Daily Newsletter, July 28, 2025

A week ago, Ozzy Osbourne, Chuck Mangione and Cleo Laine were still with us. Of course, so was Hulk Hogan. Who will join them in the next seven days? Your guess is as good as mine. Here’s hoping it won’t be anyone on this list of the 350-plus new albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, […]

Can music save the world? The songs in this week's mix consider the power of creativity as we update our running list of the year's best tracks, with new ones from Jay Som, Jeff Tweedy and more.Featured artists and songs:1. Jay Som & Jim Adkins: "Float," from 'Belong'2. Google Earth (John Vanderslice & James Riotto): "meow meow," from 'For Mac OS X 10.11'3. Goon: "For Cutting The Grass," from 'Dream 3'4. Jeff Tweedy: "One Tiny Flower," from 'Twilight Override'5. Kassa Overall: "Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)," from 'Cream''All Songs Considered' 25th anniversary segment: Our No. 1 songs from 2021Weekly reset: Twilight at Nags Head, with crickets and barking dog in the distanceEnjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: [email protected] Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify.

Home » Music Blogs » Hot Picks 27/7/25 – The Best New Releases Photo: LEMY  Today we bring to you our hottest finds of the week. We have curated a list of the best releases from our musical travels this week and are putting them all in one place for your listing pleasure! This coverage is […]

Pink Floyd's story was one of greatness, fraught with conflict. Eventually, it weighed too heavily on the members.

Talking Heads' More Songs About Buildings And Food takes the existential blankness of European art-rock and filters it through a uniquely American lens

In the same year that we greeted a new decade, we said farewell to two music legends. No less than 16 albums topped the U.S. sales chart

Rhino's acclaimed Quadio series returns with a celebration of Elektra Records’ 75th anniversary. But they are choosing to honor the imprint's milestone

Forgotten in the shadows despite his looming legacy and vital influence, this one man could've been Brian Wilson if only life had been a little kinder to him.

Unless you want to read the collected wit and wisdom of the Gallagher brothers — or page through a comic book about Kool Keith — now might be the time to dig into the Tsundoku-inspired pilies of books crowding your house and/or the scores of files filling up your hard drive. Your slim pickins’:   […]

Casey Chong presents a selection of ‘so bad they’re good’ thrillers of the 1990s that are worth adding to your watch list… The 1990s were a decade that saw an influx of great thrillers, covering movies like Misery, Pacific Heights, The Silence of the Lambs and Se7en, to name a few. The same decade also […]

Woohoo, it’s the last episode of season 14! To finish on a high note, we invited Maya Dhondt, with whom we prepared a sonic fireworks that we hope will be joyful, intense, and memorable! A beautiful mess made of strange and fascinating sounds. Some unclassifiable melodies, some wild herbs that grow where you least expect them...