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The best new albums out April 18

Carolina Chocolate Drops' Justin Robinson and Rhiannon Giddens teamed up for some old-fashioned string band tunes.

Carolina Chocolate Drops' Justin Robinson and Rhiannon Giddens teamed up for some old-fashioned string band tunes.

It’s Friday, and that means there’s a decent chance a portion of your favorite band just released a new record. Members of TV on the Radio, Carolina Chocolate Drops, boygenius, even Bon Iver’s touring band all unleashed solo or duo albums at the stroke of midnight.

NPR Music’s Stephen Thompson welcomed Brian Burns of North Carolina public radio staton WUNC to our New Music Friday podcast to discuss the latest from Julien Baker, Tunde Adebimpe, and a couple of famous Tar Heels: Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson.

Listen to the episode or stream our recommended albums below.

The Starting 5


Torres and Julien Baker.
Torres and Julien Baker. (Ebru Yildiz | Matador)

Stephen and Erin give you the backstory and best songs on the following albums:

💿 Julien Baker & Torres, Send a Prayer My Way

💿 Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson, What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow

💿 Tunde Adebimpe, Thee Black Boltz

💿 Beirut, A Study of Losses

💿 Sarah Siskind, Simplify

New Music Friday is a feature of NPR’s All Songs Considered podcast! Hear the discussion on the NPR App, Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

The Lightning Round


Neil Young.
Neil Young.

Five more albums we wish we had time to discuss on the podcast:

💿 Davido, 5ive

💿 Adrian Younge, Something About April III

💿 Avery Friedman, New Thing

💿 Jess Sah Bi, Jesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas

💿 Neil Young, Coastal: The Soundtrack

Listen to each album’s best songs on our New Music Friday playlists on Spotify and Apple.

The Long List


Lucy Railton. (Jose Spinola | Ideologic Organ)

For those who want to dig even deeper, here are the week’s new albums sorted by genre:

Electronic/Out There

Rock/Alt/Indie

Global

Country/Folk/Americana

Rap/Hip-Hop

R&B/Soul

Classical

Jazz


Credits

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