About this episode
Our latest picks for the best new tracks of the week include a raging, dancefloor remix of Wet Leg’s “Catch These Fists,” a touch of vintage soul from rapper and singer Vince Staples, Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien channels Kentucky poet Wendell Berry who says, “to know the dark, go dark,” and more.<br/><br/>NPR Music’s Tom Huizenga joins host Robin Hilton.<br/><br/>A good review helps! So, 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/><strong>Featured artists and songs:</strong><br/><br/>(00:00) Intro<br/><br/>(01:03) Wet Leg: “catch these fists (FDC DJs remix)” from <em>moisturizer deluxe</em><br/><br/>(07:05) Katie & Marielle Labèque: “The Somnambulist” (Phillip Glass) from <em>55</em><br/><br/>(15:23) Balming Tiger: “Home” from <em>Gongbu</em><br/><br/>(22:42) Wild Up: “No. 8, Always Making New Inversions” from <em>Julius Eastman Vol. 5: Gay Guerrilla</em><br/><br/>(31:00) Vince Staples: “White Flag” from <em>Cry Baby</em><br/><br/>(36:06) Ed O’Brien: “Blue Morpho” from <em>Blue Morpho</em><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>