New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 14

Phoebe Bridgers. Jungle. Hovvdy. It's a surprisingly stacked Summer Friday this week, and you can hear all about it with New Music Friday host Stephen Thompson and guest Samantha Hval from WMNF in Tampa, Fla. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.


The Starting 5

(00:00) Phoebe Bridgers
'Lost Weekend' (Dead Oceans)

(10:25) Jungle
'Sunshine' (AWAL)

(19:38) Hovvdy
'Big World' (Arts & Crafts)

(27:08) Sweeping Promises
'You Say I Romanticize' (Sub Pop)

(32:59) L'Rain
'fata morgana' (Mexican Summer)

(37:54) The Lightning Round

• The Womack Sisters, s/t
• Channel Tres 'Enigma POV'
• Ayra Starr, 'Starr Girl'
• Nina Winder-Lind, 'Wild Love'
• Open Mike Eagle & Kenny Segal, 'DOOMED!'


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: Samantha Hval, WMNF
Audio Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Digital Producer: Dora Levite
Editors: Elle Mannion, Otis Hart
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Special thanks to Sheldon Pearce, Ann Powers and Rodney Carmichael
 
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