Renee Klahr/NPR Music Features NPR Music's 100 Best Songs of 2021 (20-1) December 2, 2021 • Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year.
Clockwise, from top left: Little Simz, MUNA, Sun-El Musician, Jon Hopkins, Mon Laferte, Ada Lea. Courtesy of the artists hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artists All Songs Considered The Best Music of September: NPR Staff Picks October 4, 2021 • Every month, we ask the NPR Music staff: What's the one song you couldn't escape? What's the one album to which you'll return all year? The Best Music of September: NPR Staff Picks Listen · 41:47 41:47 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1041925621/1042475072" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Courtesy of the artist #NowPlaying Sun-El Musician, 'Portia's Chant' July 20, 2021 • Listen to the South African producer's latest bliss transmission.
Illustration: Rae Pozdro for NPR Best Music Of 2020 The 100 Best Songs Of 2020 (Nos. 40-21) December 3, 2020 • Think of these 100 songs (Nos. 40-21 here) as a silver linings playlist for the worst year of our collective lives.
