NPR plays interesting short clips of music between segments known as “buttons”. I heard one during All Thing Considered on Friday that really surprised me. You can find a list of all past buttons, organized by program and date on NPR’s site (including other shows such as Morning Edition and Wait Wait).

The site has the same audio sample from the radio ready to play on demand and links to purchase the music (purchases made through the site support NPR).

From the brief clip I heard on Friday I though they were playing the song “Harmony Korine” from Steven Wilson‘s upcoming album, Insurgentes. A visit to the site confirmed it! Not only is it a great song, but the album hasn’t even been released yet (a digital version is available if you preorder, but the physical CD doesn’t come out until late February). Insurgentes is the first solo album from Steven Wilson. His other projects include Porcupine Tree and Blackfield.