New Music Friday: The best albums out March 27

2026-03-27 · 43 min · 10 entities

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Robyn. RAYE. A jazzy left turn from Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Alisa Ali from WFUV in the Bronx about their favorite albums out Friday, March 27. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer personal picks in our lightning round. The Starting 5 (01:42) Robyn, 'Sexistential' (07:15) RAYE, 'This Music May Contain Hope' (14:21) Courtney Barnett, 'Creature of Habit' (20:20) The New Pornographers, 'The Former Site Of' (25:32) Flea, 'Honora' (32:08) The Lightning Round - Connie Converse, 'How Sad, How Lovely' (Reissue) - Snail Mail, 'Ricochet' - The Philharmonik, 'Transcendentalism I' EP - Irreversible Entanglements, 'Future Present Past' - Sluice, 'Companion' - Charlotte Cornfield, 'Hurts Like Hell' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist and see our Long List of notable releases on NPR.org . Credits: Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: Alisa Ali, WFUV Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Otis Hart, Elle Mannion Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Special thanks to Bobby Carter, Sheldon Pearce and Ann Powers 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