All Songs Considered: Olivia Rodrigo, Nine Inch Nails, Rosalía

All Songs Considered: Olivia Rodrigo, Nine Inch Nails, Rosalía

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April 28, 2026 · 51 min

About this episode

The episode features NPR Music's latest picks for the week's best new songs, including tracks from Olivia Rodrigo, Nine Inch Nails, and Rosalía.

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 and more. NPR Music’s Hazel Cills joins host Robin Hiton. 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 and 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 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

People in this episode

Host: Robin Hiton

Guest: Hazel Cills

Topics covered

  • new music
  • song recommendations
  • pop music
  • music analysis
  • artist highlights

Keywords

  • Olivia Rodrigo
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • Rosalía
  • new songs
  • music recommendations

Mentioned in this episode

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

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