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Remembering Glen Hansard, plus Slayyter, King Princess covers Neil Young, more
We open this week’s show by reflecting on the loss of Glen Hansard, an artist who was critical to shaping the sound and spirit of All Songs Considered in its earliest days. We then share some of our favorite new tracks of the week, including a King Princess cover of Neil Young’s “Helpless,” cheeky pop from Coco & Clair Clair, a stunning ambient track from Adam Wiltzie and the late composer Jóhann Jóhannsson and more. NPR Music’s Dora Levite joins host Robin Hilton. Support the show with a review on Apple or Spotify wher...
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This episode of All Songs Considered comes to you from NPR Music. And the NPR Music podcast, you can hear new episodes of All Songs Considered every Tuesday. We've got Alt Latino every Wednesday in the feed and New Music Friday at the end of every week. NPR Music, also where you will find Dora Levitt.
Hi, Robin Hilton. So, Dora, we're talking about best new songs of the week on this episode. But I wanted to start first off with Glenn Hansard. Yeah.
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