Anderson .Paak and Cordae. Michael Kiwanuka. Fenne Lily. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the best albums out Friday, Oct. 23 with DJs from around the NPR Music network: <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/shows/francesca-harding/latest"target="_blank" >Francesca Harding</a> from KCRW in Los Angeles, <a href="https://radiomilwaukee.org/people/erin-wolf"target="_blank" >Erin Wolf</a> from Radio Milwaukee and <a href="https://www.kmhd.org/author/alex-newman/"target="_blank" >Alex Newman</a> from KMHD Jazz Radio in Portland, Ore. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round. The Starting 5 (00:47) Album No. 1- Anderson .Paak & Cordae, 'Heavy Is The Crown' (07:34) Album No. 2- Michael Kiwanuka, 'Fudge' (14:33) Album No. 3- Fenne Lily, 'Win Win' (20:34) Album No. 4- Fine, 'Jazz dreams' (27:07) Album No. 5- Surprise Chef, 'Frogs In A Pond' (33:53) The Lightning Round - Shabazz Palaces, 'It's a Style Sport'- Claud, 'Me and the Music'- Josh Johnson, 'Animative'- The Olivia Tremor Control, 'The Same Place'- Jlin & Third Coast Percussion, 'Vernacular' Sample the albums via our <a href="https://lnk.to/newmusicfridayplaylist"target="_blank" >New Music Friday playlist</a>. Credits:Host: Stephen ThompsonGuests: Francesca Harding, Erin Wolf, Alex NewmanAudio Producer: Noah CaldwellDigital Producer: Dora LeviteEditors: Elle Mannion, Otis HartExecutive Producer: Suraya MohamedSpecial thanks to Ann Powers, Lars Gotrich 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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