Song of the Day

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Nicole Atkins - Singing in the Mirror

Today’s Song of the Day is “Singing in the Mirror” from Nicole Atkins’ album Drama, out now. Nicole Atkins will be performing at Turf Club on Tuesday, November 17.

Oct 28
5 min

Your Old Droog - I Don't Care (feat. Flying Lotus and Georgia Anne Muldrow)

#29 trending · Music Commentary

Today’s Song of the Day is “I Don't Care (feat. Flying Lotus and Georgia Anne Muldrow)” from Your Old Droog’s album Bread & Butter, out now.

Oct 27
3 min

Flora Hibberd - Silent Movie Baby

Today’s Song of the Day is “Silent Movie Baby” from Flora Hibberd’s album Mammoth, out now.

Oct 26
3 min

Hot Freaks - Getting Over You

Today’s Song of the Day is “Getting Over You” from Hot Freaks’ album Soft Body, out now. Hot Freaks will be performing at the Electric Fetus on Saturday, October 24 for

Oct 23
3 min

Qendresa - Besitos

Today’s Song of the Day is “Besitos” from Qendresa’s EP Besitos/Gave Myself 2 U, out now.

Oct 22
2 min

Michigander - Taxi

Today’s Song of the Day is “Taxi” from Michigander’s album Over Before You Know It, out now. Michigander will be performing at Fine Line on Saturday, November 21.

Oct 21
2 min

Sam and Louise Sullivan - Down on Love

Today’s Song of the Day is “Down on Love” from Sam and Louise Sullivan’s album Love & Devotion, out now.

Oct 20
2 min

Star Moles - Born Again

Today’s Song of the Day is “Born Again” from Star Moles’ album Highway to Hell, out now.

Oct 19
3 min

Linka Moja - HIT&RUN

Today’s Song of the Day is “HIT&RUN” by Linka Moja.

Oct 16
2 min

Spanish Horses - Some People

Today’s Song of the Day is “Some People” from Spanish Horses’ EP Small Notions, out November 27.

Oct 15
4 min

Lex Walton - Hipster Runoff

Today’s Song of the Day is “Hipster Runoff” from Lex Walton’s album ULTIMATE LOVE FOREVER, out now.

Oct 14
2 min

Portraits of Tracy - Caught In A Jam

Today’s Song of the Day is “Caught In A Jam” from Portraits of Tracy’s album Q: From Where Do Our Primal Instincts Originate? A: MTV!, out now.

Oct 13
4 min

Toussaint Morrison - Jean Grey Cyclops

Today’s Song of the Day is “Jean Grey Cyclops” from Toussaint Morrison’s album SHPSHFTR Vol. 1, out now. Toussaint Morrison will be performing at Green Room on Friday, N

Oct 12
3 min

Nick Hakim - I Can See

Today’s Song of the Day is “I Can See” from Nick Hakim’s album I Can See, out now.

Oct 9
5 min

Jake Bugg - Never Can Tell

Today’s Song of the Day is “Never Can Tell” from Jake Bugg’s album Alamo, out November 13.

Oct 8
2 min

Rodrigo y Gabriela - OurHome

Today’s Song of the Day is “OurHome” from Rodrigo y Gabriela’s album OurHome, out now. Rodrigo y Gabriela will be performing at the Fitzgerald Theater on Tuesday, Novemb

Oct 7
2 min

BAILEN - Send Me Off

Today’s Song of the Day is “Send Me Off” from BAILEN’s album SWIM!!!, out now.

Oct 6
3 min

Susanna Hoffs - Casablanca

Today’s Song of the Day is “Casablanca” from Susanna Hoffs’ album The List, out now.

Oct 5
3 min

The Tubs - Who's Gonna Love You Now

Today’s Song of the Day is “Who's Gonna Love You Now” from The Tubs’ album Hard Life, out now. The Tubs will be performing at Cloudland Theater on Friday, October 23.

Oct 2
2 min

Party Dozen - Euro Stomper

Today’s Song of the Day is “Euro Stomper” from Party Dozen’s album 21 Bum Salute, out November 6.

Oct 1
4 min

Chart trend

Position in the Music Commentary chart (US), last 90 days.

#1#45#88JulAugSepOct

#25

all-time peak

468

days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Song of the Day ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 28, 2026).

#43 ▲ 4 Music Commentary US

What listeners say

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Kind of like listening to the radio version of the current, I find all kinds of little gems of songs with Song of the Day, leading to many pleasant new discoveries! Like it’s brother/sister radio stations across the country, I’m glad a station like this exists, playing music that otherwise wouldn’t find an audience like me.

John V from NH · Jan 2022

I'm a bit of a super-user of song of the day podcasts. I subscribe to The Current (Twin Cities), KEXP (Seattle), and KCRW (Los Angeles). The Current's podcast is, of course, extra good at Minnesota music. In terms of national acts, KEXP usually uncovers the hot new content a month ahead of The Current. Literally, the Current is often publishing the same songs a month after KEXP. And their bit rate is lower, too.

Andy, AKA Andy · Jul 2018

As a sustaining member of MPR including The Current, I am grateful for such an amazing radio station with an awesome playlist! Having the song of the day is an extra special daily treat...

430915 · May 2012

I've been following this podcast for quite some time, and have liked it quite a bit. They have great mix of interesting music that isn't widely available. Unfortunately, the past 5-6 episodes have had a strange drop in the quality of the audio- think like you're actually listening to it through an AM radio station and that approximates it. The songs are still encoded at 128kbps, but the sampling is down to 16 kHz. If they can fix that, they'll get me back up to 5 stars, otherwise it's a 3 for me.

ZackBH · Sep 2011

I've been listening to this podcast for at least a year now and I love almost every episode. The music is, as other reviewers say, refreshing and out of the ordinary, in the best of ways. My problem, however, is that the audio quality has recently suffered for whatever reason! iTunes tells me that the recent podcasts, in comparison to older ones which I have saved, are of a lower bit rate. This results in a very low quality sound more akin to listening to the songs over AM radio than as an mp3 download. This is really frustrating, and I've deleted several episodes after only going 30 seconds in because the audio fidelity was so unbearable. Please fix this! I don't want to unsubscribe, but I will! I give 2 stars because MPR deserves 5 stars for song selection and 1 star for audio quality, then minus 1 from that average for not doing anything about it!

samdtall · Oct 2011

This used to be one of my favorite music podcasts. MPR introduced you to a wide range of musical artists. Now they stick an ad before every song. Do they have no idea what is like to listen to 5 songs in a row, and you get an ad, the same ad, before every single one. I am now unsubscribed from this one.

Docmurdoch · May 2021

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