New Music Friday: The best albums out May 29
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Host Stephen Thompson discusses new music releases with guest Andrew Brown and NPR Music writers.
Boards of Canada. Kurt Vile. Iceage. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Andrew Brown of KUTX in Austin about their favorite albums out Friday, May 29. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round. The Starting 5 (00:00) Paul McCartney (02:00) Boards of Canada (09:22) Kurt Vile (17:01) Iceage (22:18) feeble little horse (27:45) Greg Mendez (33:46) Lightning Round Recommendations - The Greenberry Woods - obli - RaiNao - ear - Brian Jackson Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist and see our Long List of notable releases on NPR.org . Credits: Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: Andrew Brown, KUTX Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Otis Hart, Elle Mannion Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Special thanks to Ann Powers, Robin Hilton and Anamaria Sayre See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Andrew Brown
Topics covered
- new music
- album recommendations
- music critique
- NPR Music
- music discussion
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: KUTX
Books & works: Boards of Canada, Kurt Vile, Iceage, feeble little horse, Greg Mendez, The Greenberry Woods, obli, RaiNao, ear, Brian Jackson
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