What makes for a summer song?

By Anamaria Artemisa Sayre,

Hazel Cills, Robin Hilton

Published July 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM CDT

Robin Hilton, Anamaria Sayre and Hazel Cills gather to share songs that feel like summer — and that means staying indoors to avoid the heat as well as partying on a Brooklyn rooftop. We talk about our No. 1 songs from 2020 in the All Songs Considered 25th anniversary segment and provide the weekly reset: grilling on a summer night just ahead of a thunderstorm.

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Anamaria Artemisa Sayre

Anamaria Artemisa Sayre is co-host of Alt.Latino, NPR's pioneering radio show and podcast celebrating Latin music and culture since 2010.

Hazel Cills

Hazel Cills is an editor at NPR Music. Before coming to NPR in 2021, Cills was a culture reporter at Jezebel, where she wrote about music and popular culture. She was also a writer for MTV News and a founding staff writer for the teen publication Rookie magazine.

Robin Hilton

Robin Hilton is the Senior Podcast Producer for NPR Music. He also hosts the New Music Friday episodes of All Songs Considered.