Robin Hilton
Robin Hilton is a producer and co-host of the popular NPR Music show All Songs Considered.
Prior to joining NPR in 2000, Hilton co-founded Small Good Thing Productions, a non-profit production company for independent film, radio and music in Athens, Georgia.
Hilton lived and worked in Japan as an interpreter for the government, and taught English as a second language to junior high school students.
From 1989 to 1996, Hilton worked for NPR member stations KANU and WUGA as a senior producer and assistant news director and was a long-time contributing reporter to NPR's daily news programs All Things Considered and Morning Edition.
Hilton is also a multi-instrumentalist and composer. His original scores have appeared in work from National Geographic, Center Stage, and in films, including the documentary Open Secret.
Hilton also arranged and performed the theme for NPR's Weekend All Things Considered. You can hear more of his music here.
Along the way, Hilton worked as an emergency room orderly, a blackjack dealer and a fruitcake factory assembly lineman.
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We update our running list of the year's best songs with a staggering cut from the new 'Sinners' film, hyperpop from Jane Remover, the return of Foxwarren and more. Featured artists and songs: 1. Miles Caton: "I Lied to You," from 'Sinners' 2. Foxwarren: "Yvonne," from '2' 3. Jane Remover: "Dancing with your eyes closed," from 'Revengeseekerz' 4. Mal Blum: "I'm So Bored," from 'The Villain' 5. Men I Trust: "The Landkeeper," from 'Equus Asinus' All Songs Considered 25th anniversary segment: Our number one songs from 2010 Weekly reset: Dinner and dance performance, Chiang Mai, Thailand Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify. -
We asked listeners to tell us about the one song they couldn't stop listening to because of how it made them feel. On this episode we share some of their picks and the stories behind them. Note: This episode originally aired in Dec. 2024 Weekly reset: Mochi street vendor, Japan Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify. -
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. Featured artists and songs: 01. The Choir: "You Don't Have To Smile," from 'Translucent' 02. Orbitalpatterns: "Cant Tell If Im Awake," from 'Extended Impostor Syndrome' 03. alva noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto: "Logic Moon," from 'Insen' 04. Lea Bertucci: "Vapours," from 'Of Shadow And Substance' 05. Hayden Pedigo: "Long Pond Lily," from 'I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away' 06. Max Richter: "All Human Beings," from 'Voices' 07. Wayne Shorter & Milton Nascimento: "Tarde," from 'Native Dancer' 08. Mabe Fratti: "El Sol Sigue Ahí," from 'Pies sobre la tierra' 09. Ida: "Don't Get Sad," from 'Will You Find Me?' 10. David Zinman, Dawn Upshaw & London Sinfonietta: "Lento," from Henryk Górecki's 'Symphony No. 3' Weekly Reset: Walking through Okazaki neighborhood at night Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear songs featured on this episode and previous episodes of music to calm the nerves in Apple Music and Spotify. -
Wet Leg is back with another burst of wildly infectious, frenetic rock. We've got that, the original version of an Oscar-worthy Sufjan Stevens song, and some music that NPR's Tom Huizenga says is "better than Xanax." Featured artists and songs: 1. Wet Leg: "Catch These Fists," from 'moisturizer' 2. Ashley Jackson: "Unrest," from 'Take Me To The Water' 3. Sufjan Stevens: "Mystery of Love (Demo)," from 'Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition)'4. Alexander Knaifel: "Stanza I-VII," from 'Chapter Eight' 5. George Xiaoyuan Fu: "Passacaglia on a Theme by Radiohead," from 'Colouring Book' Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify. -
We look at how and why SXSW, once the world's largest music festival, is being scaled back to a shell of itself, what was so special about it, and what the shift means for artists and the industry. Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify. -
We look ahead to the most anticipated albums due out this spring, including Rico Nasty's LETHAL, the return of Car Seat Headrest and Lucius, the existential punk rock group Pup and more. Featured artists and albums: 1. HAIM: "Relationships," from a "not yet announced fourth album" 2. Blondshell: "Two Times," from 'If You Asked For A Picture' 3. M(h)aol: "DM:AM," from 'Something Soft' 4. Car Seat Headrest: "Gethsemane," from 'The Scholars' 5. PUP: "Hallways," from 'Who Will Look After The Dogs?' 6. Kara-Lis Coverdale: "Daze," from 'From Where You Came' 7. Lucius: "Gold Rush," from 'Lucius' 8. Rico Nasty: "TEETHSUCKER (YEA3x)," from 'LETHAL' 9. Jenny Hval: "To Be A Rose," from 'Iris Silver Mist' Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify. -
We've got just what you need for that stubborn case of existential dread in a looming dystopia as we update our running list of the year's best songs, with new ones from yeule, Raveena and more. Also, we continue to celebrate the 25th anniversary of All Songs Considered by looking back at our number one songs from each year. On this episode: the songs that take us back to 2005 Featured artists and songs: 01. Everything Is Recorded: "Never Felt Better (feat. Sampha, Florence + The Machine)," from 'Temporary' 02. yeule: "Skullcrusher," from 'Evangelic Girls Is A Gun' 03. Raveena: "You're So Good To Me," from 'Where the Butterflies Go in the Rain (Deluxe)' 04. Gordi: "Alien Cowboy," from 'Like Plasticine' 05. Whatever The Weather: "12°C," from 'Whatever The Weather II' Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify. -
The self-proclaimed Emo Cowgirl blends classic country with earworm pop and confessional storytelling. -
As we celebrate a quarter century of music nerdom and buffoonery, we remember the songs that shaped the show and our lives, with 25 No. 1 tracks from our first 25 years (and whatever else we can manage to recall). We aren't going to ruin the fun with a tracklist — listen along as All Songs Considered host Robin Hilton and New Music Friday's Stephen Thompson try to guess each other's favorite cuts. Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify. -
We update our running list of the year's best songs with the cinematic pop of Oklou, Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir, the experimental hip-hop group clipping. and more. Featured artists and songs: 1. Oklou: "family and friends," from 'choke enough' 2. Anna Thorvaldsdottir: "Part V" and "Part VIII," from 'UBIQUE' 3. clipping.: "Keep Pushing," from 'Dead Channel Sky' 4. Sandbox Percussion: "Don't Look Down," from 'Cerrone: Don't Look Down' 5. Lucrecia Dalt: "cosa rara (feat. David Sylvian)" (single) 6. Anouar Brahem: "The Eternal Olive Tree," from 'After the Last Sky' Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear the songs in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify.
