The Contenders, Vol. 4: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Update: 2025-02-11
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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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Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org
Hear the songs in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify.
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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)
Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org
Hear the songs in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NPR Privacy Policy
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