All Songs Considered

New Mix: Arcade Fire, Valerie June, The Smile, Andrew Bird, more

All Songs host Bob Boilen's mix this week includes the joy of Valerie June, a new project from Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, with Sons Of Kemet's Tom Skinner, called The Smile, and more. Featured Tracks and Artists: 1. Brittany Davis: "I Choose to Live," from I Choose to Live EP 2. Valerie June: "Use Me" (Single) 3. Arcade Fire: "Lightning I, II," from WE 4. The Smile: "Skrting On the Surface" (Single) 5. Congotronics International: "Where's The One?," from Where's The One? 6. Andrew Bird: "Atomized" (Single) 7. Typhoon: "New Wife," from Underground Complex EP Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.