Heavy Rotation: 16 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
March's edition of Heavy Rotation, chosen by NPR member stations, features music from Hiatus Kayote, Jensen McRae, Lake Street Dive and more.
All of this month's picks are available to stream on the Heavy Rotation Spotify and Apple Music playlists at the bottom of the page. As always, you can discover fantastic music programming happening across the country in real time by clicking the links to each station's website.
CHAI (feat. Ric Wilson), "Maybe Chocolate Chips"
This song is a love letter to moles — specifically the kind that appear on your skin. CHAI's YUUKI thought, "Maybe if people would look at their moles as chocolate chips, they would see them positively." On first listen, you might not catch that, given that most of the downtempo late-night track is in Japanese. But challenging your expectations is a key tenet of this band. I never thought a vibey song that flips the script and reclaims moles as an identifier of
