![The <em>All Songs</em> hosts play songs in front of a live audience, which rates them. Things get heated. The <em>All Songs</em> hosts play songs in front of a live audience, which rates them. Things get heated.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141106192446im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/11/06/fmc-summit-2014---day-2-49-0479_wide-4e6620b2f7ca66d4a85af750da170c15fef71de1-s6-c15.jpg)
Guests rate the songs at the <em>All Songs Considered </em>Listening Party in Washington, D.C.Jeff Martinhide caption
Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra perform at the Tiny Desk.Claire Eggers/NPRhide caption
Jim Sauter (left) and Kid Millions, blowin' your ears out. Lisa Corson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Guests rate the songs at the All Songs Considered Listening Party in Washington, D.C. Jeff Martin hide caption
Adolphe Sax's invention has found its way into many styles of music. Here, Clarence Clemons plays the tenor sax with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in Lexington, Ky., in 1984. Lexington Herald-Leader/Getty Images hide caption
José González returns with his first new solo album in seven years. Vestiges And Claws is due out Feb. 17. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Paula Temple's "Deathvox" is one of our favorite tracks this month. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
How do you share music with your kids without going overboard? iStockphoto.com hide caption
Drummer and composer Otis Brown III performing live earlier this year in New York City. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images hide caption
A Pregnant Light. Ashley Sheridan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ghosts, both friendly and fiendish, make appearances in a wide range of songs. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Clockwise from top: Belle And Sebastian, Grouper, Bo Ningen, The Velvet Underground Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Dead Man's Bones' 2009 debut belongs in any discussion of Halloween music. Hama Sanders/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sleater-Kinney (and Quasi and Wild Flag) drummer Janet Weiss at the kit. Tim Bugbee/Tinnitus Photography hide caption
Robin Bacior's new album, Water Dreams, comes out Jan. 13. Kim Smith Miller/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Chumped. Rebecca Reed/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Sleater-Kinney, Elle Varner, GRMLN, The Flaming Lips Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Black Clouds. Chris Bavaria/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wildhoney. Pat McQuade/Courtesy of the artist hide caption