Moses Boyd
Courtesy of Beggars/Beggars
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Courtesy of Beggars/Beggars
Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music’s podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear and highlight our favorite five in a brisk mix of clips, context and commentary.
The podcast is hosted by NPR Music’s Stephen Thompson, and each episode features members of the NPR Music Network of public radio stations. This week, our guests are Jewly Hight of WPLN in Nashville, Matt Byars of WUOT in Knoxville and Raina Douris, host of WXPN’s World Cafe in Philadelphia.
Scroll down to see which albums we discussed this week and links to our New Music Friday playlists, where you can hear singles from each album.
The Starting 5
🎵 Kaitlin Butts, Hello, Honky Tonk (Republic)
🎵 Sampa the Great, Nu Zamrock (Loma Vista)
🎵 Kali Malone, Burning Song (Ideologic Organ)
🎵 Moses Boyd, Songs For Sinners (Beggars)
🎵 P***, you made me / skin on linen (Sub Pop)
New Music Friday is part of the NPR Music podcast. Hear the discussion on the NPR App, Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
The Lightning Round
Five more albums we wish we could have discussed on the podcast, recommended by NPR Music’s staff:
âš¡ 2nd Grade, Girls & Boys (Lame-O)
⚡ NØ MAN, Between the Sword and the Neck (Iodine)
âš¡ Takuya Nakamura, Shape The Future (fabric)
âš¡ DIIV, ZIRP! (Fantasy)
âš¡ Joyce Moreno, Never Too Soon (Far Out)
Listen to each album’s best songs on our New Music Friday playlists on Spotify and Apple, or wherever you stream music.
Credits
Host: Lars Gotrich • Guests: Jewly Hight (WPLN), Matt Byars (WYPR), Raina Douris (WXPN) • Audio: Noah Caldwell • Producer: Elle Mannion • Assistant Producer: Dora Levite • Editor: Otis Hart • Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed • Executive Director: Sonali Mehta
