Brennan Wedl. Jorja Smith. Brandon Flowers. Host Stephen Thompson chats with <a href="https://wnxp.org/people/celia-gregory/"target="_blank" >Celia Gregory from WNXP in Nashville</a> about their favorite albums out Friday, August 21. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round. The Starting 5 (01:23) Album No. 1- Brennan Wedl, 'Brennan Wedl' (08:34) Album No. 2- Squirrel Flower, 'Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going' (16:07) Album No. 3- Westside Cowboy, 'It Goes On' (22:45) Album No. 4- Brandon Flowers, 'THRASHER' (28:50) Album No. 5- Jorja Smith, 'What Are The Odds' (34:27) The Lightning Round - Rapsody, 'God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops'- OK Cowgirl, 'Rhinestone Cowgirl'- Elanor Moss, 'The Knife, The Needle'- Julia Holter, 'Materia'- The Cramps, 'Gravest Gravy' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist and see our Long List of notable releases on NPR.org Credits:Host: Stephen ThompsonGuest: <a href="https://wnxp.org/people/celia-gregory/"target="_blank" >Celia Gregory, WNXP</a>Audio Producer: Noah CaldwellDigital Producer: Dora LeviteEditors: Elle Mannion, Otis HartExecutive Producer: Suraya MohamedSpecial thanks to Ann Powers, Sheldon Pearce and Lars Gotrich 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 <a href="http://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org</a>. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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