All Songs Considered

This week we share our wildly incomplete list of the year's best tracks so far, including bangers from PinkPantheress and HAIM, a slow-burner from Lana Del Rey, dystopian rap from clipping and more.

Featured artists and songs:
1. PinkPantheress: "Stateside," from 'Fancy That'
2. HAIM: "Relationships," from 'I quit'
3. clipping.: "Keep Pushing," from 'Dead Channel Sky'
4. Lana Del Rey: "Henry, come on" (single)
5. Oklou: "Blade Bird," from 'choke enough'
6. Miya Folick: "This Time Around," from 'Erotica Veronica'
7. Perfume Genius: "It's A Mirror," from 'Glory'
8. FKA twigs: "Room Of Fools," from 'EUSEXUA'
9. Lucius: "Gold Rush," from 'Lucius'

'All Songs Considered' 25th anniversary segment: Our No. 1 songs from 2018

Weekly reset: Summer afternoon at the pool

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Madison McFerrin. Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas. Durand Jones & The Indications. KALW's Wonway Posibul joins NPR Music's Stephen Thompson to share their favorite new releases of the week.

Intro:
• Bruce Springsteen, 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums' (Read our guide to the box set on npr.org)
• Lorde, 'Virgin' (Read our review on npr.org)

The Starting 5:
• Laura Stevenson, 'Late Great'
• Adrian Quesada, 'Boleros Psicodélicos II'
• Madison McFerrin, 'Scorpio'
• Durand Jones & The Indications, 'Flowers'
• Herbert & Momoko, 'Clay'

The Lightning Round:
• Frankie Cosmos, 'Different Talking'
• Dana and Alden, 'Speedo'
• Brighde Chaimbeul, 'Sunwise'
• Mocky, 'Music Will Explain (Choir Music Vol. 1)'
• Tim Barnes, 'Lost Words / Noumena'

Check out our Long List of new albums out June 27 and sample more than 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.

Credits
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Wonway Posibul, KALW
Producer: Simon Rentner
Editor: Otis Hart
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed

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Karol G leans into a Pan-Latin approach on her latest album. Jazz vocalist Roxana Amed reimagines classic rock from her native Argentina. And more.

Artists and songs featured in this episode:

• Panteón Rococó, "Parison" (featuring Carín León, Sabino & Remmy Valenzuela)

• Juan Wauters, "Manejando por Pando"

• Roxana Amed, "Dejaste Tu Corazon"

• Fito Páez and Luis Alberto Spinetta, "Dejaste Ver Tu Corazón"

• Karol G, "Tropicoqueta," "No Puedo Vivir Sin Él," and "Ese Hombre Es Malo"

• MiMa and Villano Antillano, "Fuego"

• maye, "Yo Me Consiento" and "Peter Pan"

Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed.

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This week's update to our running list of the year's best songs includes some scorchers from Atlanta's Upchuck, the shoegaze group Just Mustard, jazz trumpeter Brandon Woody and more.

Featured artists and songs:
1. Upchuck: "Plastic" (single)
2. The Westerlies (with Sam Amidon): "Paradise," from 'Paradise'
3. Just Mustard: "POLLYANNA" (single)
4. Brandon Woody: "Beyond the Reach of Our Eyes," from 'For The Love Of It All'

'All Songs Considered' 25th anniversary segment: Our No. 1 songs from 2017

Weekly reset: Frogs and crickets chattering in a rice field in Okazaki, Japan

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HAIM. Hotline TNT. Yaya Bey. World Cafe's Raina Douris joins Stephen Thompson to give you a quick tour through the best records out this week.

Featured albums:

• HAIM, 'I quit' (Stream)

• Hotline TNT, 'Raspberry Moon' (Stream)

• Yaya Bey, 'do it afraid' (Stream)

• Kelsey Waldon, 'Every Ghost' (Stream)

• S.G. Goodman, 'Planting by the Signs' (Stream)

Check out the long list of albums out June 20 and sample more than 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlist on NPR.org.

Credits
• Host: Stephen Thompson
• Guest: Raina Douris, WXPN
• Producer: Simon Rentner
• Editor: Otis Hart
• Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed

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