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Olof GrindWho’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. Featured songs: 1. Phoebe Bridgers: “Killer” from ‘Stranger in the Alps’ 2. Fever Ray: “If I Had A Heart,” from ‘Fever Ray’ 3. Sufjan Stevens: “John Wayne Gacy, Jr” from ‘Illinois’ 4. Jack Lenz: “Goosebumps” (theme from the TV show) 5. Disneyland Records: “Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House” 6. Alice Cooper: “Welcome to My Nightmare,” from ‘Welcome to My Nightmare’ 7. Oksana Linde: “Horizontes lejanos,” from ‘Travesias’ 8. Florence + the Machine: “Everybody Scream,” from ‘Everybody Scream’ 9. Ethel Cain: “Housofpsychoticwomn,” from ‘Perverts’ 10. girl in red: “We Fell In Love In October” (single) 11. Mimicking Birds: “Bloodlines,” from ‘EONS’ 12. Van Morrison: “Moondance,” from ‘Moondance’ 13. The Cramps: “I Was A Teenage Werewolf,” from ‘Songs the Lord Taught Us’ 14. Dead Man’s Bones: “My Bodies a Zombie for You,” from ‘Dead Man’s Bones’ 15. Vince Guaraldi: “The Great Pumpkin Waltz,” from ‘The Great Pumpkin’ Weekly reset: Chilling, thrilling sounds from the haunted house Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org -
Dave Jackson/JPRThe Portland-based indie-folk artist just released her new album Animal Poem and joined us to play some tunes and talk about her music.
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Seller has been a key behind-the-scenes figure for some of Broadway's biggest hits including, Hamilton and Rent, but he got his start on a much smaller scale. He looks back in a new memoir. -
On Winged Victory, songwriter Willi Carlisle weaves between the absurd and the sentimental. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Carlisle about the 11 tracks of originals and covers. -
The pop star's fourth album, her first since 2021's polarizing Solar Power, finds the 28-year-old shedding the stoic self-possession that defined her early career. -
One of the most in-demand session players of the 1960s, Kaye was listed alongside the late record producer Thom Bell and the late pianist Nicky Hopkins as inductees in the Musical Excellence category. -
Stanley Clarke and his band 4EVER perform a locked-in set of classics from the bassist's catalog while also giving them new life. -
It's a great day when your favorite artist releases a new record. But what if they released seven new records at once, full of music you didn't even know existed? That's what Bruce Springsteen is doing on his forthcoming box set Tracks II: The Lost Albums. -
A new study shows that music therapy is as effective as cognitive behavioral therapy at helping cancer patients and survivors heal emotionally. -
For her new album, musician Anne Harris commissioned a violin from luthier Amanda Ewing, the first such professional collaboration between two Black women to be recorded. -
People are drinking less these days, but drinking songs never go out of style. The Lomax Archive is dropping a new album of traditional songs this week. -
Southern Oregon's own Adam Gabriel & The Cavaliers stopped by to play some new tunes and chat with Danielle Kelly ahead of their national tour. -
The Beach Boys' co-founder, songwriter and producer transformed pop music into high art and became America's answer to The Beatles' Lennon and McCartney in the process. -
The musical visionary led a multi-racial funk band that produced five Top 10 hits in the late 1960s and early '70s.
