New songs to calm the nerves: 2025

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 in the music of Samia, Hand Habits, KeiyaA and more.

NPR Music’s Dora Levite and Sheldon Pearce join host Robin Hilton.

Featured songs and artists:

1. Kieren Hebden & William Tyler: “Secret City,” from ‘41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s’
2. Cassandra Jenkins: “Only Relaxation,” from ‘My Light, My Massage Parlor’
3. David Cordero & anthené: “Humedal,” from ‘Let One Bird Sing’
4. KeiyaA: “stupid prizes,” from ‘hooke’s law’
5. Annahstasia: Unrest,” from ‘Tether’
6. Klein: “it is what it is in d minor,” from ‘sleep with a cane’
7. Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke: “The Spirit,” from ‘Tall Tales’
8. Hand Habits: “Jasmine Blossoms,” from ‘Blue Reminder’
9. Ozbolt: “Harkerville Coastal Trail,” from ‘Chasyng Drakens’
10. Samia: “Pool (Stripped),” from ‘The Baby (5th Anniversary Edition)’
11. The Armed: “I Steal What I Want,” from ‘The Future Is Here And Everything Needs To Be Destroyed’
12. Stars of the Lid: “Goodnight,” from ‘Music for Nitrous Oxide (30 Year Anniversary 2025 Remaster)'

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