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The best new albums out Oct. 17

October 17, 2025 • 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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The best new albums out Oct. 10

October 10, 2025 • 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

October 3, 2025 • 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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New Music Friday

The best new albums out Sept. 26

September 26, 2025 • 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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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

September 19, 2025 • 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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New Music Friday

The best new albums out Sept. 12

September 12, 2025 • 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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New Music Friday

The best new albums out Sept. 5

September 5, 2025 • Big Thief. David Byrne. El Michels Affair. WFUV's Alisa Ali joins Stephen Thompson to discuss their favorite albums coming out Friday, Sept. 5.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 5

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Margo Price's new album, Hard Headed Woman, was inspired by Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris. Yana Yatsuk/Loma Vista hide caption

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The best new albums out Aug. 29

August 29, 2025 • 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

August 22, 2025 • 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

August 15, 2025 • 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. Dollie Kyarn hide caption

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The best new albums out Aug. 8

August 8, 2025 • 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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The best new albums out Aug. 1

August 1, 2025 • 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.

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The best new albums out July 25

July 25, 2025 • 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.

New Music Friday: The best albums out July 25

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New Music Friday

The best new albums out July 18

July 18, 2025 • 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.

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The best new albums out July 11

July 11, 2025 • 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.

New Music Friday: The best albums out July 4

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New Music Friday: The best albums out July 4

July 4, 2025 • 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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