Listen 02:13 Chumped. Rebecca Reed/Courtesy of the artist hide caption itoggle caption Rebecca Reed/Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Viking's Choice: Chumped, 'Name That Thing' October 22, 2014 This catchy pop-punk song has a wistful quality befitting a desire to cling desperately to youth. Listen Loading… 2:13 Playlist
Listen Clockwise from upper left: Sleater-Kinney, Elle Varner, GRMLN, The Flaming Lips Courtesy of the artists hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of the artists All Songs Considered New Mix: Sleater-Kinney, The Flaming Lips, Elle Varner, More October 21, 2014 This week on All Songs Considered: the reunion of a band very dear to our hearts, The Flaming Lips cover Sgt. Pepper's and selections from NPR Music's showcase during the CMJ music festival. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
Black Clouds. Chris Bavaria/Courtesy of the artist hide caption itoggle caption Chris Bavaria/Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Viking's Choice: Black Clouds, 'And Then I Dove' October 21, 2014 The D.C. instrumental rock band's hefty track sends vibrations through the chest. Black Clouds' melodies are tastefully driven through what's surely a spaceship-console-worthy rack of effects pedals.
Listen 02:21 Wildhoney. Pat McQuade/Courtesy of the artist hide caption itoggle caption Pat McQuade/Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Viking's Choice: Wildhoney, 'Fall In' October 21, 2014 The Baltimore shoegaze band bends space with a seismic guitar, washes it in a mess of crashing cymbals and coos sweetly in a dreamy pop song. Listen Loading… 2:21 Playlist
Listen 27:41 Jukebox The Ghost. Eric Ryan Anderson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption itoggle caption Eric Ryan Anderson/Courtesy of the artist World Cafe Jukebox The Ghost On World Cafe WXPN-FM October 21, 2014 The D.C. band plays briskly catchy, piano-based pop songs from its self-titled fourth record. Listen Loading… 27:41 Playlist
Listen 03:01 Son Little's new song "The River" is a favorite on WFUV. Todd Cooper/Courtesy of the artist hide caption itoggle caption Todd Cooper/Courtesy of the artist Heavy Rotation Download: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing October 21, 2014 From our panel of public-radio hosts to you: a hand-picked sampler of free downloads, including new music from Son Little, Ty Segall, Rome Fortune, Kaytranada, Allo Darlin' and more. Listen Loading… 3:01 Download Playlist
Watch 12:19 Claire Eggers/NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Anthony D'Amato: Tiny Desk Concert October 20, 2014 D'Amato's new album The Shipwreck From The Shore can feel Motown-y, garage-y and Springsteen-y, and all that production serves his songs well. But here the Tiny Desk, his music is sparer. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
Listen 24:13 The Budos Band. Justin Borucki/Courtesy of the artist hide caption itoggle caption Justin Borucki/Courtesy of the artist World Cafe The Budos Band On World Cafe WXPN-FM October 20, 2014 The nine-member band showcases a mix of funk and Afrobeat on its new album, Burnt Offering. Listen Loading… 24:13 Playlist
Watch Courtesy of the artist All Songs TV First Watch: Broken Water, 'Love And Poverty' October 20, 2014 The normal becomes tranquil in the dreamy Olympia noise-pop band's new video, as it gathers its friends in Hysterics, Vex, Gag and Priests to stack books, line up strips of paper and burn dandelions.
Watch 05:04 Alt-J. Dave Lichterman/KEXP hide caption itoggle caption Dave Lichterman/KEXP Favorite Sessions alt-J, 'Bloodflood Pt. II' (Live) KEXP-FM October 20, 2014 Watch the eclectic English rock band perform "Bloodflood Pt. II" from its new second album, This Is All Yours, live from a Seattle studio.
Watch Janet Weiss (left), Carrie Brownstein (center) and Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney. The trio's first album since 2005 will be out on Jan. 20. Brigitte Sire/Courtesy of the artist hide caption itoggle caption Brigitte Sire/Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Sleater-Kinney Reunites, Announces New Album October 20, 2014 Eight years after going on indefinite hiatus, the trio is back. They'll release a new album on Jan. 20 called No Cities to Love. Hear the song "Bury Our Friends" now.