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Can music save the world? The songs in this week's mix consider the power of creativity as we update our running list of the year's best tracks, with new ones from Jay Som, Jeff Tweedy and more.Featured artists and songs:1. Jay Som & Jim Adkins: "Float," from 'Belong'2. Google Earth (John Vanderslice & James Riotto): "meow meow," from 'For Mac OS X 10.11'3. Goon: "For Cutting The Grass," from 'Dream 3'4. Jeff Tweedy: "One Tiny Flower," from 'Twilight Override'5. Kassa Overall: "Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)," from 'Cream''All Songs Considered' 25th anniversary segment: Our No. 1 songs from 2021Weekly reset: Twilight at Nags Head, with crickets and barking dog in the distanceEnjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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Alex G. Paramore's Zac Farro. Lord Huron. It's a packed release week, and we've got Chelsea O from Buffalo/Toronto Public Media on the show to unpack all the greatness.Intro: • Sly & The Family Stone, 'The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967'The Starting 5:• Alex G, 'Headlights' (Stream)• Jim Legxacy, 'black british music (2025)' (Stream)• Zac Farro, 'Operator' (Stream)• Lord Huron, 'The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1' (Stream)• Disiniblud, s/t (Stream)The Lightning Round:• Cam, 'All Things Light'• Forth Wanderers, 'The Longer This Goes On'• Jess Ribeiro, 'Mixtape'• Billie Marten, 'Dog Eared'• Two Shell, 'Iicons'See our long list of albums out July 18 and sample more than 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlists on npr.org.Credits:Host: Stephen ThompsonGuest: Chelsea O (BTPM)Producer: Simon RentnerEditor: Otis HartExecutive Producer: Suraya MohamedThis episode incorrectly says that Cassandra Croft, a musician who collaborated with the band Disiniblud, is the daughter of Elwood Norris, the inventor of hypersonic sound. Croft is the daughter of James Croft, who worked with Norris on the invention of hypersonic sound.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy