Ella Langley. Wesley Joseph. The spellbinding Juni Habel. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with <a href="https://www.wmot.org/people/chloe-kimes"target="_blank" >Chloe Kimes from WMOT in Nashville</a> about their favorite albums out Friday, April 10. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer personal picks in our lightning round. The Starting 5 (00:00) Ella Langley, 'Dandelion'(08:24) Tenille Townes, 'The Acrobat'(15:53) Wesley Joseph, 'Forever Ends Someday'(21:22) Brown Horse, 'Total Dive'(27:03) Juni Habel, 'Evergreen In Your Mind' (32:31) The Lightning Round - Gracie and Rachel, 'If We Could, Would We'- Melanie Baker, 'Somebody Help Me, I'm Being Spontaneous!'- upsammy & Valentina Magaletti, 'Seismo'- Spirit Adrift, 'Infinite Illumination'- Drivin N Cryin, 'Crushing Flowers' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist and see our Long List of notable releases on <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/09/nx-s1-5778465/new-music-friday-best-albums-april-10-2026"target="_blank" >NPR.org</a> Credits:Host: Stephen ThompsonGuest: <a href="https://www.wmot.org/people/chloe-kimes"target="_blank" >Chloe Kimes, WMOT</a>Audio Producers: Noah Caldwell, Alina EdwardsDigital Producer: Dora LeviteEditors: Otis Hart, Elle MannionExecutive Producer: Suraya MohamedSpecial thanks to Lars Gotrich, Ann Powers and Hazel Cills To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: 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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