Robin Hilton
@robinpr.bsky.social
Sr. Producer and host for Tiny Desks and All Songs Considered at NPRMusic, composer, ruminator, Jayhawk. Rock chalk! (Not Moby)
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It's gonna be okay! Listen to our latest installment of music to calm the nerves, on this wk's All Songs Considered from @npr.org. A meditative mix on hope, optimism and community ❤️
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New songs to calm the nerves: 2025 : All Songs Considered
Our fourth installment of music to slow the blood is a mix of all-new releases from this year, from the world-building, ambient sounds of Ozbolt and Klein to the hope, optimism and good company found ...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It's gonna be okay! Listen to our latest installment of music to calm the nerves, on this wk's All Songs Considered from @npr.org. A meditative mix on hope, optimism and community ❤️
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A fun show for my favorite day of the year! ❤️👻🎃🧙
Redefining the Halloween canon : All Songs Considered
Who’s the Mariah Carey of Halloween? Labels and artists are trying to capitalize on spooky season, but these are the songs that belong in the canon, from the truly terrifying to autumnal and nostalgic...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A fun show for my favorite day of the year! ❤️👻🎃🧙
Scorched-earth rock from Brandi Carlile? I’m in! Lots of other double takes on this wk’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org, including new ones from Magdalena Bay, Hannah Frances, Blood Orange, more ❤️
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October 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Scorched-earth rock from Brandi Carlile? I’m in! Lots of other double takes on this wk’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org, including new ones from Magdalena Bay, Hannah Frances, Blood Orange, more ❤️
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We’ve got two of the most-talked-about albums of the year on this wk’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org, along with lots of other sonic wonders and joy to reconfigure your day ❤️
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October 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We’ve got two of the most-talked-about albums of the year on this wk’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org, along with lots of other sonic wonders and joy to reconfigure your day ❤️
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It turns out the 'Wish You Were Here' title isn't actually a reference to Syd Barrett. Listen now on this wk's All Songs Considered from @npr.org
A conversation with David Gilmour : All Songs Considered
The Pink Floyd guitarist and singer talks about the 50th anniversary of Wish You Were Here, a new live album and concert film for his latest solo release Luck And Strange, and more.Weekly Reset: Rowin...
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October 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It turns out the 'Wish You Were Here' title isn't actually a reference to Syd Barrett. Listen now on this wk's All Songs Considered from @npr.org
“It’s really sad and really painful, this life. And I can't get enough of it... It's really not the travail as much as the fact that, even with the travail, this is what I want. I want this life. I want to be here." - Jeff Tweedy On this week’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org ❤️
Why Wilco's Jeff Tweedy still finds joy in troubled times : All Songs Considered
The Wilco frontman talks about his new triple solo album, 'Twilight Override,' an enthralling opus on the miracle and wonder of life, and why he can't get enough of it, even when everything seems bad.
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September 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“It’s really sad and really painful, this life. And I can't get enough of it... It's really not the travail as much as the fact that, even with the travail, this is what I want. I want this life. I want to be here." - Jeff Tweedy On this week’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org ❤️
I promise the tracks featured on this week’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org will improve your day: the Asher White left me breathless. The Early Fern had me levitating. Neko Case is better than ever. So much more. Bonus: @DoraLevite is ready to be your friend! ❤️
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September 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I promise the tracks featured on this week’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org will improve your day: the Asher White left me breathless. The Early Fern had me levitating. Neko Case is better than ever. So much more. Bonus: @DoraLevite is ready to be your friend! ❤️
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Incredibly gorgeous day in DC - I hope it is wherever you are, too! It’s a perfect time to kick back and get a jump on the best albums coming out this fall via this wk’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org ❤️
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September 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Incredibly gorgeous day in DC - I hope it is wherever you are, too! It’s a perfect time to kick back and get a jump on the best albums coming out this fall via this wk’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org ❤️
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Breaking: It’s still summer! And summer is roadtrip season. This wk’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org shares pro-tips and tunes to make any 10-hour drive feel like 5. ❤️🚗 w/ @idislikestephen.bsky.social @totalvibration.bsky.social
What's the perfect roadtrip playlist? : All Songs Considered
Before summer disappears, we share our favorite songs for your long and winding drives, plus a list of ground rules (does the driver always have final say?), and a breakdown of what works best when. ...
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August 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Breaking: It’s still summer! And summer is roadtrip season. This wk’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org shares pro-tips and tunes to make any 10-hour drive feel like 5. ❤️🚗 w/ @idislikestephen.bsky.social @totalvibration.bsky.social
Life is heavy. This week's All Songs Considered from @npr.org makes it lighter ❤️ www.npr.org/2025/08/05/n...
August 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Life is heavy. This week's All Songs Considered from @npr.org makes it lighter ❤️ www.npr.org/2025/08/05/n...
Wherein I try rosé for the first time, debate whether Addison Rae is the real deal, and reflect on the hazards of jogging drunk - oh, we also hear some sweet summery tunes courtesy @totalvibration.bsky.social and @mrsslrss.bsky.social, on this wk’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org ❤️
Roséwave: Simple Pleasures : All Songs Considered
You asked, we listened: Roséwave is back! Our summer playlist series returns with syrupy sweet songs from the likes of Amerie, Wednesday, Addison Rae, Marvin Gaye, and more.Featured artists and songs:...
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July 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Wherein I try rosé for the first time, debate whether Addison Rae is the real deal, and reflect on the hazards of jogging drunk - oh, we also hear some sweet summery tunes courtesy @totalvibration.bsky.social and @mrsslrss.bsky.social, on this wk’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org ❤️
Happy PUP Tiny Desk release day!
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PUP: Tiny Desk Concert
Existential dread never sounded more joyful or uplifting than it does in the hands of PUP. The Canadian pop-punk group confronts world-weary discontent with deadpan humor, hard-earned wisdom and a lot...
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July 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Happy PUP Tiny Desk release day!
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Music makes it better. Come hang out for a bit and forget about everything for a while with this wk's All Songs Considered from @npr.org, with new tunes from Jay Som, Jeff Tweedy, Kassa Overall and more. ❤️
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July 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Music makes it better. Come hang out for a bit and forget about everything for a while with this wk's All Songs Considered from @npr.org, with new tunes from Jay Som, Jeff Tweedy, Kassa Overall and more. ❤️
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Happy Wet Leg Tiny Desk day! My favorite band just crushing it. ❤️ www.npr.org/2025/07/09/g...
Wet Leg: Tiny Desk Concert
When we finally got Wet Leg into the office to record, we weren't surprised by the amount of playful swagger the band brought.
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July 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Happy Wet Leg Tiny Desk day! My favorite band just crushing it. ❤️ www.npr.org/2025/07/09/g...
The world is a lot right now. Come chill with good company and tunes in our news-free zone from @npr.org's All Songs Considered. And a bonus: This wk, Brittany Luse @bmluse.bsky.social from 'It's Been A Minute' helps update our running list of the yr's best songs. ❤️
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The Contenders, Vol. 15: Wisp, Blonde Redhead, Sherelle, more : All Songs Considered
Brittany Luse, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, joins us to update our running list of the year's best songs, including new shoegaze from Wisp, heart-thumping dance beats from Sherelle and more.Featu...
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July 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The world is a lot right now. Come chill with good company and tunes in our news-free zone from @npr.org's All Songs Considered. And a bonus: This wk, Brittany Luse @bmluse.bsky.social from 'It's Been A Minute' helps update our running list of the yr's best songs. ❤️
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Let’s hit pause on all the noise of the day and kick back together with some new tunes - we’ve got both catharsis and calm on this wk’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org, with @natechinen.bsky.social
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June 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Let’s hit pause on all the noise of the day and kick back together with some new tunes - we’ve got both catharsis and calm on this wk’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org, with @natechinen.bsky.social
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It all goes by so fast! We're already looking ahead to late Aug. and Sept. releases in our Summer '25 album preview, with Wet Leg, Big Thief, Kokoroko, more ❤️
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June 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It all goes by so fast! We're already looking ahead to late Aug. and Sept. releases in our Summer '25 album preview, with Wet Leg, Big Thief, Kokoroko, more ❤️
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I actually spoke with Sufjan maybe three weeks before this ran and have scarcely stopped thinking about everything he had to say. A remarkable guy. ❤️ @npr.org
10 years later, Sufjan Stevens offers a startling reevaluation of 'Carrie & Lowell' : All Songs Considered
In a conversation with All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton, Stevens shares a complex and conflicted view of the album he wrote about his mother in the wake of her death from cancer.Enjoy the show? Sha...
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May 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I actually spoke with Sufjan maybe three weeks before this ran and have scarcely stopped thinking about everything he had to say. A remarkable guy. ❤️ @npr.org
This wk’s best new music from @npr.org and All Songs Considered ponders whether we can ever escape the past, why making art for art’s sake is enough... and asks what, exactly, happened at that party? www.npr.org/2025/05/20/1...
May 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This wk’s best new music from @npr.org and All Songs Considered ponders whether we can ever escape the past, why making art for art’s sake is enough... and asks what, exactly, happened at that party? www.npr.org/2025/05/20/1...
Phhhbbbbthhhhbt... time to disappear for a while with some new tunes on this wk's All Songs Considered from @npr.org Kinda a weird little mix, but I think you'll ❤️
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May 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Phhhbbbbthhhhbt... time to disappear for a while with some new tunes on this wk's All Songs Considered from @npr.org Kinda a weird little mix, but I think you'll ❤️
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So thrilled to announce this year's winner - an artist who stood out at every stage of a lengthy judging process, in a field of nearly 7,500 entries!
And the winner of the 2025 Tiny Desk Contest is...
NPR Music's Robin Hilton announces the name of this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner. Every year since 2015, a different unsigned musician or band has benefited from the exposure that NPR Music provide...
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May 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
So thrilled to announce this year's winner - an artist who stood out at every stage of a lengthy judging process, in a field of nearly 7,500 entries!
Ready to hit “reset” on your day/week? Come hang with us on this wk’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org, feat. Foxwarren, Jane Remover, the staggering soundtrack to ‘Sinners’ and more. We also cont. our ASC 25th anniv. w/a look at our number one songs from 2010.
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April 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Ready to hit “reset” on your day/week? Come hang with us on this wk’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org, feat. Foxwarren, Jane Remover, the staggering soundtrack to ‘Sinners’ and more. We also cont. our ASC 25th anniv. w/a look at our number one songs from 2010.
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Just now 9:30 and I’ve already gotten close to 300 emails…
April 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Just now 9:30 and I’ve already gotten close to 300 emails…
Wherein we reflect on finding goodness in the world, the power of curiosity, and the enduring strength of love... w/ @totalvibration.bsky.social, on this wk's All Songs Considered from @npr.org
Even more songs to calm the nerves : All Songs Considered
Our third installment of calming songs includes Max Richter's tribute to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ambient sounds from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Brazilian jazz from Wayne Shorter and more.Fea...
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April 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Wherein we reflect on finding goodness in the world, the power of curiosity, and the enduring strength of love... w/ @totalvibration.bsky.social, on this wk's All Songs Considered from @npr.org