Charli xcx, Beastie Boys' Mike D, Boards of Canada and the week's best new songs

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Our latest mix of the best new tracks this week includes a massive eye-roll from Charli xcx, the first-ever solo music from Mike D of the Beastie Boys, another surprise drop from electronic music icons Boards of Canada, and more.<br/><br/><br>NPR Music’s Lars Gotrich joins host Robin Hilton.<br/><br/>Leave us a glowing review on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-songs-considered/id79687345"target="_blank" > Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/10LYbliXlNZe1VStsTkcC0?si=bb536b16024d42d8"target="_blank" >Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And tell a friend to listen!<br/><br/>Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: <a href="mailto:allsongs@npr.org"target="_blank" >allsongs@npr.org</a><br/><br/><strong>Featured artists and songs:</strong><br/><br/>(00:00) Intro<br/><br/>(01:18) Charli xcx: “Rock Music” (Single)<br/><br/>(07:30) Starflyer 59: “I’m Disappointed” from <em>Disappointed </em>EP<br/><br/>(12:22) Mike D: “Switch Up” (Single)<br/><br/>(19:53) Black Swan Network: “The Shell” from <em>The Early Music, Vol. 1</em><br/><br/>(25:30) Hannah Cohen: “Golden Chain” (Single)<br/><br/>(31:55) Boards of Canada: “Introit/Prophecy At 1420 MHz” from <em>Inferno</em><br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>