When NPR's Bob Boilen created All Songs Considered, he wanted it to be a resource for music discovery. That was some 12 years ago and Boilen continues to introduce listeners to new music of all styles. Among his top picks of 2012 (so far) are songs ranging from feel-good pop and rich, complicated tunes to tracks for quiet reflection. Friday, Bob Boilen joins Doug to explain his list of new songs worth a listen.
Bob Boilen's Picks for 2012 (so far):
- Kishi Bashi, Bright Whites
- Spiritualized, Hey Jane
- Exitmusic, White Noise
- Fun. We Are Young
- Father John Misty, Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
- Jack White, Sixteen Saltines
- Leonard Cohen, Going Home
- Lost in the Trees, Neither Here Nor There
- The Magnetic Fields, Andrew In Drag
- Patrick Watson, Into Giants
- Maps and Atlases, Old & Gray
- Regina Spektor, All The Rowboats
- Icona Pop, I Love It
