José González, Wye Oak, Jamila Woods Tiny Desk, Plus: What's Your Swan Song?

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New Mix: Wye Oak, José González, Let's Eat Grandma, More The only remedy for another year of Grammy disappointments is to share and talk about a whole bunch of great artists who probably aren't on the Recording Academy's radar, including the gloriously inspired rock band Wye Oak and Swedish folk singer José González. González quietly dropped a new EP last week with retooled versions of songs from his back catalog, while Wye Oak just announced they've got a new full-length coming in the spring called The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs. We play the title track on this week's show and a whole a lot more. Hear The Discussion And Songs All Songs Considered What's Your Swan Song? If you've ever considered your own mortality and just how, exactly, you'll take your final bow, there's a good chance you've picked a song you want played at your funeral. From Frank Sinatra's "My Way" to Monty Python's "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life," your final song, your swan song, can leave a lasting impression on those you leave behind. It's like a mission statement for the life you lived and how you want to be remembered. So tell us about the song you want played at your funeral and we may include it in an upcoming episode of All Songs Considered. Join The Discussion Tiny Desk Jamila Woods: Tiny Desk Concert Singer, songwriter, poet, educator and community organizer Jamila Woods is also a freedom fighter: a voice that celebrates black ancestry, black feminism and black identity. "Look at what they did to my sisters last century, last week," goes a line from "Blk Girl Soldier," her powerful opening number at the Tiny Desk. See The Tiny Desk Performance All Songs Considered Laura Veirs Announces New Album, Shares 'Everybody Needs You' Video In 2016, Laura Veirs popped up as a central player on case/lang/veirs, the self-titled debut of the supergroup she shares with k.d. lang and Neko Case, two of the most distinctive and formidable voices in music. Veirs not only held her own - which would have been a feat in and of itself, given the company she was keeping - but also made her warmly empathetic presence stand out. On April 13, Laura Veirs returns with her 10th solo album, The Lookout. Read this story All Songs Considered Hear The First Track From The Messthetics' Debut, Featuring Fugazi's Rhythm Section As Fugazi spurred the wild innovation of punk in the 1990s, the rhythm section grounded its momentum with mutations all their own. With compositions tangled in dueling guitars and vocals, drummer Brendan Canty and bassist Joe Lally stayed locked into instinctive grooves, proving crucial to the band's success. Fugazi went on hiatus in 2003, but Canty and Lally are back, this time as The Messthetics. Hear The Song And Read More

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