Honey Dijon. Yaya Bey. Shadowy pop from Sofia Isella. Guest host Hazel Cills chats with <a href="https://www.kqed.org/author/nvoynovskaya"target="_blank" >Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco</a> about their favorite albums out Friday, April 17. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer personal picks in our lightning round. The Starting 5 (00:00) Introduction & Nine Inch Nails & Boys Noize, 'Nine Inch Noize'(02:47) Honey Dijon, 'The Nightlife'(09:05) Jessie Ware, 'Superbloom'(16:22) Sofia Isella, 'Something is a shell' EP(22:43) Eaves Wilder, 'Little Miss Sunshine'(28:56) Yaya Bey, 'Fidelity' (34:33) The Lightning Round - Kathryn Mohr, 'Carve'- Protoje, 'The Art of Acceptance'- PPJ, 'Joker' EP- Iceland Symphony Orchestra, 'Arvo Pärt: Complete Symphonies'- Adrian Younge, 'Younge' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist and see our Long List of notable releases on <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5778466/new-music-friday-best-albums-april-17-2026"target="_blank" >NPR.org</a> Credits:Host: Hazel CillsGuest: <a href="https://www.kqed.org/author/nvoynovskaya"target="_blank" >Nastia Voynovskaya, KQED</a>Audio Producers: Noah Caldwell, Alina EdwardsDigital Producer: Dora LeviteEditors: Otis Hart, Elle MannionExecutive Producer: Suraya MohamedSpecial thanks to Tom Huizenga and Rodney Carmichael 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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