New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 7

Alabama Shakes. Mike D. Interpol. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Sean Carolan of WBJB in New Jersey about their favorite albums out Friday, August 28. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round. The Starting 5(03:37) Album ...  Show more

Latin identity has been at the core of Cypress Hill's music from the very beginning -- their 1991 track "Latin Lingo" gave voice to the Latin roots of hip hop with its funky Spanglish callouts. But it took the band thirty-five more years to make an album of original songs written ...  Show more

Tracklist: All By Myself - Alok, Sigala, Ellie Goulding, Enrry Senna Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode, Joao Lemon Crazy - Seal, Fabricio SAN About Damn Time - Lizzo, Las Bibas From Vizcaya, Rafael Dutra Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 - Shakira, Bizarrap Hallucinate - Dua Lipa Space ...  Show more

Nora and Nathan talk about a slew of new music that has been released, including HAIM's "Relationships" (5:26), Chappell Roan's long-awaited "The Giver" (21:25), Jennie's debut solo album 'Ruby' (39:45), and the latest single from Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's forthcoming album ...  Show more

In today’s episode, we’re recommending music that we’ve been listening to recently. We spoke about Denzel Curry’s new EP, Skepta’s Ignorance is Bliss, Bob Marley’s Exodus and more.

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Billboard staffers discuss Drake's surprise album, Imagine Dragons Coldplay-esque title track, and Kanye's "Wolves" ft. Sia & Vic Mensa. Plus the returns of Sufjan Stevens and Roisin Murphy, and promising newcomers Moon King. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform ...  Show more