Peter Gabriel goes pop, Olivia Rodrigo might drop dead, more

Peter Gabriel goes pop, Olivia Rodrigo might drop dead, more

From All Songs Considered by NPR

April 28, 2026 · 51 min

About this episode

The episode features new music recommendations including songs from Olivia Rodrigo, Peter Gabriel, and others.

Our latest picks for the week’s best new songs include Olivia Rodrigo’s head-over-heels earworm “Drop Dead,” a stunning bonus cut from Rosalía’s LUX album, a surprising pop turn from Peter Gabriel, twisted dance beats from Nine Inch Nails, Rostam and more. NPR Music’s Hazel Cills joins host Robin Hiton. 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 Featured artists and songs: (00:00) Intro (01:49) Olivia Rodrigo: “drop dead” from you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love (09:50) Peter Gabriel: “Till Your Mind Is Shining (Bright-Side Mix)” from o\i (20:23) Nine Inch Nails, Boys Noize: “Heresy” from Nine Inch Noize (28:47) Rosalía: “Focu ‘Ranni” from LUX (Complete Works) (36:21) Rostam: “Like a Spark” from American Stories (42:51) Gregory Uhlmann: “Days” from Extra Stars 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

People in this episode

Host: Robin Hiton

Guest: Hazel Cills

Topics covered

  • new music
  • song recommendations
  • pop music
  • music commentary
  • artist features

Keywords

  • Olivia Rodrigo
  • Peter Gabriel
  • new songs
  • music commentary
  • NPR Music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR

Books & works: you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, o\i, Nine Inch Noize, LUX (Complete Works), American Stories, Extra Stars

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