Gracie Abrams. Nia Archives. Steve Lacy. On a release day full of catchy earworms, host Stephen Thompson chats with <a href="https://www.kalw.org/people/tshego-letsoalo"target="_blank" >Tshego Letsoalo of KALW in San Francisco</a> about their favorite albums out Friday, July 17. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round. The Starting 5 (00:58) Album No. 1- Gracie Abrams, 'Daughter from Hell' (08:13) Album No. 2- Steve Lacy, 'Oh Yeah?' (16:38) Album No. 3- Nia Archives, 'Emotional Junglist' (22:27) Album No. 4- Lido Pimienta, 'Caribenya' (28:04) Album No. 5- Swapmeet, 'Mount Zero' (33:13) The Lightning Round - Catherine Moan, 'CM Ultra'- Helado Tropical, 'Helado Tropical'- Orquesta Akokán, 'América!'- Nao Yoshioka, 'Self'- Quicksand, 'Bring On The Psychics' 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://www.kalw.org/people/tshego-letsoalo"target="_blank" >Tshego Letsoalo, KALW</a>Audio Producer: Noah CaldwellDigital Producer: Dora LeviteEditors: Elle Mannion, Otis HartExecutive Producer: Suraya MohamedSpecial thanks to Felix Contreras, Lars Gotrich and Ann Powers 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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