New Music Friday: The best albums out July 18
Alex G. Paramore's Zac Farro. Lord Huron. It's a packed release week, and we've got Chelsea O from Buffalo/Toronto Public Media on the show to unpack all the greatness.
Intro:
• Sly & The Family Stone, 'The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967'
The Starting 5:
• Alex G, 'Headlights' (Stream)
• Jim Legxacy, 'black british music (2025)' (Stream)
• Zac Farro, 'Operator' (Stream)
• Lord Huron, 'The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1' (Stream)
• Disiniblud, s/t (Stream)
The Lightning Round:
• Cam, 'All Things Light'
• Forth Wanderers, 'The Longer This Goes On'
• Jess Ribeiro, 'Mixtape'
• Billie Marten, 'Dog Eared'
• Two Shell, 'Iicons'
See our long list of albums out July 18 and sample more than 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlists on npr.org.
Credits:
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Chelsea O (BTPM)
Producer: Simon Rentner
Editor: Otis Hart
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
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Intro:
• Sly & The Family Stone, 'The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967'
The Starting 5:
• Alex G, 'Headlights' (Stream)
• Jim Legxacy, 'black british music (2025)' (Stream)
• Zac Farro, 'Operator' (Stream)
• Lord Huron, 'The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1' (Stream)
• Disiniblud, s/t (Stream)
The Lightning Round:
• Cam, 'All Things Light'
• Forth Wanderers, 'The Longer This Goes On'
• Jess Ribeiro, 'Mixtape'
• Billie Marten, 'Dog Eared'
• Two Shell, 'Iicons'
See our long list of albums out July 18 and sample more than 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlists on npr.org.
Credits:
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Chelsea O (BTPM)
Producer: Simon Rentner
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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Alex G. Paramore's Zac Farro. Lord Huron. It's a packed release week, and we've got Chelsea O from Buffalo/Toronto Public Media on the show to unpack all the greatness.
Intro:
• Sly & The Family Stone, 'The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967'
The Starting 5:
• Alex G, 'Headlights' (Stream)
• Jim Legxacy, 'black british music (2025)' (Stream)
• Zac Farro, 'Operator' (Stream)
• Lord Huron, 'The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1' (Stream)
• Disiniblud, s/t (Stream)
The Lightning Round:
• Cam, 'All Things Light'
• Forth Wanderers, 'The Longer This Goes On'
• Jess Ribeiro, 'Mixtape'
• Billie Marten, 'Dog Eared'
• Two Shell, 'Iicons'
See our long list of albums out July 18 and sample more than 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlists on npr.org.
Credits:
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Chelsea O (BTPM)
Producer: Simon Rentner
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
Intro:
• Sly & The Family Stone, 'The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967'
The Starting 5:
• Alex G, 'Headlights' (Stream)
• Jim Legxacy, 'black british music (2025)' (Stream)
• Zac Farro, 'Operator' (Stream)
• Lord Huron, 'The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1' (Stream)
• Disiniblud, s/t (Stream)
The Lightning Round:
• Cam, 'All Things Light'
• Forth Wanderers, 'The Longer This Goes On'
• Jess Ribeiro, 'Mixtape'
• Billie Marten, 'Dog Eared'
• Two Shell, 'Iicons'
See our long list of albums out July 18 and sample more than 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlists on npr.org.
Credits:
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Chelsea O (BTPM)
Producer: Simon Rentner
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
2025-07-18
48 min
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