Rebecca Black. Paris Paloma. Button Masher. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the best albums out Friday, Sept. 4 with DJs from around the NPR Music network:
Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco,
Julie Bee from Marfa Public Radio in west Texas, and
DeShun Nance from WJSU in Jackson, Miss. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.
The Starting 5
(01:55) Album No. 1
- Rebecca Black, 'Age of the Exhibitionist'
(08:26) Album No. 2
- Paris Paloma, 'The Fatal Flaw'
(16:40) Album No. 3
- Sharp Pins, 'Mod Mayday 23'
(23:06) Album No.4
- 1-800-Mikey, 'In Yun'
(29:25) Album No. 5
- Button Masher, 'Super Button Masher'
(36:20) The Lightning Round
- Senri Oe, 'Homework'
- Madi Diaz, 'Fatal Optimist UN-unplugged'
- Medium Build, 'King of Having Fun'
- Chat Pile, 'Who Loves The Sun'
- Steven R. Smith, 'Half Light Unfolding'
Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist and see our Long List of notable releases on NPR.org
Credits:
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guests: Nastia Voynovskaya, Julie Bee, DeShun Nance
Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell
Audio Engineer: Cena Loffredo
Digital Producer: Dora Levite
Editors: Elle Mannion, Otis Hart
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Special thanks to Lars Gotrich and Ann Powers
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