As we enter the homestretch of 2026, we pause to catch up on some of the great tracks we missed from earlier in the year. This includes a stunning, ever-shifting earworm from a bedroom pop artist out of Northern Iowa known as Kinji, maximalist polyrhythms from the composer and electronic artist Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, the singular voice of Mexican singer Silvana Estrada and more.
AltLatino host Anamaria Sayre joins
All Songs Considered’s Robin Hilton.
Featured artists and songs:
(00:00) Intro
(01:49) Kinji: “Windburn”
(08:42) Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: “Ruin”
(17:37) Rita Payés & Lucía Fumero: “Rueda eterna”
(25:32) Lizzie Weber: “Truth Teller”
(33:20) Pedro Mizutani: “Queria Ter Nove”
(39:58) Lockimara: “Tastes Like”
(47:04) Silvana Estrada: “Pensarte”
(53:54) Lennon Stella: “Unforgivable Things”
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