Lizzy McAlpine, Víkingur Ólafsson plays Bach, and more of the week's best songs

Our latest mix of the week’s best new songs swings from the shoegaze rock of rising LA band untitled (halo) to Bach’s “Air on the G String” performed by pianist Víkingur Ólafsson. We’ve also got singer Lizzy McAlpine’s breathtaking ode to her late father, the laid-back grooves of polymath Sen Morimoto, the extraordinary voice of Scottish singer Beth Taylor and more.

NPR Music’s Tom Huizenga joins host Robin Hilton.

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Featured artists and songs:

(00:00) Intro

(02:05) Sen Morimoto: “Chewing Gum”

(09:27) Víkingur Ólafsson: “Air on the G String” (Johann Sebastian Bach)

(16:56) Lizzy McAlpine: “The Crowd”

(25:51) Beth Taylor: “My Lagan Love”

(33:49) untitled (halo): “easy rider”

(41:58) inti figgis-vizueta: “Samara (Maple Seed) Mvmt. III - Find Roots”