New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 4

Rebecca Black. Paris Paloma. Button Masher. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the best albums out Friday, Sept. 4 with DJs from around the NPR Music network: Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco, Julie Bee from Marfa Public Radio in west Texas, and DeShun Nance from WJSU in Jackson, Miss. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round. The Starting 5 (01:55) Album No. 1 - Rebecca Black, 'Age of the Exhibitionist' (08:26) Album No. 2 - Paris Paloma, 'The Fatal Flaw' (16:40) Album No. 3 - Sharp Pins, 'Mod Mayday 23' (23:06) Album No.4 - 1-800-Mikey, 'In Yun' (29:25) Album No. 5 - Button Masher, 'Super Button Masher' (36:20) The Lightning Round - Senri Oe, 'Homework' - Madi Diaz, 'Fatal Optimist UN-unplugged' - Medium Build, 'King of Having Fun' - Chat Pile, 'Who Loves The Sun' - Steven R. Smith, 'Half Light Unfolding' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist and see our Long List of notable releases on NPR.org Credits: Host: Stephen Thompson Guests: Nastia Voynovskaya, Julie Bee, DeShun Nance Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Audio Engineer: Cena Loffredo Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Elle Mannion, Otis Hart Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Special thanks to Lars Gotrich and Ann Powers 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 plus.npr.org . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy