New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 1
Newcomer Emily Hines. Hardcore collective The Armed. A Susumu Yokota boxset. WDET's Liz Warner joins NPR Music's Stephen Thompson to dive into their favorite albums out this week.
The Starting 5:
• Emily Hines, 'These Days'
• The Armed, 'THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED'
• Mal Devisa, 'Palimpsesa'
• Caimin Gilmore, 'BlackGate'
• Susumu Yokota, 'Skintone Edition Volume 1' (box set)
The Lightning Round:
• Buddy Guy, 'Ain't Done With The Blues'
• René Najera, 'Painted Life'
• Hieroglyphic Being, 'The Sound Of Something Ending'
• Spafford Campbell, 'Tomorrow Held'
See our long list of albums out August 1 and sample dozens of new records via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.
Credits:
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Liz Warner, WDET
Audio producer: Noah Caldwell
Editor: Otis Hart
Executive producer: Suraya Mohamed
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The Starting 5:
• Emily Hines, 'These Days'
• The Armed, 'THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED'
• Mal Devisa, 'Palimpsesa'
• Caimin Gilmore, 'BlackGate'
• Susumu Yokota, 'Skintone Edition Volume 1' (box set)
The Lightning Round:
• Buddy Guy, 'Ain't Done With The Blues'
• René Najera, 'Painted Life'
• Hieroglyphic Being, 'The Sound Of Something Ending'
• Spafford Campbell, 'Tomorrow Held'
See our long list of albums out August 1 and sample dozens of new records via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.
Credits:
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Liz Warner, WDET
Audio producer: Noah Caldwell
Editor: Otis Hart
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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Newcomer Emily Hines. Hardcore collective The Armed. A Susumu Yokota boxset. WDET's Liz Warner joins NPR Music's Stephen Thompson to dive into their favorite albums out this week.
The Starting 5:
• Emily Hines, 'These Days'
• The Armed, 'THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED'
• Mal Devisa, 'Palimpsesa'
• Caimin Gilmore, 'BlackGate'
• Susumu Yokota, 'Skintone Edition Volume 1' (box set)
The Lightning Round:
• Buddy Guy, 'Ain't Done With The Blues'
• René Najera, 'Painted Life'
• Hieroglyphic Being, 'The Sound Of Something Ending'
• Spafford Campbell, 'Tomorrow Held'
See our long list of albums out August 1 and sample dozens of new records via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.
Credits:
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Liz Warner, WDET
Audio producer: Noah Caldwell
Editor: Otis Hart
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:
• Emily Hines, 'These Days'
• The Armed, 'THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED'
• Mal Devisa, 'Palimpsesa'
• Caimin Gilmore, 'BlackGate'
• Susumu Yokota, 'Skintone Edition Volume 1' (box set)
The Lightning Round:
• Buddy Guy, 'Ain't Done With The Blues'
• René Najera, 'Painted Life'
• Hieroglyphic Being, 'The Sound Of Something Ending'
• Spafford Campbell, 'Tomorrow Held'
See our long list of albums out August 1 and sample dozens of new records via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.
Credits:
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Liz Warner, WDET
Audio producer: Noah Caldwell
Editor: Otis Hart
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
2025-08-01
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