Natalia Lafourcade’s “Cocos en la playa” is without doubt one of the songs we won’t cease taking part in this week.
Carlos Manuel
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Carlos Manuel
We’re speaking new music on this week’s All Songs Thought of as we replace our operating listing of the yr’s finest songs. This features a timeless piece from Mexican singer and songwriter Natalia Lafourcade, a plainspoken however shifting story-song from Chris Staples, a wildly unpredictable mixture of voice, electronics and piano from soprano Barbara Hannigan and extra.
NPR Music’s Tom Huizenga joins host Robin Hilton.
Featured artists and songs:
Third Coast Percussion: “Please Be Nonetheless,” from Normal Stoppages Chris Staples: “Two Carat Diamond,” from Do not Fear Barbara Hannigan, David Chalmin: “Che t’ho fatt’io?,” from Electrical Fields Natalia Lafourcade: “Cocos en la playa,” from Cancionera Brooklyn Rider: “Tenebrae,” from The 4 Parts
All Songs Thought of twenty fifth anniversary phase: Our No. 1 songs from 2012
Weekly reset: Airing out and beating futons on a Saturday morning in Toyohashi, Japan
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Questions, feedback, strategies or suggestions of any form all the time welcome: allsongs@npr.org
Hear new songs from previous episodes within the All Songs Thought of playlists in Apple Music and Spotify.
