 20th century who favored a surreal variation on minimalism over more opulent, ornamental styles.

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