Public Radio’s Really feel Good Hits Of 2023 : NPR

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Janelle Monáe performs onstage on the Soul Practice Awards.

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Janelle Monáe performs onstage on the Soul Practice Awards.

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There are good songs, after which there are really feel good songs. Public radio music stations specialize within the latter, particularly new tracks by rising artists that make you cease what you are doing and smile. Almost everybody might use a potent dose of positivity after 2023, so we requested NPR Member stations to share the songs that made their DJs really feel good over the previous yr. Should you’re nonetheless shaking off the back-to-work cobwebs, this record is for you.

Artist: Janelle Monaé (feat. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80)
Track Title: “Float”
Station: 90.9 The Bridge (Kansas Metropolis)

Artist: Jessie Ware
Track Title: “That! Feels Good!”
Station: WXPN (Philadelphia)

Artist: Say She She
Track Title: “Reeling”
Station: WFUV (New York)

Artist: Tyler Childers
Track Title: “In Your Love”
Station: WMOT (Nashville)

Artist: Allison Russell
Track Title: “Keep Proper Right here”
Station: WFUV (New York)

Artist: boygenius
Track Title: “Not Sturdy Sufficient”
Station: WNRN (Charlottesville)

Artist: Thundercat & Tame Impala
Track Title: “No Extra Lies”
Station: WUNC Music (Raleigh)

Artist: Peter Gabriel
Track Title: “Highway To Pleasure”
Station: WXPN (Philadelphia)

Artist: Devon Gilfillian
Track Title: “Love You Anyway”
Station: WMOT (Nashville)

Artist: The Shindellas
Track Title: “Final Evening Was Good For My Soul”
Station: 90.9 The Bridge (Kansas Metropolis)

Artist: Nabihah Iqbal
Track Title: “This World Could not See Us”
Station: KCRW (Los Angeles)

Artist: Obongjayar
Track Title: “Simply Cool”
Station: WUNC Music (Raleigh)

Artist: Jungle
Track Title: “I’ve Been In Love”
Station: 88Nine (Milwaukee)

Artist: Durand Jones
Track Title: “Lord Have Mercy”
Station: WTMD (Baltimore)

Artist: Haiku Fingers
Track Title: “Nunchucka”
Station: KUTX (Austin)

Artist: Pachyman
Track Title: “Trago Coqueto”
Station: Jacksonville Music Expertise

Artist: Genesis Owusu
Track Title: “Leaving The Mild”
Station: KUTX (Austin)

Artist: Rahill (feat. Beck)
Track Title: “Fables”
Station: Jacksonville Music Expertise

Artist: White Reaper
Track Title: “Pages”
Station: WTMD (Baltimore)

Artist: CARRTOONS (feat. Rae Khalil)
Track Title: “Grace”
Station: WNXP (Nashville)

Artist: Kiltro
Track Title: “All The Time In The World”
Station: KXT (Dallas/Fort Value)

Artist: Viv & Riley
Track Title: “Imaginary Folks”
Station: WNRN (Charlottesville)

Artist: Liza Anne
Track Title: “Cheerleader”
Station: WNXP (Nashville)

Artist: Jaime Wyatt
Track Title: “World Value Preserving”
Station: KXT (Dallas/Forth Value)