All Songs Considered

From our friends at Alt.Latino, Felix Contreras sits down with Carla Morrison to talk about her new sound, the importance of mental health and the art of the Parisian non.

Tyler Childers went to church, Makaya McCraven sampled himself, Sudan Archives got silly and sexy, Alex G distilled his production quirks and Björk stuck her toes in the earth.

Featured Tracks and Artists:
1. Tyler Childers: "Old Country Church (Jubilee Version)" from Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?
2. Makaya McCraven: "Seventh String" from In These Times
3. Sudan Archives: "Selfish Soul" from Natural Brown Prom Queen
4. Alex G: "Miracles" from God Save the Animals
5. Björk: "Fungal City" from Fossora

Our panel's additional recommendations for August:
• Lou Turner, Microcosmos
• SiR, "Nothing Even Matters"
• Sonja, Loud Arriver

Read the NPR Music review:
• Makaya McCraven, In These Times
• Sudan Archives, Natural Brown Prom Queen
• Alex G, God Save the Animals

It's been five years since Björk last released an album, but now the Icelandic icon is back with a deeply inventive set called Fossora. Every sound on the record feels as if it's springing into the mix from a different direction, as her vibrant voice shares space with everything from bass clarinets to the voices of Björk's own offspring. Fossora was inspired, at least in part, by the death of the singer's mother, but joy also abounds.

We've also got the star-packed major-label debut of veteran rapper Freddie Gibbs, a reinvention for the long-running jazz group The Bad Plus, the return of U.K. pop star Craig David and a wild electro-pop record from Shygirl.

Featured Albums:

1. Björk — Fossora
Featured Songs: "Fossora," "Mycelia," "Sorrowful Soil"
2. Freddie Gibbs — $oul $old $eparately
Featured Songs: "Pain and Strife (feat. Offset)," "CIA"
3. The Bad Plus — The Bad Plus
Featured Songs: "Sun Wall," "Stygian Pools," "In the Bright Future"
4. Craig David — 22
Featured Songs: "DNA," "My Heart's Been Waiting for You," "Teardrops"
5. Shygirl — Nymph
Featured Songs: "Firefly," "Coochie (a bedtime story)," "Nike," Missin u"

Lightning Round:

Kid Cudi — Entergalactic
Various Artists — The Birdsong Project Vol. V
Adam Blackstone — Legacy (out Sept. 23)
Various Artists — Blue Note Re:imagined II
Ashley McBryde — Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville
Tyler Childers — Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?

From our friends at Alt.Latino, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras sit down with Tiny Desk Contest winner Alisa Amador to talk about intentionality in community building, almost quitting music and finding nourishment in her art.

Correction: An earlier version of this episode incorrectly said Linda Diaz won the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest. She won in 2020.

All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen samples a massive, 20th anniversary edition of Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and shares his favorite new tracks of the week, from Brian Eno, Julia Jacklin and more.

Featured Songs And Artists:
1. Wilco: "Ashes of American Flags (Stravinsky mix)," from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Deluxe Edition)
2. Brian Eno: "We Let It In," from FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE
3. Luke Sital-Singh: "Blind Missiles," from Dressing Like a Stranger
4. JEAN DAWSON: "PIRATE RADIO*," from CHAOS NOW*
5. Julia Jacklin: "Moviegoer," from PRE PLEASURE
6. Steady Holiday & Bedouine: "People Take Pictures of Each Other" (Single)