The Contenders, Vol. 5: Our running list of the year's best songs
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🗓️ 19 March 2024
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Summary
Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and NPR Music's Tom Huizenga join host Robin Hilton
Featured Artists And Songs:
1. Bombay Bicycle Club: "Willow (feat. Lucy Rose)," from 'Fantasies'
2. Ela Taubert: "Como Paso" (single)
3. Jlin: "Sodalite (feat. Kronos Quartet)," from 'Akoma'
4. Maya Hawke: "Missing Out," from 'Chaos Angel'
5. Residente: "313" from 'LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN'
6. Maya Beiser: "In C," from 'Maya Beiser x Terry Riley: In C'
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