Little Simz’s “Younger,” from her album Lotus is likely one of the songs we will not cease enjoying this week.
Thibaut Grevet
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Thibaut Grevet
Each time we replace our working log of the yr’s finest songs — tracks we love a lot they’re contenders for our Better of 2025 lists — the music leads us to greater questions and themes. This week, we think about the fleeting energy and freedom of youth, the rise and fall (and rise once more) of guitar rock, the fragile stability you have to maintain to save lots of any relationship, and extra by means of new songs from Ty Segall, Little Simz, yeule and extra.
NPR Music’s Hazel Cills joins host Robin Hilton.
Featured artists and songs:
- 1. Little Simz: “Younger,” from Lotus
- 2. yeule: “Dudu,” from Evangelic Woman Is A Gun
- 3. Wednesday: “Elderberry Wine” (single)
- 4. Ty Segall: “Shining,” from Possession
- 5. Nourished By Time: “Max Potential,” from The Passionate Ones
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