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Tom Huizenga
NPR's classical music critic and commentator who discusses new classical releases and provides contextual analysis of orchestral and contemporary composition.
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Jan 13, 2026
• 43min
Big Thief’s Buck Meek, Joji and more of the week's best songs
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Tom Huizenga, NPR's classical music critic, joins host Robin Hilton to explore the best new songs of 2026. They dive into Buck Meek’s playful ‘Gasoline’ and discuss Joji’s genre-blurring ‘Love You Less’, comparing its sound to shoegaze. The duo also highlights Pekka Kuusisto's lush collaboration with Sam Amidon and Jana Horn's meditative songwriting in ‘Don’t think’. Huizenga introduces Daníel Bjarnason’s ‘Fragile Hope’, contemplating its emotional depth and tribute to Jóhann Jóhannsson, offering a rich blend of modern classical and contemporary genres.
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