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The best new albums out Nov. 21

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New Music Friday

The best new albums out Nov. 21

Odeal. Snarky Puppy. The return of Tobias Jesso Jr. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music is joined by Justus Sanchez from KNKX in Seattle and Tacoma to chat about their favorite new albums out Friday, Nov. 21.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 21

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The best new albums out Nov. 14

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The best new albums out Nov. 14

FKA twigs. The Avett Brothers. Madi Diaz covering blink-182. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music is joined by Liz Warner from WDET in Detroit to chat about their favorite albums out Friday, Nov. 14. 

New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 14

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 7

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 7

Mavis Staples. Young Miko. A jaw-dropping project from Rosalía. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Liz Felix from WYEP in Pittsburgh to discuss their favorite new albums out November 7.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 7

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The best new albums out Oct. 31

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The best new albums out Oct. 31

A Waxahatchee side project. Guided By Voices. keiyaA. Marfa Public Radio's Julie Bee joins NPR Music's Stephen Thompson to break down the best albums out on Halloween.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 31

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The best new albums out Oct. 24

New Music Friday

The best new albums out Oct. 24

Brandi Carlile. Miguel. Tortoise. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Ayana Contreras from KUVO in Denver about their favorite albums out Friday, Oct. 24.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 24

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The best new albums out Oct. 17

New Music Friday

The best new albums out Oct. 17

Tame Impala. Silvana Estrada. Soulwax! Guest host Anamaria Sayre is joined by Travis Holcombe of KCRW in Los Angeles to chat about their favorite albums out Friday, Oct. 17.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 17

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New Music Friday

The best new albums out Oct. 10

Madi Diaz. Madison Cunningham. The return of Mobb Deep. Guest host Rodney Carmichael chats with Celia Gregory from WNXP in Nashville about their favorite albums out Friday, Oct. 10.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 10

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The best new albums out Oct. 3

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The best new albums out Oct. 3

dodie. Molly Nilsson. Leon Vynehall. We welcome Skylar Rochelle of 90.9 The Bridge in Kansas City to the show to recommend five albums not made by Taylor Swift.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 3

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The best new albums out Sept. 26

New Music Friday

The best new albums out Sept. 26

Neko Case. Jeff Tweedy. Amanda Shires' divorce album. Evan Miller from member station WYSO in Ohio joins Lars Gotrich to talk about their favorite albums out Sept. 26.

The best new albums out Sept. 26

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The best new albums out Sept. 19

Alt-country band Wednesday's new crunchy, cathartic and beautifully mundane album, Bleeds, is out today. Graham Tolbert/Dead Oceans hide caption

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The best new albums out Sept. 19

Joan Shelley, Lola Young and the return of Sarah McLachlan. Kyle Meredith from WFPK in Louisville joins Stephen Thompson to chat about their favorite albums out Friday, Sept. 19.

New Music Friday: The best new albums out Sept. 19

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The best new albums out Sept. 12

New Music Friday

The best new albums out Sept. 12

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.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 12

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The best new albums out Aug. 29

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The best new albums out Aug. 29

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.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 29

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The best new albums out Aug. 22

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The best new albums out Aug. 22

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.

New Music Friday: The best albums out August 22

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Dijon has returned with highly acsophomore album, Baby.

Dijon, the Maryland musician who sits squarely at the intersection of R&B and rock, has returned with a surprise album titled Baby. Zachary Harrell Jones hide caption

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The best new albums out Aug. 15

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

New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 15

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Ethel Cain's new album, Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You, is out now.

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New Music Friday

The best new albums out Aug. 8

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.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 8

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New Music Friday: The best albums out July 4

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New Music Friday: The best albums out July 4

Kesha. Kae Tempest. Nilüfer Yanya. It's an abbreviated Independence Day edition of New Music Friday.

New Music Friday: The best albums out July 4

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