New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 22
Nourished By Time. Mac Demarco. Earl Sweatshirt. Stephen Thompson and Vermont Public's Tad Cautious discuss the best new albums out this new music Friday.
The Starting 5:
• Nourished By Time, The Passionate Ones (Stream)
• Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, That Wasn't a Dream (Stream)
• Greg Freeman, Burnover (Stream)
• Kathleen Edwards, Billionaire (Stream)
• Mac DeMarco, Guitar (Stream)
The Lightning Round:
• Laufey, A Matter of Time
• Sombr, I Barely Know Her
• Ami Taf Ra, The Prophet and the Madman
• Deftones, private music
• BigXthaPlug, I Hope You're Happy
• Teyana Taylor, Escape Room
• Night Owls, Versions II
• Kid Cudi, Free
• Earl Sweatshirt, Live Laugh Love
• Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele 2
See our long list of albums out Aug. 22 and sample dozens of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.
Credits
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Tad Cautious, Vermont Public
Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell
Digital Producer: Elle Mannion
Editor: Otis Hart
Production Assistant: Dora Levite
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
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The Starting 5:
• Nourished By Time, The Passionate Ones (Stream)
• Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, That Wasn't a Dream (Stream)
• Greg Freeman, Burnover (Stream)
• Kathleen Edwards, Billionaire (Stream)
• Mac DeMarco, Guitar (Stream)
The Lightning Round:
• Laufey, A Matter of Time
• Sombr, I Barely Know Her
• Ami Taf Ra, The Prophet and the Madman
• Deftones, private music
• BigXthaPlug, I Hope You're Happy
• Teyana Taylor, Escape Room
• Night Owls, Versions II
• Kid Cudi, Free
• Earl Sweatshirt, Live Laugh Love
• Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele 2
See our long list of albums out Aug. 22 and sample dozens of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.
Credits
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Tad Cautious, Vermont Public
Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell
Digital Producer: Elle Mannion
Editor: Otis Hart
Production Assistant: Dora Levite
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
NPR Privacy Policy
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Nourished By Time. Mac Demarco. Earl Sweatshirt. Stephen Thompson and Vermont Public's Tad Cautious discuss the best new albums out this new music Friday.
The Starting 5:
• Nourished By Time, The Passionate Ones (Stream)
• Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, That Wasn't a Dream (Stream)
• Greg Freeman, Burnover (Stream)
• Kathleen Edwards, Billionaire (Stream)
• Mac DeMarco, Guitar (Stream)
The Lightning Round:
• Laufey, A Matter of Time
• Sombr, I Barely Know Her
• Ami Taf Ra, The Prophet and the Madman
• Deftones, private music
• BigXthaPlug, I Hope You're Happy
• Teyana Taylor, Escape Room
• Night Owls, Versions II
• Kid Cudi, Free
• Earl Sweatshirt, Live Laugh Love
• Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele 2
See our long list of albums out Aug. 22 and sample dozens of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.
Credits
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Tad Cautious, Vermont Public
Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell
Digital Producer: Elle Mannion
Editor: Otis Hart
Production Assistant: Dora Levite
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
NPR Privacy Policy
The Starting 5:
• Nourished By Time, The Passionate Ones (Stream)
• Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, That Wasn't a Dream (Stream)
• Greg Freeman, Burnover (Stream)
• Kathleen Edwards, Billionaire (Stream)
• Mac DeMarco, Guitar (Stream)
The Lightning Round:
• Laufey, A Matter of Time
• Sombr, I Barely Know Her
• Ami Taf Ra, The Prophet and the Madman
• Deftones, private music
• BigXthaPlug, I Hope You're Happy
• Teyana Taylor, Escape Room
• Night Owls, Versions II
• Kid Cudi, Free
• Earl Sweatshirt, Live Laugh Love
• Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele 2
See our long list of albums out Aug. 22 and sample dozens of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.
Credits
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Tad Cautious, Vermont Public
Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell
Digital Producer: Elle Mannion
Editor: Otis Hart
Production Assistant: Dora Levite
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
NPR Privacy Policy
2025-08-22
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