Lizzy McAlpine, Víkingur Ólafsson plays Bach, and more of the week's best songs
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Lizzy McAlpine, Víkingur Ólafsson plays Bach, and more of the week's best songs

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 22, 202644 min
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Our latest mix of the week’s best new songs swings from the shoegaze rock of rising LA band untitled (halo) to Bach’s “Air on the G String” performed by pianist Víkingur Ólafsson. We’ve also got singer Lizzy McAlpine’s breathtaking ode to her late father, the laid-back grooves of polymath Sen Morimoto, the extraordinary voice of Scottish singer Beth Taylor and more. NPR Music’s Tom Huizenga joins host Robin Hilton. Tell us what you think with a review on Apple or Spotify wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or fe...

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