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The Contenders, Vol. 2: Our running list of the year's best songs

The Contenders, Vol. 2: Our running list of the year's best songs

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"Crowded Roomz," the latest single from Nia Archives, is one of the tracks we can't stop playing this week. Lola Banet/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Host Robin Hilton hangs with NPR's Hazel Cills and Sheldon Pearce to geek out about the songs they can't stop listening to this week — including Billy Joel's surprising new single "Turn The Lights Back On" (it's one of the best he's done), the introverted dance beats of Nia Archives, Kim Gordon's brutal to-do list and more.