New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 23

Anderson .Paak and Cordae. Michael Kiwanuka. Fenne Lily. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the best albums out Friday, Oct. 23 with DJs from around the NPR Music network: Francesca Harding from KCRW in Los Angeles, Erin Wolf from Radio Milwaukee and Alex Newman from KMHD Jazz Radio in Portland, Ore. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round. The Starting 5 (00:47) Album No. 1 - Anderson .Paak & Cordae, 'Heavy Is The Crown' (07:34) Album No. 2 - Michael Kiwanuka, 'Fudge' (14:33) Album No. 3 - Fenne Lily, 'Win Win' (20:34) Album No. 4 - Fine, 'Jazz dreams' (27:07) Album No. 5 - Surprise Chef, 'Frogs In A Pond' (33:53) The Lightning Round - Shabazz Palaces, 'It's a Style Sport' - Claud, 'Me and the Music' - Josh Johnson, 'Animative' - The Olivia Tremor Control, 'The Same Place' - Jlin & Third Coast Percussion, 'Vernacular' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist. Credits: Host: Stephen Thompson Guests: Francesca Harding, Erin Wolf, Alex Newman Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Elle Mannion, Otis Hart Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Special thanks to Ann Powers, Lars Gotrich and Tom Huizenga Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. 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