Charli xcx, Beastie Boys' Mike D, Boards of Canada and the week's best new songs
All Songs Considered

Charli xcx, Beastie Boys' Mike D, Boards of Canada and the week's best new songs

May 12, 2026 · 39 min

About this episode

Our latest mix of the best new tracks this week includes a massive eye-roll from Charli xcx, the first-ever solo music from Mike D of the Beastie Boys, another surprise drop from electronic music icons Boards of Canada, and more.<br/><br/><br>NPR Music’s Lars Gotrich joins host Robin Hilton.<br/><br/>Leave us a glowing review on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-songs-considered/id79687345"target="_blank" > Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/10LYbliXlNZe1VStsTkcC0?si=bb536b16024d42d8"target="_blank" >Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And tell a friend to listen!<br/><br/>Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: <a href="mailto:allsongs@npr.org"target="_blank" >allsongs@npr.org</a><br/><br/><strong>Featured artists and songs:</strong><br/><br/>(00:00) Intro<br/><br/>(01:18) Charli xcx: “Rock Music” (Single)<br/><br/>(07:30) Starflyer 59: “I’m Disappointed” from <em>Disappointed </em>EP<br/><br/>(12:22) Mike D: “Switch Up” (Single)<br/><br/>(19:53) Black Swan Network: “The Shell” from <em>The Early Music, Vol. 1</em><br/><br/>(25:30) Hannah Cohen: “Golden Chain” (Single)<br/><br/>(31:55) Boards of Canada: “Introit/Prophecy At 1420 MHz” from <em>Inferno</em><br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>