Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAlt.Latino: Our favorite Latin bands from the Tiny Desk Contest
Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras was a Tiny Desk Contest judge this year, and on this episode, he brings six of his favorite entries to the show.
Arti…
10 months, 1 week ago
10 years later, Sufjan Stevens offers a startling reevaluation of 'Carrie & Lowell'
In a conversation with All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton, Stevens shares a complex and conflicted view of the album he wrote about his mother in th…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 23
Stereolab. Ganavya. Marc Ribot. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Robert Moore, host of 'Sonic Spectrum' on 90.9 The Bridge in Kansas City, to th…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Alt.Latino: Paloma Morphy, rusowsky, Pachyman
Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre share six new songs from across the spectrum of Latin music.
Featured artists and songs:
• Paloma Morphy, "1 tipo nu…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Laufey, Fiona Apple, Lord Huron, more: The Contenders, Vol. 11
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 mo…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 16
Tune-Yards. Aminé. Lido Pimienta. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and KCRW's Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras give you a quick roundup of the most exciting al…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Alt.Latino: Guitarricadelafuente, Lido Pimienta, more
Co-host Anamaria Sayre finally gets to share the new Guitarricadelafuente album with the world, and catch the NPR audience on the viral sensation Mac…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Natalia Lafourcade, Chris Staples, more: The Contenders, Vol. 10
We update our running list of the year's best songs with a plainspoken but moving story from Chris Staples, a wildly unpredictable piece from soprano…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 9
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes WXPN's John Morrison to discuss billy woods, Thom Yorke, PinkPantheress and more.
Featured albums:
• billy woods…
11 months ago
Alt.Latino: The Mars Volta, Argentine Beatles covers, and more
The music this week comes from a variety of countries and genres, some of it sounds like music you've heard ... while others sound like nothing you'v…
11 months ago