New Music Friday

Guerilla Toss. Die Spitz. The return of Spinal Tap. Raina Douris from WXPN's World Cafe joins Stephen Thompson to discuss their favorite albums out Friday, Sept. 12.

Big Thief. David Byrne. El Michels Affair. WFUV's Alisa Ali joins Stephen Thompson to discuss their favorite albums coming out Friday, Sept. 5.

Sabrina Carpenter. The Beaches. Margo Price. This week, Stephen Thompson chats with NPR Music's Hazel Cills and WMOT's Jessie Scott about the best new albums out this new music Friday. The Starting 5: • The Beaches, 'No Hard Feelings' • The Beths, 'Straight Line Was A Lie' • Margo Price, 'Hard Headed Woman' • Rodney Crowell, 'Airline Highway' • Anna Tivel, 'Animal Poem' Read more about WMOT's live webcast from AMERICANAFEST 2025. The Lightning Round: • Blood Orange, 'Essex Honey' • Jaelee Roberts, 'Let Me Be Lonely' • Brad Mehldau, 'Ride Into the Sun' • CMAT, 'EURO-COUNTRY' • Tiwa Savage, 'This One Is Personal' See the long list of albums out Aug. 29 and sample dozens of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.

Nourished By Time. Mac Demarco. Earl Sweatshirt. Stephen Thompson and Vermont Public's Tad Cautious discuss the best new albums out this new music Friday.

KAYTRANADA. Dijon. Molly Tuttle. We discuss the best new albums of the week with arts critic Amelia Mason from WBUR in Boston.

Ethel Cain. Charley Crockett. J.I.D. Plug in to the week's top new releases with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and guest DeShun Nance of WJSU's The Sipp in Jackson, Miss. The Starting 5: • J.I.D, 'God Does Like Ugly' (Stream) • Ethel Cain, 'Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You' (Stream) • Amaarae, 'BLACK STAR' (Stream) • Charley Crockett, 'Dollar a Day' (Stream) • Gordi, 'Like Plasticine' (Stream) The Lightning Round: • Hayes Carll, 'We're Only Human' • Big Freedia, 'Pressing Onward' • Ashley Monroe, 'Tennessee Lightning' • Bryson Tiller, 'The Vices' • Ada Lea, 'when i paint my masterpiece' See our long list of albums out Aug. 8 and sample more than 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlist on the All Songs Considered blog. Credits Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: DeShun Nance (WJSU's The Sipp) Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Elle Mannion Production Assistant: Dora Levite Editor: Otis Hart Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed

Emily Hines introduces herself. The Armed rage against the machine. Mal Devisa makes a triumphant return. Read our list of the best albums out this week.

Tyler Childers bares his fangs. Patty Griffin honors her mother. Indigo De Souza approaches the precipice. Read our list of the best records out July 25.

Alex G jumps to a major. Paramore's Zac Farro goes retro. Jim Legxacy levels up. See our long list of albums out today and listen to the New Music Friday podcast.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is back with Celia Gregory of Nashville public radio station WNXP to talk through this week's best new music.