Daily Newsletter, May 21, 2025

ABSOLUTE TREAT SHATTERED LOVE VICTORY POOL RECORDS There’s always a question going round with music/albums/EP’s that are distinctively –should you simply disregard it simply because it is pop? Sure, it just might be that there is a question of taste in play, but then, you can answer that question by posing another one – what […]

From poisoned water to lack of faith in the future, Lina Adams celebrates the vision of an album released two lifetimes before she was born.

2021 was a terrible year. The pandemic persisted and uncertainty took over everything. Sometimes it seemed as if it’d never end, and at other times there was hope of life going back to normal. Everyone was fighting about it. As if the sickness forcing us to distance ourselves from each other wasn’t enough, there was constant political tumult furthering the divide. For me, I was in college and hopelessly stuck in a romantic situation that felt like a form of self-destruction. Everything was a mess, so I figured I may as well give in to the disarray. I turned to an album by a band I’d never heard of for solace: Moontype’s Bodies Of Water.

Home » Music Blogs » Hot Picks 20/5/25 – The Best New Releases Photo: Jackson Sadinsky 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 […]

Two debuts, Las Chorizeras, and Ignite me, single by Terra Renae. Plus New Jersey blues by Billy Walton and a Girl Ultra team up with Chromeo and Express of.

A wiser Ringo Starr offers a fantastic remembrance of his time with the Beatles and how it shaped him.

Daryl Worthington celebrates the three decade history of one of the world's most progressive electronic (& much more) labels.

Four movies about the Fab Four? That’s right, so what can we expect from ’The Beatles’ biopics from Sam Mendes?

The Hays Code was enforced for over 30 years in Hollywood, banning lots of taboo themes, but in the late 1960s, it was abolished, making way for New Hollywood.

We've got another update to our running list of the year's best songs with the return of Fiona Apple, Laufey, deep reflections from Lord Huron and more.Featured artists and songs:1. Fiona Apple: "Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)" (single)2. Jerskin Fendrix: "SK1" (single)3. Lord Huron: "Looking Back," from 'The Cosmic Selector, Vol. 1'4. Eph See: "Malachi The Uber Driver" (Tiny Desk Contest entry)5. Kacy Hill: "Please Don't Cry" (single)6. Laufey: "Tough Luck," from 'A Matter Of Time''All Songs Considered' 25th anniversary segment: Our No. 1 songs from 2013Weekly reset: Neighborhood birds on a spring morningEnjoy 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.