SERIES: All Songs Considered from NPR Music

Pieces in Series 64
Licensor NPR Music
Producer(s) Robin Hilton
Formats Weekly Program
Topics Music
Produced 2007
Added to PRX May 25, 2007
 

Summary:

All Songs Considered is NPR's guide to discovering new music below the top 40 radar.

All Songs Considered: Guest DJ Thom York of Radiohead, 28:59
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke shares some of his favorite music with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
2-19-08
Best CDs of 2007 from Reviewers, Pt. 2, 28:59
Host Bob Boilen is joined by NPR reviewers Will Hermes, Meredith Ochs, Tom Moon and Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein to discuss 2007's most innovative albums and best songs of the year.
12-11-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From McCartney to Ryan Shaw, 28:59
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen introduces some of his favorite new finds, including motown reborn in the music of Ryan Shaw, classic cool from Ghana's Bokoor Band and Paul McCartney, who needs no introduction.
5-25-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: A Band to Call Your Own, 28:59
All Songs Considered listeners shared their favorite band they think few others have heard.
2-4-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: A Band to Call Your Own, Pt. II, 28:59
Host Bob Boilen shares music picks from NPR listeners.
3-18-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: A Great Unknowns Showcase, 28:59
This week's edition of All Songs Considered is full of surprises: great music from bands we'd never heard of before.
5-13-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: A Holiday Mix, 28:51
A holiday mix featuring The Knife, Magnetic Fields and more.
12-17-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: Best CDs So Far: Listener Picks, 28:59
Listeners help All Songs Considered pick the best CDs of 2008, so far, including Panic at the Disco, Santogold, and Girl Talk.
7-8-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Byrne & Eno, Lee "Scratch" Perry, More, 28:59
Hear new music from Brian Eno and David Byrne, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Van Dyke Parks and Inara George, Avett Brothers, and a live performance from She & Him.
8-11-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Can Rock Save the World?, 28:59
Live Earth founder Kevin Wall, Paste magazine editor Josh Jackson and musician Alejandro Escovedo talk about music's role in bringing about change.
7-9-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: Dr. Dog Exclusive, Adem, Ratatat, More, 28:59
Host Bob Boilen plays new music from Ratatat, Atlas Sound, Dr. Dog, Thao, Spiritualized, Adem.
6-4-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Elf Power, Gnarls Barkley, Circulatory System, More, 28:59
Bob Boilen introduces new music from Laura Gibson, Tim Fite, The Black Keys, Gnarls Barkley, Circulatory System, Elf Power, and Etran Finatawa.
4-30-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: From 'Juno' to Ringo Starr, 28:24
New music from the 'Juno' soundtrack, The Heavy Circles, Telepathe, Palms, Ilya E. Monosov, and Ringo Starr.
1-22-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Andy Palacio to Hot Chip, 28:59
New music from Andy Palacio, Patty Larkin, Lightspeed Champion, Ray Davies, and Hot Chip.
2-1-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Antibalas to Low, 28:59
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen introduces some of his favorite new finds, including the controlled chaos of Frog Eyes, melancholy melodies of Low, and African rhythms of Antibalas (antee-BAH-LAHS).
5-25-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Bjork to Blonde Redhead, 28:59
Music from Bjork, Ibrahim Ferrer, Feist, Shearwater, The Jacques Loussier Trio, Podington Bear and Blonde Redhead.
6-26-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Caribou to Dappled Cities, 28:59
New music by Caribou, Cass McCombs, Sunset Rubdown, Richard Hawley, PJ Harvey, and a tribute to R.E.M.'s 'Automatic for the People.'
10-9-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From David Byrne to Shivaree, 28:52
Hear a rare re-issue from David Byrne, plus new music from the band Beirut, Tender Forever, Nellie McKay, Dirty Projectors and Shivaree
10-19-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From DeVotchKa to Peter Fedofsky, 28:59
New music from Devotchka, Colin Meloy, Make A Rising, Man Man, The Raconteurs, and Peter Fedofsky.
4-8-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Dengue Fever to Otis Taylor, 28:59
New music from Dengue Fever, the Cowboy Junkies, Black Mountain, The Mountain Goats, Beach House, and Otis Taylor.
2-25-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Flight of the Conchords to Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, 28:59
Music from Flight of the Conchords, Sambassadeur, The Real Tuesday Weld, Fats Domino, Charles Mingus, Stephen Stills, and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore.
8-6-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Grizzly Bear to Lucinda Blackbear, 28:59
New music from Grizzly Bear, Ceu, Emma Pollack, Valerie Project and Lucinda Blackbear.
11-19-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Jens Lekman to Rotary Downs, 28:59
New music from Jens Lekman, Nick Lowe, Kevin Drew, Jose Gonzalez, Steve Earle, Vic Chesnutt and Rotary Downs.
9-17-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From LCD Soundsystem to Justice, 28:59
Host Bob Boilen talks with NPR reviewers about the music ASC's missed, so far, in 2007.
8-13-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Louis Prima to Joe Henry, 28:59
Bob Boilen discusses music from Louis Prima, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Pieta Brown and Joe Henry.
9-24-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Magnetic Fields to Fire on Fire, 28:57
New music from Magnetic Fields, Peter Gabriel, Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver, and Fire on Fire. Plus, a reissue of rare live recordings by Billie Holiday.
1-14-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Mark Ronson to Tord Gustavsen, 28:59
Music from Mark Ronson, Mocean Worker, Michael Hearst, Amiina, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, Bryan Ferry and the Tord Gustavsen Trio.
7-3-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Okkervil River to John Vanderslice, 28:59
Music from Okkervil River, Peel, Stile Antico, Architecture in Helsinki, David Dondero, Bob Brozman, and John Vanderslice.
7-30-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Radiohead to Youssou N'Dour, 28:59
Hear new music from Radiohead, Snapline, Jolie Holland and Booker T Jones, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, and Youssou N'Dour.
10-15-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Robert Plant to Doveman, 28:59
New music from Robert Plant, Mark Ronson, Martin Simpson, Small Sins, Georgie James and Doveman.
10-2-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Spoon to Smashing Pumpkins, 28:59
Music from Spoon, The Field, Laurie Anderson, Mushroom & Eddie Gale, Interpol, Smashing Pumpkins
7-16-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Stars to Maps, 28:59
New music from Stars, Anoushka Shankar, Iron and Wine, Floratone, Rilo Kiley, Animal Collective and Maps
8-27-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From The National to Patti Smith, 28:59
Music from The National, Polyphonic Spree, Travis, Patti Smith, Lightning Dust and two John Lennon covers.
6-21-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From The New Pornographers to Extra Golden, 28:59
New music from The New Pornographers, Bishop Allen, Josh Ritter, Manu Chao, The Go! Team and Extra Golden.
9-10-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From The Raveonettes to Steven Bernstein, 28:59
New music by The Raveonettes, Toumani Diabate, Punch Brothers, A.A. Bondy, 17 Hippies, and Steven Bernstein.
3-3-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: From The White Stripes to Elliot Smith, 28:56
Killer new music from The White Stripes; So-called "math rock" by the group Battles; A reissue from Emerson, Lake & Palmer; England's intriguing folktronica group Tunng; The cabaret pop of Rufus Wainwright; Unreleased rarities from Elliott Smith
5-25-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Vampire Weekend to Tal Wilkenfeld, 28:59
Host Bob Boilen chats with the All Songs summer intern, Patrick Frank, about new music from Vampire Weekend, Queens of the Stone Age, Dan Deacon, Jason Falkner, The Flamin' Groovies, St. Vincent, Joan as Policewoman and Tal Wilkenfeld
8-20-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: Guest DJ Anoushka Shankar, 28:59
Host Bob Boilen talks with sitar master Anoushka Shankar. She shares some of the musicians that have inspired her.
8-30-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: Guest DJ Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, 28:59
Colin Meloy, frontman for The Decemberists, shares some of his favorite songs and stories with host Bob Boilen.
4-22-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Guest DJ Conor Oberst, 28:54
Host Bob Boilen talks to Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst about his favorite music.
11-6-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: Guest DJ Ian Parton of The Go! Team, 28:59
Host Bob Boilen chats with The Go! Team's Ian Parton about music and his band.
11-12-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: Guest DJ Jens Lekman, 28:59
Host Bob Boilen sits down with Swedish pop artist Jens Lekman.
10-29-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: Guest DJ Joanna Newsom, 28:59
Host Bob Boilen talks with Joanna Newsom about her new album, 'Ys,' and she shares some of the artists that inspired her music.
7-23-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: Guest DJ Mark Ronson, 29:01
Producer Mark Ronson sits in with host Bob Boilen to share some of his work and his favorite artists old and new.
1-4-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Guest DJ Portishead, 28:59
Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley of the trip-hop group Portishead talk with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about their new album and play their favorite songs.
5-6-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Guest DJ Randy Newman, 28:59
Randy Newman stopped by to DJ an episode of All Songs Considered and talk about his favorite songs, as well as the musicians who've shaped his musi
8-6-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Guest DJ Ray Davies, 28:58
Ray Davies, former frontman for The Kinks, shares some of the songs that have inspired him over the years with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
4-2-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Guest DJ T-Bone Burnett, 28:59
Renown producer T-Bone Burnett shares some of his favorite songs and talks about his new solo release, Tooth of Crime.
5-20-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Listeners Pick the Best CDs of 2007, 29:05
All Songs Considered fans pick their top CDs of 2007.
12-27-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: Mates of State, Sam Phillips, Jethro Tull, More, 28:59
Host Bob Boilen plays new music from Sam Phillips, Mates of State, Rupa and the April Fishes, and Rachel Taylor Brown as well as reissues from Jethro Tull and Henry Butler.
5-27-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Music from the British Isles, 28:59
Host Bob Boilen talks about he evolution of British and Irish folk music with Myron Bretholz and Gus Voorhees.
2-12-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Okkervil River, Of Montreal, More, 28:59
Hear new music from Okkervil River, Of Montreal, Jeff Hanson. The Walkmen, The Broken West, as well as live concert exerpts from Steve Earle and Gillian Welch.
8-20-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: SXSW Preview, 28:59
Host Bob Boilen chats with music producer Stephen Thompson and NPR Music blogger Carrie Brownstein about the music of the SXSW Festival.
3-11-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: SXSW Review, 28:59
Host Bob Boilen talks to Song of the Day curator Stephen Thompson and Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein about their experiences at the SXSW Festival.
3-25-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Seun Kuti, Eef Barzelay, Ponytail, More, 28:59
Hear new music from Seun Kuti, Ponytail, Bonnie Prince Billy, Eef Barzelay, and a reissue from The Watersons.
7-1-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Sigur Ros, Sparks, Wolf Parade, More, 28:59
New music from Sigur Ros, Dandy Warhols, Wolf Parade, Eric Chenaux, Paolo Angeli, and a look back at Sparks.
6-16-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Summer Look-Ahead Show, Pt. 1, 28:59
Part 1 of our Summer Look-Ahead Series featuring Linda Thompson, Paul McCartney, Spoon and more.
6-5-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: Summer Look-Ahead Show, Pt. 2, 28:59
Part 2 of our Summer Look-Ahead Series featuring Linda Thompson, Paul McCartney and Spoon.
6-13-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: Summer Music Preview 2008, 29:00
On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen talks with several reviewers about the summer's most anticipated CD releases.
6-24-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: The Music of Portugal, 28:59
Bob Boilen discovers the music of Portugal.
5-25-07
NPR's All Songs Considered: The Sound of a Generation, 28:59
On this edition of All Songs Considered, we look back at the defining music of those generations and ask guests what the soundtrack is for the current generation, Generation Y.
6-10-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Tilly and the Wall, Podington Bear, More, 28:59
Hear new music from Podington Bear, Doveman, Tilly and the Wall, and more.
7-22-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Tom Waits Concert Preview, More, 28:59
Hear a preview the Tom Waits concert available from All Songs, as well as new music from The Silent Years, NOMO, and more.
7-29-08
NPR's All Songs Considered: Viking's Choice, 28:59
On this edition of All Songs Considered, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich sits down with host Bob Boilen and talks about some of the artists he thinks have been noticeably absent from the show this year.
7-14-08