The Contenders, Vol. 6: The songs we can't stop playing this week

All Songs Considered

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🗓️ 11 March 2025

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Summary

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'

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0:24.1	Sheldon Pierce, welcome.
0:25.7	Hello.
0:26.9	Let's get some housekeeping out of the way first.
0:29.0	As always, if you like the show, share it with a friend.
0:31.2	Leave us a review in Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:34.4	And also a reminder that all songs considered is celebrating astoundingly. It's
0:40.5	25th anniversary this year. And we're looking back at our number one songs from across the
0:45.0	years. We're doing a different year each episode on the show. And on this episode, we'll look at
0:50.4	the year 2005, our number one songs from 2005. That'll be at the end of the show,
0:55.3	so stay tuned for that. It is such a good day for a show. Let's do two. Do you ever find
1:01.9	yourself at a party or wherever, and you've got to make small talk with somebody, particularly
1:06.6	someone, you know, who you just met, and you can't think of anything to say to them other
1:11.4	than, what do you do?
1:12.6	Yeah.
1:13.1	It is just the most boring question, and it is the default for every kind of interaction like
1:18.2	that.
1:18.4	But at one point, I stopped asking that question.
1:21.7	And instead, I started asking, what have you been thinking about lately?
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