Fontaines D.C. Sophia Stel. The Avalanches. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the best albums out Friday, Oct. 16 with DJs from around the NPR Music network: <a href="https://wnxp.org/people/celia-gregory/"target="_blank" >Celia Gregory</a> from WNXP in Nashville, <a href="https://bridge909.org/user/srochelle"target="_blank" >Skylar Rochelle</a> from 90.9 The Bridge in Kansas City and <a href="https://kutx.org/episodes/my-kutx-andrew-brown/"target="_blank" >Andrew Brown</a> from KUTX in Austin. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.  The Starting 5 (02:23) Album No. 1- Fontaines D.C., 'Dopamine Chamber' (09:30) Album No. 2- @, 'Autosmile' (16:34) Album No. 3- Sophia Stel, 'the greatest album of all time' (23:05) Album No. 4- June McDoom, 'Follow the Light' (28:32) Album No. 5- The Avalanches, 'No Bad Memories' (35:53) The Lightning Round - N8NOFACE, 'Tomorrow's World'- Richard Thompson, 'Hippies, Thugs and Heroes'- Max Richter, 'While The Flood Rages'- Chuwi, 'Libertad'- Flora Hibberd, 'Mammoth' Sample the albums via our <a href="https://lnk.to/newmusicfridayplaylist"target="_blank" >New Music Friday playlist.</a> Credits:Host: Stephen ThompsonGuests: Celia Gregory, Skylar Rochelle, Andrew BrownAudio Producer: Noah CaldwellDigital Producer: Dora LeviteEditors: Elle Mannion, Otis HartExecutive Producer: Suraya MohamedSpecial thanks to Ann Powers, Anamaria Sayre 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 <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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