Charli xcx, Beastie Boys' Mike D, Boards of Canada and the week's best new songs
5/12/202639 min
Our latest mix of the best new tracks this week includes a massive eye-roll from Charli xcx, the first-ever solo music from Mike D of the Beastie Boys, another surprise drop from electronic music icons Boards of Canada, and more.
NPR Music’s Lars Gotrich joins host Robin Hilton.
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Featured artists and songs:
(00:00) Intro
(01:18) Charli xcx: “Rock Music” (Single)
(07:30) Starflyer 59: “I’m Disappointed” from Disappointed EP
(12:22) Mike D: “Switch Up” (Single)
(19:53) Black Swan Network: “The Shell” from The Early Music, Vol. 1
(25:30) Hannah Cohen: “Golden Chain” (Single)
(31:55) Boards of Canada: “Introit/Prophecy At 1420 MHz” from Inferno
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First 90 secondsBrittany Luse0:00
[upbeat music] Oh, hey there. I'm Brittany Luse, and I don't know, maybe this is a little out of pocket to say, but I think you should listen to my podcast. It's called It's Been a Minute, and I love it, and I think you will, too. Over the past couple months, over 100,000 new listeners started tuning in. Find out why. Listen to the It's Been a Minute podcast from NPR today.
Robin Hilton· Host0:23
What are we doing here?
Lars Gotrich· Panelist0:25
I don't know. A show?
Robin Hilton· Host0:26
Uh, I guess so. [gentle music] This episode of All Songs Considered comes to you from the NPR Music podcast, where you will find this show, new episodes of this show, every Tuesday. We've got Alt Latino every Wednesday, and of course, New Music Friday closes out every week. NPR Music also home to Tiny Desk editor and curator of all things loud and soft.
Lars Gotrich· Panelist0:49
[laughs] It's, and s- I like the, the dramatic pause. And soft.
Robin Hilton· Host0:55
And soft. Lars Gotrich.
Lars Gotrich· Panelist0:57
Hey, Robin.
Robin Hilton· Host0:58
[laughs] So we, we nerd out about all kinds of music stuff on this show, on All Songs Considered. Sometimes it's a, a debate about a band or some trend or something like that, or sometimes it's a conversation, like the one we had recently with Beck. Uh, and sometimes it's just to play the music that we're loving, uh, and to share it with each other. We keep a running list of the best new tracks of the year, and we like to update it every other week or so. That's what we're doing on this episode of All Songs Considered. Uh, we each brought some stuff. Lars, I am certain that whatever you brought is