Fontaines D.C. Sophia Stel. The Avalanches. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the best albums out Friday, Oct. 16 with DJs from around the NPR Music network:
Celia Gregory from WNXP in Nashville,
Skylar Rochelle from 90.9 The Bridge in Kansas City and
Andrew Brown from KUTX in Austin. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.
The Starting 5
(02:23) Album No. 1
- Fontaines D.C., 'Dopamine Chamber'
(09:30) Album No. 2
- @, 'Autosmile'
(16:34) Album No. 3
- Sophia Stel, 'the greatest album of all time'
(23:05) Album No. 4
- June McDoom, 'Follow the Light'
(28:32) Album No. 5
- The Avalanches, 'No Bad Memories'
(35:53) The Lightning Round
- N8NOFACE, 'Tomorrow's World'
- Richard Thompson, 'Hippies, Thugs and Heroes'
- Max Richter, 'While The Flood Rages'
- Chuwi, 'Libertad'
- Flora Hibberd, 'Mammoth'
Sample the albums via our
New Music Friday playlist.Credits:
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guests: Celia Gregory, Skylar Rochelle, Andrew Brown
Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell
Digital Producer: Dora Levite
Editors: Elle Mannion, Otis Hart
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Special thanks to Ann Powers, Anamaria Sayre and Tom Huizenga
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