Wet Leg, Vince Staples, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien
6/2/202644 min
Our latest picks for the best new tracks of the week include a raging, dancefloor remix of Wet Leg’s “Catch These Fists,” a touch of vintage soul from rapper and singer Vince Staples, Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien channels Kentucky poet Wendell Berry who says, “to know the dark, go dark,” and more.
NPR Music’s Tom Huizenga joins host Robin Hilton.
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Featured artists and songs:
(00:00) Intro
(01:03) Wet Leg: “catch these fists (FDC DJs remix)” from moisturizer deluxe
(07:05) Katie & Marielle Labèque: “The Somnambulist” (Phillip Glass) from 55
(15:23) Balming Tiger: “Home” from Gongbu
(22:42) Wild Up: “No. 8, Always Making New Inversions” from Julius Eastman Vol. 5: Gay Guerrilla
(31:00) Vince Staples: “White Flag” from Cry Baby
(36:06) Ed O’Brien: “Blue Morpho” from Blue Morpho
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Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
This week on NPR's Newsmakers, Maine Senate candidate, Graham Platner, a working class Democrat leaning into one message, that the political system is rigged to favor the wealthy.
Speaker 10:10
There's only one direction we need to be pointing fingers, and that is up. It's not left and right.
Speaker 00:15
Can that message help Democrats take the Senate in this year's midterms? Graham Platner, this week on NPR's Newsmakers. Watch or listen wherever you get podcasts.
Robin Hilton· Host0:24
This episode of All Songs Considered comes to you from the NPR Music podcast. We've got new shows, uh, new episodes of All Songs Considered in this feed every Tuesday. You'll also find new episodes of Alt Latino, that program every Wednesday, and then of course New Music Friday, that's every Friday. Stands to reason.
Tom Huizenga· Guest0:43
Wow.
Robin Hilton· Host0:44
[laughs] NPR Music also home to Tom Huizenga. Hey, Tom.
Tom Huizenga· Guest0:47
Hey, Robert.
Robin Hilton· Host0:49
Tom, you're our classical music editor, but your tastes run pretty broad, much broader than that. I, I think of you as one of NPR Music's secret weapons.
Tom Huizenga· Guest0:57
Mm. Thank you.
Robin Hilton· Host0:58
And, uh, which is why I always love hanging out and just hearing what you're listening to and loving, 'cause you always turn me on to, to something amazing. That's what we're doing on this episode, on this week's show. We're sharing our picks for the best new songs out now. Do you have something you wanna kick us off with, or sh- should I get us going, or what do you wanna do?
Tom Huizenga· Guest1:19
Well, I think why don't you get us going? I mean, this is your show, Robert.
Robin Hilton· Host1:23
[laughs] It's kinda my deal here.
Tom Huizenga· Guest1:25
[laughs] That's right.
Robin Hilton· Host1:26
Uh, well, how about I start off with a new cut from