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Best Music of 2022

The 100 Best Songs Of 2022

December 15, 2022 • We ranked a list of 100 songs that reflects the sprawling, energetic messiness of 2022. Start listening.

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Emerging Musicians To Watch In 2022

January 5, 2022 • It's a new year, which means new opportunities for emerging artists to rise above the noise. Here are public radio's artists to watch in 2022.

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Editors' Picks

The Post-Brexit New Wave

May 6, 2021 • On thrilling debut albums by Squid, Dry Cleaning and Black Country, New Road, the aftershocks of '80s post-punk tremble against stark new realities in British and Irish life.

The Best Music Of February: NPR Staff Picks

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All Songs Considered

The Best Music Of February: NPR Staff Picks

March 2, 2021 • In February, new albums by Aaron Lee Tasjan, Wild Pink and Black Country, New Road had us yearning for live music; VanJess sang matters of the heart; and Will Liverman devoted an entire album to Black composers.

The Best Music Of February: NPR Staff Picks

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The Austin 100

The Austin 100: Black Country, New Road

March 17, 2020 • Black Country, New Road packs a career's worth of frenetic force and stylistic detours into a single nine-minute song.

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All Songs Considered

What We'll Miss At SXSW This Year

March 16, 2020 • For the first time in more than 30 years ago, SXSW isn't happening. But we still listened to hundreds of bands that were supposed to play in Austin this week and made some great discoveries.On this episode of All Songs Considered we share just a fraction of our favorite discoveries, including the German electro-pop band, Cosby, the UK singer-songwriter Luke De-Sciscio and the Nigerian singer and rapper known as Rema.Playlist:1. Cosby: "Follow the Leader"2. Luke De-Sciscio: "I'm A Dream Fighting Out Of A Man"3. Katie Malco: "Creatures"4. Akineymi: "Seaworld"5. Höröyá: "Dogon"6. Black Country, New Road: "Sunglasses"7. S.G. Goodman: "The Way I Talk"8. Totemo: "Origami"9. Chelsea Williams: "Red Flag"10. Boyo: "Backseat Driver"11. Shards: "Summer Sickness"12. Rema: "Lady"

What We'll Miss At SXSW This Year

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