The soundtrack album art for the film "Wish I Was Here" Courtesy of the artist hide caption
All Songs Considered Robin Hilton spins new music from emerging bands and musical icons.
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Saturday
Avalon Emerson's remix of Some Ember's "The Thrashing Whip" is one of our favorite tracks of June. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
June's Best Dance Tracks
Friday
Only one member of Quiet Riot remains from its early-'80s heyday — and the founding members are all gone. Does it matter? Courtesy of the artist hide caption
This week's guest Quizmaster, drummer Mike Kinsella (Owls, Joan Of Arc, Owen, American Football) Connor Feimster/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Thursday
Claire Boucher, aka Grimes Mac Boucher/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Top row: Nothing; Middle row, left to right: St. Vincent, Angel Olsen, Sturgill Simpson; Bottom: Perfect Pussy's Meredith Graves Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Pallbearer. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A behind-the-scenes look at OK Go making their video "The Writing's on the Wall." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Monday
Robert Plant and his new band The Sensational Space Shifters. Frank Melfi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Listen to Robert Plant's new song, "Rainbow"
Grouplove is (clockwise from left) Andrew Wessen, Ryan Rabin, Christian Zucconi and Hannah Hooper. Joseph Ilanes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Song Premiere: Sylvan Esso Mixes It Up With Grouplove
Sunday
Hundreds of musicians descended upon an iconic New York city spot to perform. Polina Yamshchikov for NPR hide caption
Saturday
Summer is a season of simplicity. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Friday
Jim Eno of Spoon perforing at the Hollywood Palladium in 2010. Paul R. Giunta/Corbis hide caption
The soundtrack album art for the film "Wish I Was Here" Courtesy of the artist hide caption