Jobi Riccio. Dua Saleh. Tank and the Bangas. Plus, others not named Drake! NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with J<a href="https://www.wncw.org/people/joe-kendrick-1"target="_blank" >oe Kendrick of WNCW in North Carolina</a> about their favorite albums out Friday, May 15. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round. The Starting 5 (00:00) Introduction & Jobi Riccio, 'Face The Feeling'(07:49) Dua Saleh, 'Of Earth & Wires'(15:38) Tank and the Bangas, 'The Last Balloon'(21:41) Cocanha, 'Flame Folclòre'(26:50) Tamikrest, 'Assikel' (33:01) The Lightning Round - Eluvium, 'Virga III'- Kevin Morby, 'Little Wide Open- Martyn, 'Music for Existing'- Julieta Venegas, 'Norteña'- Jeff Parker ETA IVtet, 'Happy Today' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist and see our Long List of notable releases on <a href="https://www.npr.org/nx-s1-5778473"target="_blank" >NPR.org</a>. Credits:Host: Stephen ThompsonGuest: <a href="https://www.wncw.org/people/joe-kendrick-1"target="_blank" >Joe Kendrick, WNCW</a>Audio Producer: Noah CaldwellDigital Producer: Dora LeviteEditors: Otis Hart, Elle MannionExecutive Producer: Suraya MohamedSpecial thanks to Lars Gotrich and Anamaria Sayre 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>

Podurama

Home

Trending

Personal

Your Podcasts

New Episodes

My Files

Favourite Episodes

Tags (Folders)

Recently Played

Bookmarks

Followed Playlists

New Music Friday: The best albums out May 15

NPR Music

AI Chapters

AI Insights

Reviews