About this episode
NPR listeners share the songs they reach for when they need to reset the mood, their day or even their life.<br/><br/>This is a followup to <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5784015/all-songs-considered-need-a-reset"target="_blank" >our April episode on songs for starting over</a>. NPR’s Dora Levite joins host Robin Hilton.<br/><br/>A good review helps! Leave us one 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/>Featured artists and songs:<br/><br/>(00:00) Intro<br/><br/>(01:13) Quincy Jones: “Dead End”<br/><br/>(02:12) Bill Withers: “Lovely Day”<br/><br/>(04:51) Florence + the Machine: “Shake It Out”<br/><br/>(08:06) Jacob Collier: “Something Heavy”<br/><br/>(11:24) Des’ree: “You Gotta Be”<br/><br/>(16:32) Peter Gabriel: “Washing Of The Water”<br/><br/>(19:57) Cat Power: “Nothin But Time”<br/><br/>(23:02) John Denver: “Sweet Surrender”<br/><br/>(27:46) Isley Brothers: “Summer Breeze”<br/><br/>(31:22) Green Day: “Still Breathing”<br/><br/>(34:10) Vienna Teng: “Level Up”<br><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>