All Songs Considered: Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan, and more of the week’s best songs

All Songs Considered: Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan, and more of the week’s best songs

March 17, 2026 · 43 min

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The episode features a discussion of the week's best songs, including tracks from Olivia Rodrigo and Noah Kahan.

We check back in with our running list of the best songs of the week, including Olivia Rodrigo’s cover of The Magnetic Fields classic “The Book of Love,” Noah Kahan’s anthemic new single “Porch Light,” one of Aldous Harding’s boldest songs to date and more. NPR Music’s Dora Levite joins host Robin Hilton. (00:00) Intro (01:29) Noah Kahan: “Porch Light” from ‘The Great Divide’ (09:09) Olivia Rodrigo: “The Book of Love” from ‘Help (2)’ (16:48) Ages and Ages: “Feel Amazing” from ‘Fine Thanks and You’ (24:30) Aldous Harding: “One Stop” from ‘Train on the Island’ (31:23) Ryan Lott: “Discontent” from ‘Marathon’ (38:20) underscores: “Tell Me (U Want It)” from ‘U’ Support the show with a review on Apple , Spotify , or wherever you listen to podcasts. And tell a friend! Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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