All Songs Considered

The Contenders, Vol. 13: The songs we can't stop playing this week

The latest update to our running list of the year's best songs includes new ones from Wilco and Omar Apollo, an ode to friendship from Charli XCX and Lorde and more. Featured songs and artists: 1. Wilco: "Hot Sun," from 'Hot Sun Cool Shroud' 2. Charli XCX and Lorde: "The girl, so confusing version with lorde" (single) 3. Sondre Lerche: "You Are Impossible," from 'Two Way Monologue (20th Anniversary Edition)' 4. Omar Apollo: "Plane Trees" (feat. Mustafa), from 'God Said No' 5. Remy Bond: "Summer Song" (feat. Air) (single) 6. Cassandra Jenkins: "Petco," from 'My Light, My Destroyer' Like the show? Tell a friend and leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or any other feedback always welcome: <a href="mailto:allsongs@npr.org">allsongs@npr.org</a> 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>

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.