Friday, August 1, 2025

The Contenders, Vol. 11 : All Songs Thought-about : NPR

Laufey’s “Robust Luck” is likely one of the songs we won’t cease taking part in this week.

Emma Summerton


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Emma Summerton

We have one other replace to our operating checklist of the 12 months’s greatest songs this week, with Fiona Apple’s first new music in 5 years. We additionally hear Laufey’s newest and dramatic flip, deep reflections from Lord Huron, Tiny Desk Contest standout Eph See and extra.

NPR Music’s Sheldon Pearce joins host Robin Hilton.

Featured artists and songs:
1. Fiona Apple: “Pretrial (Let Her Go House)” (single)
2. Jerskin Fendrix: “SK1” (single)
3. Lord Huron: “Wanting Again,” from The Cosmic Selector, Vol. 1
4. Eph See: “Malachi The Uber Driver” (Tiny Desk Contest entry)
5. Kacy Hill: “Please Do not Cry” (single)
6. Laufey: “Robust Luck,” from A Matter Of Time

All Songs Thought-about’ twenty fifth anniversary phase: Our No. 1 songs from 2013

Weekly reset: Neighborhood birds on a spring morning

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Questions, feedback, options or suggestions of any sort at all times welcome: allsongs@npr.org

Hear new songs from previous episodes within the All Songs Thought-about playlists in Apple Music and Spotify.

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