From left, St. Vincent, Nathaniel Rateliff and Japanese Breakfast. Renee Klahr/NPR hide caption
Heavy Rotation Download a monthly sampler of songs public radio can't stop playing.
Special Series
Heavy Rotation
A monthly sampler of songs public radio can't stop playing
alt-J's "U&ME" is featured in October's edition of Heavy Rotation. Rosie Matheson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lord Huron's "Not Dead Yet" is featured in August's edition of Heavy Rotation. Anthony Wilson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jensen McRae's "Starting to Get to You" is featured in March's edition of Heavy Rotation. Joe Robles/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sofía Valdés' song "Handful of Water" is featured in February's edition of Heavy Rotation. Val Schnack/Courtesy of Warner Records hide caption
"This Time" by Ana Egge is featured in January's edition of Heavy Rotation. Rolf Jørgensen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"The Steps" by HAIM lands at No. 9 on public radio's most-played songs of 2020. Reto Schmid hide caption
Sharon Van Etten's "Let Go" is featured in October's edition of Heavy Rotation. Ryan Pfluger hide caption
Mastodon's "A Spoonful Weighs a Ton" is featured in September's edition of Heavy Rotation. Jimmy Hubbard hide caption
Yebba's "Distance" is featured in August's edition of Heavy Rotation. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jorja Smith's cover of the song "Rose Rouge" is featured in July's edition of Heavy Rotation. Rashidi Noah/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Hear the new Real Estate track "Paper Cup" and more on this month's Heavy Rotation. Jake Michaels/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Neon Indian is featured on this month's Heavy Rotation. Karo Cantú/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Caroline Rose is featured on this month's Heavy Rotation. Cara Robbins/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Kaytranada's song "What You Need" is featured in this month's edition of Heavy Rotation. Brian Ach/Getty Images hide caption
Rapper Sampa the Great is featured on this month's edition of Heavy Rotation. Wami Aluko/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
The Deer Letitia Smith/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Veronica Swift's "Forget About the Boy" is included in this month's Heavy Rotation. Bill Westmoreland/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Duo Ohmme. Maren Celest/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
REYNA. Ariel Kassulke/Courtesy of the artist hide caption