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The best new albums out May 2

Car Seat Headrest.
Car Seat Headrest. (Carlos Cruz | Matador Records)

It’s Friday, and you need to pass the time until catching the latest (and apparently good!) Marvel movie. How about counterbalancing those monoculture tendencies with some great independent rock albums?

Julie Bee, host of Amplified on Marfa Public Radio joins NPR Music’s Stephen Thompson to talk through Car Seat Headrest’s return, the newest albums from Samantha Crain, PUP, Jenny Hval and more on our latest New Music Friday episode.

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 Starting Five


Samantha Crain.
Samantha Crain. (Jacob Boll | Realkindrecords)

Our hosts share the backstories and best songs from the following albums:

The Lightning Round


Cole Haden, Jack Wetmore, Aaron Shapiro and Ruben Radlauer of the band Model/Actriz.
Cole Haden, Jack Wetmore, Aaron Shapiro and Ruben Radlauer of the band Model/Actriz. (Kane Ocean | True Panther)

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

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

The Long List


Yuja Wang. ( Julia Weseley | Deutsche Grammophon)

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

Classical

Country/Folk/Americana

Electronic/Out There

Global

Jazz

Pop

R&B/Soul

Rap/Hip-Hop

Rock/Alt/Indie


Blondshell (Daniel Topete | Partisan)



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