New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 18

Beck. Carly Rae Jepsen. Beabadoobee. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the best albums out Friday, Sept. 18 with DJs from around the NPR Music network: Robert Moore from 90.9 The Bridge in Kansas City, Amelia Mason from WBUR in Boston, and Brian Burns from WUNC in Chapel Hill. Plus, a handful of of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round. The Starting 5 (01:01) Album No. 1 - Beck, 'Ride Lonesome' (07:10) Album No. 2 - beabadoobee, 'Pylon' (13:01) Album No.3 - Carly Rae Jepsen, 'Day and Night' (21:32) Album No. 4 - Tove Lo, 'ESTRUS' (28:22) Album No. 5 - Rhiannon Giddens, 'Hope is the Thing with Feathers' (34:18) The Lightning Round - Jake Xerxes Fussell, 'The Old Beloved Path' - Jóhann Jóhannsson & Adam Wiltzie, 'Friendship Survival Guide' - YENDRY, 'Como agua' - Krallice, 'Scour Order' - Son Lux, 'Out Into' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist and see our Long List of notable releases on NPR.org Credits: Host: Stephen Thompson Guests: Robert Moore, Amelia Mason, Brian Burns Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Elle Mannion, Otis Hart Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Special thanks to Anamaria Sayre, Lars Gotrich and Robin Hilton 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