Animal Collective's Panda Bear. Nicolás Jaar's DARKSIDE. Newcomer Hope Tala. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson discusses these albums and more with <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/travis-holcombe">KCRW's Travis Holcombe</a>. Featured albums: • <a href="https://lnk.to/vEQQ6Z3C">Panda Bear, 'Sinister Grift'</a> • <a href="https://lnk.to/BSyo7xVN">Mdou Moctar, 'Tears of Injustice'</a> • <a href="https://lnk.to/cOwh9ldg">DARKSIDE, 'Nothing'</a> • <a href="https://lnk.to/BfW4Rg6b">Hope Tala, 'Hope Handwritten'</a> • <a href="https://lnk.to/VHmUupo4">Marie Davidson, 'City of Clowns' </a> Check out the longer list of albums out Feb. 28 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/28/1234443278/new-music-friday-hope-tala-yo-la-tengo-ella-fitzgerald-panda-bear">npr.org/music</a>. Credits: • Host: Stephen Thompson • Guest: Travis Holcombe, KCRW • Producer: Simon Rentner • Editor: Otis Hart • Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed • Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.