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All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares the albums and songs that stood out even if some were more peaceful than explosive.

Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm – Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm (Jay-Vee) Coco Montoya – Hard Truth (Alligator)Selwyn Birchwood – Pick Your Poison (Alligator)Taj Mahal…

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – 662 (Alligator)Altered Five Blues Band – Holler If You Hear Me (Blind Pig)Johnny Tucker w/Kid Ramos & All-Stars – 75 And…

Coco Montoya – Hard Truth (Alligator)Sharon Lewis & Texas Fire – Grown Ass Woman (Delmark)Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm – Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm…

Mississippi Heat – Cab Driving Man (Delmark)Ronnie Baker Brooks – Times Have Changed (Provogue)Delbert McClinton & Self Made Men – Prick Of The Litter…

Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio – Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio (Alligator)Bobby Rush – Porcupine Meat (Rounder)Lil’ Ed & Blues Imperials – The Big Sound…

Ronnie Baker Brooks – Times Have Changed (Provogue)Mississippi Heat – Cab Driving Man (Delmark)Sharon Lewis & Texas Fire – Grown Ass Woman (Delmark)Robert…

The host of All Songs Considered shares the albums he loved this year. Many of Bob Boilen's favorite albums of 2013 were danceable. Many were intimate. Some managed to be both at once.

If one defining thread ran through 2016's best albums, it was an air of mystery: a sense of myth, otherworldliness, storytelling ambition or multimedia wizardry.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has nominated a four-star general to take command of U.S. forces in Iraq. Gen. George W. Casey, Jr. would replace Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez. Colleagues say Casey has demonstrated the ability to work closely with U.S. diplomats, a skill that will be needed in Iraq when the U.S. embassy goes into business in July. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.