New Music Friday: The best albums out May 2
May 02, 2025•39 min
Episode description
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Julie Bee of Marfa Public Radio to talk through the best albums released on May 2.
Featured albums:
• Car Seat Headrest, 'The Scholars' (Stream)
• Samantha Crain, 'Gumshoe' (Stream)
• PUP, 'Who Will Look After The Dogs?' (Stream)
• Jenny Hval, 'Iris Silver Mist' (Stream)
• Jolie Laide, 'Creatures' (Stream)
See the long list of albums out May 2 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music.
Credits
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Julie Bernal, Marfa Public Radio
Producer: Simon Rentner
Editors: Otis Hart and Elle Mannion
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins
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Featured albums:
• Car Seat Headrest, 'The Scholars' (Stream)
• Samantha Crain, 'Gumshoe' (Stream)
• PUP, 'Who Will Look After The Dogs?' (Stream)
• Jenny Hval, 'Iris Silver Mist' (Stream)
• Jolie Laide, 'Creatures' (Stream)
See the long list of albums out May 2 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music.
Credits
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Julie Bernal, Marfa Public Radio
Producer: Simon Rentner
Editors: Otis Hart and Elle Mannion
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins
Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NPR Privacy Policy
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