Heavy Rotation: 15 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

September's edition of Heavy Rotation, chosen by NPR member stations, features music from Janelle Monáe, Labrinth, SAULT, Omar Apollo, New Order and more.

All of this month's picks are available to stream on the Heavy Rotation Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page. As always, you can discover fantastic music programming happening across the country by clicking the links to each station's website, included below.

Anjimile, 'Maker'

Anjimile builds a transformative narrative rooted in self-love and resilience with "Maker," the first single from their breakout album Opening with disarming vocals and a delicate finger-picked guitar, the song attempts to reconcile feelings of self-worth. Anjimile asks, "Why don't you do as you're told? / Happiness isn't your goal?" But as "Maker" evolves, so does its sound, which ultimately erupts into a rhapsodic, marvelous parade of instrumentation. "Have you ever seen anything quite like this?" The result is cheerful and complete — a musical celebration of Anjimile's journey to becoming the person they were always meant to