Top row: TV On The Radio; Middle row, left to right: Billie Holiday, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon; Bottom row: Talking Heads Courtesy of the artists hide caption
All Songs Considered Robin Hilton spins new music from emerging bands and musical icons.
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Monday
Bongeziwe Mabandla's "masiziyekelele" sends you racing through the streets of Johannesburg. Justice Mukheli/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Friday
Bob Dylan's new single, "Murder Most Foul," is 17 minutes long and references more than 70 songs. We made a playlist of them all. Fred Tanneau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The hip-hop producer, Knxwledge. His latest project, 1988, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on March 27. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Thursday
Linda Diaz submitted the song "Green Tea Ice Cream" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide caption
Tuesday
Serpent Column's new EP is called Endless Detainment — quite the 2020 mood. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Brian and Roger Eno Bee Eno and Mary Evers/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Monday
Alex Isley's "Gone" perfects the art of subtle, fear-inducing seduction. Lauren Desberg/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Friday
J Balvin. His euphoric new album, Colores tops our list of the week's best new releases. @theograph/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Thursday
The Kraken Quartet entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest with its entry "Chance the Dog (The Song)" YouTube/NPR hide caption
Monday
BIRTHH's angelic ascension will help you temporarily escape reality. Sha Ribeiro/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Top left: Rema; Top middle: S.G. Goodman; Top right: Chelsea Williams; Middle: Totemo; Middle right: Akinyemi; Bottom row: Höröyá Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Friday
Big Freedia. Her latest, Louder, is on our list of the best new releases out on March 13. Noam Galai/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Asher Jaffe entered the Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Alphabet Soup." YouTube/NPR hide caption
Wednesday
Clockwise from upper left: Ohmme, Car Seat Headrest, Anna Calvi, Alex the Astronaut, Wire Courtesy of the artists hide caption