Cameron Winter. Troye Sivan. Remi Wolf. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the best albums out Friday, Oct. 9 with DJs from around the NPR Music network:
Tshego Letsoalo from KALW in San Francisco,
Aurora McGuckin from MVYRADIO in Massachusetts and
Jewly Hight from WPLN in Nashville. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.
The Starting 5
(00:39) Album No. 1
- Cameron Winter, 'Live at Carnegie Hall'
(07:30) Album No. 2
- Troye Sivan, 'She's the Best'
(14:45) Album No. 3
- Remi Wolf, 'Mud'
(21:11) Album No. 4
- Jess Williamson, 'A Mile South of Heaven'
(27:20) Album No. 5
- Danielle Ponder, 'Everything Has Changed'
(34:40) The Lightning Round
- Dawn Richard, 'creole culture'
- Margo Cilker, 'Little White Cross'
- Imperial Teen, 'All Over You'
- heavensouls, 'cantu of the sower'
- Joyce Wrice, 'Machiko'
Sample the albums via our
New Music Friday playlist.Credits:
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guests: Tshego Letsoalo, Aurora McGuckin, Jewly Hight
Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell
Digital Producer: Dora Levite
Editors: Elle Mannion, Otis Hart
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Special thanks to Ann Powers and Sheldon Pearce
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