NPR: All Songs Considered

The New York rock group Ra Ra Riot returns from an emotional roller coaster with a fantastic new CD. Hear a cut from The R... more

With fall rapidly approaching, we'll soon begin making a list of the year's best albums. Two bands from last year's top-20... more

Twenty Seven years ago, Brian Eno and David Byrne made a record like no other: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. Now, nearly ... more

The singer-songwriter's new CD, Harps and Angels, is as good as anything he's ever done and, at times, better. He stopped ... more

This year's Newport Folk Festival includes artists not necessarily associated with 'folk' music. But with artists reported... more

Tom Waits doesn't tour a lot, and when he does, tickets are hard to come by. But you can hear the final U.S. concert from ... more

The secret identity of the electronic artist known as Podington Bear has been blown. Hear how it happened. We've also got ... more

What's that noise? Do you hear it? It sounds like maybe a spoon in a garbage disposal. Oh, wait, it's just NPR Music produ... more

The results are in: After several weeks of tallying votes, we've got a pretty good idea of what NPR listeners think are th... more

Hear music from Seun Kuti, son of Nigerian artist Fela Kuti, that rivals his father's, plus insanely fun songs from the Ba... more