All Songs Considered

Sam Fender. The Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood. Jesse Welles. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson discussed these new albums and more with country star Kathy Mattea, who hosts NPR's weekly show 'Mountain Stage.'

Featured albums:

• Sam Fender, 'People Watching'

• Patterson Hood (of Drive-By Truckers), Exploding Trees & Airplane Scream

• Jesse Welles, 'Middle'

• Sunny War, 'Armageddon In A Summer Dress'

• Saya Gray, 'SAYA'

Check out the long list of albums out Feb. 21 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music.

Credits:

• Host: Stephen Thompson

• Guest: Kathy Mattea, Mountain Stage

• Producer: Simon Rentner

• Editor: Otis Hart

• Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed

• Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins

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With Oscar season here, we review the nominees for Original Song and Original Score, prognosticate who will win the statues on March 2, and look at the Academy's biggest snubs.

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Bartees Strange. Denison Witmer. The Sun Ra Arkestra's Marshall Allen. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Nate Chinen of Philadelphia's WRTI to discuss the best new releases out on Valentine's Day.

Featured albums:

• Bartees Strange, 'Horror'

• Denison Witmer, 'Anything At All'

• Marshall Allen, 'New Dawn'

• Sullivan Fortner, 'Southern Nights'

• John Patitucci, 'Spirit Fall'

Check out our longer list of albums out Feb. 14 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music.

Credits:

• Host: Stephen Thompson
• Guest: Nate Chinen (WRTI)
• Producer: Simon Rentner
• Editor: Otis Hart
• Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
• Vice President, Music & Visuals: Keith Jenkins


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'Alt.Latino' hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre are back with six new songs that span the spectrum of Latinidad.

Featured artists and songs:

• Christian Nodal, "A Solas con la Botella"

• Las Trompas de Falopium, "JARRE"

• pablopablo, Carín León & Ralphie Choo, "Eso Que Tú Llamas Amor"

• The Mexican Standoff & Flaco Jimenez, "Tu Dirás" (feat. Los Texmaniacs)

• Amaia, "C'est La Vie"

• Angie K, "Red Dirt on Mars"

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. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.

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The latest update to our running list of the year's best songs includes the shredded guitars of girlpuppy, solo material from from TV On The Radio's Tunde Adebimpe and more.

Featured artists and songs:

• Tunde Adebimpe: "Drop," from 'Thee Black Boltz'

• girlpuppy: "Champ," from 'Sweetness'

• Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: "Into Your Eyes" from 'GUSH'

• Lonnie Holley: "Protest With Love," from 'Tonky'

• The Weather Station: "Lonely," from 'Humanhood'

• Ólafur Arnalds & Talos: "We Didn't Know We Were Ready" (feat. Niamh Regan & Ye Vagabonds) (single)

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