Hot econ summer: The soundtrack to Planet Money Summer School
It's a summer of macro at Planet Money. Celebrate hot econ summer with our playlist.
Music Lists
Don't bore us, get to the chorus: The Playlist
Celebrating the songs that hit you with their best shot, right at the front of the song.
Coup de Foudre: 30 songs for your summer crush
Your eyes meet and you know it's too late. The French-speaking Montréalais call it un coup de foudre — love strikes like a sudden thunderstorm. She makes you a playlist of her Canadian faves.
Maggie Rogers' summer mixtape sweats with sweetness
Filled with pop mosaics, Surrender feels like a quintessentially summer album. Naturally, we asked Maggie Rogers for a roséwave playlist.
Exploring the 'Madchester' music scene of the '80s and '90s
World Cafe has put together a Manchester/Madchester 101 playlist.
Hunky Punky Poolboy: 23 bops and ballads for the summer stud
He's in Cannon Beach. He's at the Cape. He's in your dreams. He was raised on Aerosmith and Further Seems Forever. This is his soundtrack.
What did 1997 sound like? These albums have been around for 25 years.
Here at World Cafe, we're celebrating music that's been around for a quarter-century, including a landmark release from Radiohead, a seminal song from The Verve and a comeback from Bob Dylan.
Heavy Rotation: Public Radio's Most Popular Songs of 2022 (So Far)
Beach House and Mitski and Spoon, oh my! Here are the tracks public radio is spinning over and over this year.
NPR Music's 36 Favorite Albums of 2022 (So Far)
The best albums from the first half of the year include sprawling offerings from Big Thief and Bad Bunny, works of fiery introspection from Kendrick Lamar and S.G. Goodman and an abundance in between.
NPR Music's 36 Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far)
The songs we love from the first half of the year span a wide emotional and musical range, from wild percussive romps to raw pleas for empathy to Beyoncé's command to leave it all on the dance floor.