Best new songs: Mitski, Father John Misty, Kim Gordon, more

This week we're obsessing over the hilarious and harrowing “Where’s My Phone?” from Mitski, a slightly softer solo cut from Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon, the confounding but wondrous wordplay of Father John Misty and more.

NPR Music editor Hazel Cills joins host Robin Hilton.

Featured songs and artists:

(00:00) Mitski: “Where’s My Phone?” from ‘Nothing’s About to Happen to Me’

(09:29) Robber Robber: “The Sound It Made,” from ‘Two Wheels Move the Soul’

(16:01) Tinariwen: “Sagherat Assani (feat. Sulafa Elyas),” from ‘Hoggar’

(24:44) Kim Gordon: “NOT TODAY,” from ‘PLAY ME’

(31:39) Father John Misty: “The Old Law” (single)

(37:21) Vero: “100 Calls,” from ‘Razor Tongue’


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